Category Archives: Horse Ownership Costs

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

And the winner is…

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Bill

If you’ve been faithfully reading our blog you know which horse we’ve selected. Mikki mentioned it in her last post. In case you missed it, here’s a recap. Ever since Sinbad left, we’ve been looking for a replacement horse. We … Continue reading →

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Our first horse trailer!

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Bill

We’ve been mooching off of our horse friends for too long! This weekend we made one of our regular trips to the big city (Atlanta in this case) for provisions and while we were down in Georgia we thought we’d … Continue reading →

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Farnam Coupons and Rebates

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Bill

If you have horses, it’s likely you’ve used Farnam horse products at one point or another. Many of the products you see at feed stores and Tractor Supply come from Farnam such as fly masks, fly sprays, horse soaps, shampoos … Continue reading →

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Horses and the Housing Crisis

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Bill

A few years ago we lived in Arizona during the height of the big real estate boom. We saw the price of houses in our neighborhood jump from $150k to over $300k and the desert all around Phoenix developed. It … Continue reading →

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Damage from runaway horses

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Bill

A few days after our horses got loose, we were talking with some friends and discovered that the little runaway scene the other night did actually cause some property damage. The friends that caught our horses for us had a … Continue reading →

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2007 Southeast Hay Outlook is Bleak

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Bill

Speaking of hay, the word from the hay farmers in east Tennessee is that 2007 is shaping up to be a very bad year for hay. The first harvest of the year was about half it’s normal size and the … Continue reading →

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