Two horses, one unshod companion pony in the north west
Kept at home so no livery. I pay for someone to come and spray but we do the rest ourselves. Grass seed/fertiliser/ spraying costs around £400 a year.
Hay = 4.70 per small bale, get through 55 bales in around 7-8 weeks in winter, less in summer.
farrier £210 every 6 weeks
NFU insurance for horses and rider £260 per month
Feed around £100 per month incl supplements.
Tack cleaner, shampoo, new brushes, lead ropes etc maybe £15 a month on average. Fly spray is £20 a bottle and we go through so much in the summer
straw - big bale every 3-4 weeks £40
muck truck emptying £20 every 3-4 weeks
Dental - £200 every 6 months (one horse has dodgy teeth)
vaccinations/fecal worm counts/wormers - prob about £50 a month for all of them
Lessons/arena hire/pony club rallies/competition entries around £100 a week
Annual riding club/BD/pony club membership probably around £400 a year
This peaks in July/August with the national competitions that are always hours and hours away. Upcoming one the entry fees are £90 (fair enough) stabling for 2 nights is £150 and hookup for 2 nights is £70 (daylight robbery) plus a tank of diesel £160. And the commemorative tshirt and photos.
Wagon - we have a 3.5 ton wagon, costs £1000 a year in tax, mot, service etc excl fuel.
Rug/tack - always more than you think. Saddles are so expensive. Saddle fitter costs around £400 a year.
Physio £70 a pop, around 4 times a year for one horse
Fixing fences, repainting stables, replacing hoses on the yard etc - £500 a year
We clip our own, but clipper services/rug cleaning is around £200 a year.
Despite what my husband thinks I do try and keep costs down, like sharing arena hires or lessons, clipping the ponies feet when he's sedated for his teeth etc rather than paying separately, but I'm rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.