Holy shit, I'm feeling luckier now. *grin*

Granted, I didn't include wormers, my horses go barefoot, and I break even on lessons (since I give about as many as I get and charge comparable rates). My farrier seems cheaper than a lot of yours ($25/horse for a basic trim) and since my horses don't actually get more than a handful of grain, and no supplements, my feed costs stay low. I use the barter system when I can, trading lessons or riding for (for example) the new reins I needed for Justin. I'm starting to think my $7,300 a year is actually really really low for my two. I'm also a single person with one income and student loans, though, which can make that expense sting. I'm living on Ramen right now, as a matter of fact.

Of course, I also didn't add the $8,000 cataract surgery I got for my pony this spring. *WINCE* Thank god for Care Credit. I'm going to be paying that off for a LONG time. But that was a one-time cost, so I didn't factor it into the annual total.

(just for comparison, board for where I worked as a working student, four years ago, was $2,100 per horse per month, and this did not include supplements, vet care, or farrier. It was full-care, though, and included your horse being worked for you four times a week by an Olympic trainer or her students, as well as professional grooms to get your horse ready for you before lessons, a lesson a week with one of the trainers, etc.)

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