Category Archives: Horse Ownership Costs

See how the cost adds up. Summary and detailed month-by-month horse expenses listed and discussed.

Hay consumption doubles

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Bill

I opened the back door to our house this morning to let the dogs out and the first thing I see is our horse Cash staring at me as if to say “hey human, our hay feeders are empty.” Nearby, … Continue reading →

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3 fence breaches in one week

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Bill

I guess I should have expected it because it seems just about every year our vacation is interrupted by a phone call from a concerned neighbor about our horses roaming the streets. This one was no exception. We were 400 … Continue reading →

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If I could do it all over again, here’s what I would change

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Bill

Many of you have followed the Our First Horse blog for the more than four years we’ve been around. You’ve read about us starting with our first horse (Valentine), purchasing our second horse (Moonshine) soon after and later our third … Continue reading →

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Fly control for horses and barns

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Bill

Now that the weather is warm in east Tennessee, the flies are coming out in a big way. One afternoon recently I happened to catch Valentine coming in for a drink and noticed his face (mostly his eyes) were covered … Continue reading →

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The grass is greener on the other side

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Bill

In the past couple of weeks we’ve been traveling quite a bit. At one point there was no one home for about 7 days. During that time our horse friend Shari kept an eye on the place and fed our … Continue reading →

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Caught in the act – part 1

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Bill

Photographic proof of one of my fence vandals is below. This is Moonshine checking out the grass on the wrong side of the fence. Valentine and Cash do it too, though Valentine is such a giraffe, he goes over the … Continue reading →

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