How does compare with your expectations? If you own a horse, how does it compare with your own costs?

@Anna-tj9ef

4 жыл бұрын

Where is live it costs around £200 for full livery

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

@@Anna-tj9ef Wow! i'll just pack my bags ... which area / county are you Anna? (Don't be too specific as this is a public forum and I want you to be safe!)

@Anna-tj9ef

4 жыл бұрын

Riding With Rhi I live around the East Midlands area

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

@@Anna-tj9ef Ah yes! Interesting. Thank you for sharing!

@HorseyHonor

4 жыл бұрын

I'm on the Cheshire/Staffordshire border. I budget around 275 a month per horse (I have 2) the one thing that surprised me is the feed costs. I am so lucky both mine are cob types so dont require much feed - I buy about 40 pounds worth of feed/supplements per month which covers both horses 😂 also hay I spend about 60 a month on in winter but so so much less in summer as they only come in a few hours a day Great video and thanks for sharing your excel sheet so helpful! Xx

just shown this to my daughter i think she thought horses are free to look after. Can honestly say this is one of the best vlogs ive seen.

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes! This is one video I hope my parents never watch. Though, being 26 I think they’ve almost given up on the “please don’t buy a horse” conversation so perhaps one day I shall. Thanks for watching + for such high praise! I think it’s so important to understand what an undertaking a horse is. I have a similar video coming up showing just how much time they take up because I think it’s important to know before you take one on.

@equineelli2726

3 жыл бұрын

Hirses are far from free! 😂

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Horses give so much more back to us than whatever costs there may be. I consider it an honour to be able to take care of my boy.

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

omgg you’re so underrated!

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Such a nice thing to hear. I’m just trying to share the things I wish people had told me 😂🙌🏻

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Wow girl! This is such a well thought out and delivered video, and I can’t believe you actually gave us the template too - this must’ve been so much work - thanks so much ya legend!

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate the love. It was work indeed but I really want people to understand + be comfortable with the financial commitment of horses but no one really goes into ALL the costs. We all rise together 🙌🏻

@TheLaurenHD

4 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi I was trying to figure out how to set it out, I'm gonna get a horse sometime this year when the right one crops up, this is the best you've seriously saved me so much trouble. Thanks again!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Brilliant video, and summary of the cost of keeping a horse at livery. My last horse I owned and kept at livery was back in 2007, and cost £125 per month DIY. The cost has risen a lot since then, but before that time in livery I was lucky enough to find a field to rent, and converted my garage into a stable which actually worked really well. But when my old beloved horse was sadly put to sleep at the age of 35, I bought another horse, but he was quite lively and churned the ground in no time. So that's why I had him in livery. I didn't like the livery yard for many reasons including the fact they had the turn out paddocks fenced with electric fences, and it was mains, and it was some way to get to the main switch in an emergency. I was used to using a battery electric fencer and it was much safer. I still miss not having a horse, but it is too expensive nowadays, and the price of livery is much like having a mortgage, and I think is out of the financial reach for most people. But it was good if a little frightening to see how much it costs to keep a horse these days.

This was SO helpful! Thank you so much!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

This is awesome. I thought I was the only one that worked all these things out to the penny! Thanks for sharing. Just found your channel and love it. X

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! I love a spreadsheet - this was my dream video 🤣

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Rhi, what a cracking video! I have my own horse which I am fortunate for. But for anyone that does not yet have a horse, and is thinking about it, this is the most perfect video for that.

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s such a privilege but even I didn’t realise quite how many expenses we forget about. It makes you realise the commitment fully when you see the numbers laid out, which can only be a good thing for prospective owners 🙌🏻

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

finally a vid that talks about the reality of owning a horse;)

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

This helps so much! My friend is putting her horse up for loan and she is thinking about asking me do I want to loan him as I have rode him before. She is just down the road and she can come see him everyday as she has a project pony and she is working really hard with him. I definitely will look into loaning him if she offers me to loan him. I really hope she does but if not I will still have great fun on the riding school horses! Your videos are so helpful thank so much!❤️🐎

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Ah that’s exciting! And I’m glad, thanks for watching 💫

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

perfectly clear video, expertly delivered and hugely helpful in my quest to purchase my first horse. thank you!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you found it helpful ☺️

@zedy33

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi as a Londoner myself I was really searching for non-US based videos that would help guide me, and yours was actually the only one I found for London prices. I've basically just binge watched like ten of your videos. Glad you're making it work in this crazy city of ours.

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Ah I’m so pleased to hear that. I had a similar issue when I was trying to calculate costs which led me to create this. All I could find was US prices and horses are kept so differently over there!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Cool video , thanks 😊 I live in Birmingham so I can only deam of owning one someday . I plan on starting with lessons and then maybe sharing .

@RidingWithRhi

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good plan!

Thanks for this. Always helpful to punch my dreams in the face once in a while to bring me back down to earth!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Nooo don't say that 🤣

@Rumade

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi starving artists only ride ponies in their dreams ;) I do need to look at finding a local stables to get some muck for my garden though!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

this was so helpful and so clear as well, thank you so much!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Planning on doing an updated one for 2021

@cesib7544

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi aw great! i’ve just discovered your channel as i’m looking to find a share and i’m now subscribed; your channels been an absolute god send thank you so much for all the videos you’ve made they are so helpful and made with such good care. thank you again, looking forward to see the updated version!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Thank you for tagging me in your last video to this one! The prices (when converted) into Canadian are relatively the same however, what you call a full board/part board or outdoor board has completely thrown me for a loop at the start lol I had to google what livery was haha

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah the terms aren’t always easy to grasp when they change country by country !

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

This is actually really helpful! I am going to be living around the London area soon. When I get back to the States in July, I am going to be applying for my spousal visa (I am currently in London due to the Lockdown). I do have a pony in the States, but my husband wants me to sell him and just start anew in the UK, since it can be up to around $10k to transport him from the States to the UK.

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Ah! I’m glad it’s helpful. An exciting move ahead it sounds like.

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Thank you for this one very helpful x

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Fabulous video, thankyou soo much! x I have subscribed xx

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Welcome to our little yard family 🙌🏻 please do comment, give your opinion and ask any questions on the videos.

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

This video was amazing! Your channel is great! You are soo underrated and deserve so many more subscribers! ❤️

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much☺️

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

I spent a year doing research and finally got a miniature one first it’s a little cutey love it

@equineelli2726

3 жыл бұрын

Him / her, not it!

@Boxingfan184

3 жыл бұрын

@@equineelli2726 sry wdym?

@Boxingfan184

3 жыл бұрын

Wdym by him/ her not it

@Boxingfan184

3 жыл бұрын

It is a boy

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Just discovered your channel. It's great....i am just in the planning stage at the moment...one question I have is how do you time getting a new horse with finding a livery yard? If you find a yard you like it may be weeks before you find your horse and then they may then not have any space...but you can't get a horse without having already arranged livery🤔

@RidingWithRhi

2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I had my loan horse briefly at the yard before and the owner was my coach, so I was able to "keep" my place whilst my coach helped me look for a horse. Best thing is to keep an eye on your favourite yard, tell them your plans and have a couple of back ups, knowing you may have to go to one of them first and wait before you can move to your ideal yard.

Thank you very useful video

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anna, I'm glad! Are you currently doing research for getting your own horse?

@Anna-tj9ef

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t plan on getting a horse any time soon but it’s always useful because nobody really goes into too much detail about the prices

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

@@Anna-tj9ef That's exactly what I found! So i decided to be as transparent as possible and say the things I wish people had told me.

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

that's crazy! i pay 300 pounds for two horses with full livery per month in denmark and the barn even have a big indoor arena. so interesting seeing what other people pay around the world!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

You may find my equestrian money diaries Instagram interesting: instagram.com/equestrianmoneydiaries?igshid=109fb1wjei40x

@jazzie339

3 жыл бұрын

120 diy livery , massive outdoor arena, big indoor arena , lunge pen . Unlimited hay for price . If u need help on some days it’s added .

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Woah, I'm impressed you found assisted DIY for $150 base cost! Do you mind giving some info on how you went about finding yards for this? It seems so many yards don't have websites and it's a bit word of mouth based. What I've been finding in south London is all around £200 plus or more base for DIY livery. Are there certain areas around London that are more or less expensive (I'm talking about the fringes I mean - of course central London will be sky high haha)? For example is north generally more expensive or cheaper than south? I'm likely moving to London in the next year or two and trying to figure out if it's crazy to think a horse could be an option

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

WOW! I live in the UK but not London so everything seems so expensive there!! At my yard, full livery is £50 a week! :)

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

@ellapurdayeq

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi Ah thank you so much! Will go look now.

With rug repairs just sew it yourself! Most of the time they are really easy to cover of sew together again

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Really? I'd imagine it's quite hard to sew a winter outdoor rug on a regular sewing machine? Beyond that i know a lot of people don't have access to sewing machines (including me) so i threw this on, but as with all of the elements in the budget, they can be removed if you don't need them and save on your pennies!

@lunamagicath1658

4 жыл бұрын

Riding With Rhi hand sewing. Depending on the size it's quite easy. I do it all the time for my yard. Sewing machines are a nightmare anyways

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh! Hand sewing. Well that definitely makes sense for general wear and tear ❤️

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

I’m 15 and looking at full time jobs so I can afford a horse. I have all the time I could need for a horse but now I need to afford it and that means putting things on my schedule leaving less time to care for the horse!! AAAAA

@equineelli2726

3 жыл бұрын

I am 15 as well and I currently have a share horse! I would love to get a job but because of my age and because of Corona it is near impossible! And I think I will get one after college as I have my gcse etc to worry about then A levels, which you should have to so I don't know why u have so much time!? X

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

@evuii9685

3 жыл бұрын

@@equineelli2726 I didn’t see this until now, I have so much free time because I’m home schooled xD

I had a horse in London when I lived there. Bathurst mewes and I rode in Hyde park. Nobody believes me. It was 1985.

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

Wow even the full livery in London is still cheaper than the US. Horses are so incredibly expensive in the US. For a regular nice barn it would be about $900 for board/livery and that includes hay, shavings, and hard feed. But then you have to pay extra for lessons which would be about 50-80 dollars per lesson. Shows are very expensive. For a weekend show in another state it would be about $2,000. Then vets and farriers are a lot more expensive then in the UK

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! It’s the show costs that seem really expensive for you guys. If you’re interested in seeing more costs, I recently set up an Instagram sharing people’s anonymous horse costs: Instagram.com/equestrianmoneydiaries

@charlottegreen9581

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi Oh thank you! Yes the shows are crazy expensive 😫. I will definitely check this out thanks!

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

I'm thinking of getting a horse or a motorbike. I'd need a big horse though but can keep it at home.

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

If you're trying to choose between the two, go for the motorbike. Horses are so expensive and time consuming. Motorbikes are for the most part an upfront cost and they don't care if you go on holiday or don't ride them for months. Take it from someone who has both!

@pictlandpickers1171

4 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi what about the getting killed by someone not paying attention?

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

That applies to everything in life.

Hi Rhi , I'm interested to know where in London you explored the pricing for the types of livery noted in your video?

@RidingWithRhi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi - you can find lots of references to anonymous livery costs including London on my blog - submitted by real riders, see it here: www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

@ME-ks5rc

2 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi Hi Rhi Can you specify, which part of London exactly you calculated the costs of livery? I'm interested to know which locations you used for your calculations? The blog doesn't help.

@RidingWithRhi

2 жыл бұрын

@@ME-ks5rc Sorry to hear it wasn't helpful. I researched the costs for a lot of yards I was looking at, looked at forums where people discussed costs, pulled them together and created averages. I also have a more updated video based on more recent data. Hope that helps!

@RidingWithRhi

2 жыл бұрын

Updated video here for your reference which uses data from the blog (which has hundreds of responses) which you may find has more accurate data kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6hp0rillLfOaLw.html

@ME-ks5rc

2 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi Hi Rhi, your video is great and very helpful, thank you for putting it together. I think that the issue is potentially where people class as London.

If you share a horse do you pay for everything for the month or do you have to pay for the livery and and feed yourself including the money that you pay once a month

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Great question! Here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIltu9yLgs29kaQ.html

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

I also answer a tonne of questions on part loaning here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6emuNukqaWap6Q.html 💫

@TildaMaeFrancis

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

How much is horse

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

That’s like asking how much does a car cost. It completely depends on so many factors.

The lowest is just under 3 months of my wages (I am 17 and only work 28 hours a month) so i defo can’t afford one

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

How do I convince my family to let me part or full loan?

@what2636

4 жыл бұрын

This is a bit late, but I made a power-point (i know, a bit over the top, but my parents are non-horsey and take quite a lot to convince them). I included the rough cost of a part loan, and the pros and cons to part loaning. I'd also say be prepared to hear them say no and try to be an adult about it (not scream or cry or beg) because they'll be more willing to talk about it later with you if you didn't get angry when they said no the first time. If they say yes, talk to them about it and make it clear what you want from the beginning so they don't get surprised and back out. They might just think you are too young or haven't been riding long enough, if they think that maybe try and help out more at your local stable to show them that you are responsible enough and show them that you are willing to put in the work. Hope that helped a little :)

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

London is quite cheap compared to Oslo. Here a full livery would set you back 650-750 pounds a month. That is at an equestrian centre, nowhere else is it common to have full livery deals. Livery yards usually have turnout in the morning and morning and lunch feeding included. At a place without an indoor you can find this from 450 pounds a month. DIY doesn't really exist. And your farriers are quite cheap as well. Never paid less than 120 pounds for a set of four shoes, more for winter shoes with studs and snow soles.

@RidingWithRhi

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That is pricey. Always so interesting to hear about costs from other countries. I don't even want to think about having to pay for snow soles too?! Haha

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

I wish the template was free

@RidingWithRhi

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome to replicate it yourself, but it took me several hours to put together all of the elements and formulas. It costs less than the price of a cup of coffee (or indeed a bag of treats or almost any horsey item!) so I've kept it as low as possible.

Wonder how anyone affords it and still makes sensible savings contributions to their pensions etc. Or do they just sacrifice that? I've been waiting to get my own horse for fifteen years. I now have a professional wage and still worry about the numbers, no idea how people are doing this from part time and unskilled salaries.

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you may be interested to know that I recently uploaded the archives from Equestrian Money Diaries on to my website. Real riders from all over the world have shared their personal monthly costs anonymously. Feel free to have a browse, share and add your own costs! www.ridingwithrhi.com/equestrian-money-diaries

@vulu3914

2 жыл бұрын

I'm tad late... But if you budget well it is very affordable!! I don't have my own horse yet but I work on a livery yard with 80 horses and they've taught me alot. The biggest thing to make a horse affordable? Get a native breed like a cob or haflinger or something similar! They're such good doers and we have two cobs and a haflinger at our yard. The chaff for the haflinger has lasted the owner 3 months and the pony nuts 6 months. While the Arabian and bigger ones feed just take a massive toll on the owners monthly cost. If you want to budget or reduce cost (without compromising welfare) these are my recommendations... 1. DIY Livery - it's the cheapest service at a yard 2. Learn how to do first aid yourself! This has saved many of us loads of munz since we know what to do. Of course, please call a vet if it is really concerning or requires a vet. 3. Join Facebook horse groups 4. Save, save, save!! Save away a certain amount each month so if an emergency does happen, you've got something to cover vet bills 5. Split the vet call with somebody such as when vaccines are due you both pay the vet There is alot more but those are my main ones!

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Wow DIY is so expensive in London! It’s around £35 here xx

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

£35 A MONTH?! **cries in London prices**

@natashafrancis3419

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi ahaha noooo, £35 a week 🤣 if only

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

Oh ok! I mean that's 140 a month which puts it in the average range (even in London -my last diy yard was about 120 / month)

@natashafrancis3419

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidingWithRhi ohhh I thought that it was 120 a week 🤣Woops xx

@RidingWithRhi

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 that would be a lot for DIY!