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If you're racing, there is a very fine line to getting optimal peformance out of these horses which if you make a mistake it can have disasterous concequences, you must find an expert in that particular field. If you just happened to buy a thoughbred and ride them occasionally, feed them like any other horse. Look at 'what are all of the kinds of horse feed'.
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∙ 11y agoYou should feed a horse between 1.5% and 3% of it's body-weight in feed daily. For example you would need to feed an average 1,000 pound horse 15 to 30 pounds of food a day based on those percentages.
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∙ 13y agoItall deoends how much you feed your horse. I feed my horse twice a day and he gets half a scoop of pasture mix, half a scoop of honeychop and half a scoop of sugarbeet and this costs me £20 a month
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∙ 13y agoThis depends on what you feed them. If you keep the horse out to pasture, supposing he has enough grass to eat, you need only pay for the land. If you feed hay, it depends on whether you buy it in rolls or bales (bales are more expensive per pound) and how the crops were that year. Poor crops lead to less hay, and higher prices. Good crops means more hay and therefore lower prices. And the grain varies from brand to brand. And if you add supplements, it varies greatly on what kind of supplement you use.
So no one can actually give you a specific price, as it varies too much.
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∙ 11y agoYou should always feed a horse based on bodyweight 1.5% to 3% of a horses bodyweight should be fed daily. The majority of which should be forages, such as grass and / or hay. Grains and concentrated feeds should only be added if the horse truly needs them.
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∙ 9y agoThis will depend on the horses weight and workload.
Most draft horses are in low to moderate work unless they do pulling competitions or are in full time work.
A draft horse typically weighs from 1400 to 3000 pounds and should be fed at a rate of 1.5 to 3% of their body weight. That means for a 1400 pound horse 21 to 42 pounds of feed a day and for a horse that's 3000 pounds 45 to 90 pounds of feed.
The bulk of a draft horses diet should always be good grass hay, and possibly a hard feed to add energy and fat to the diet. Call a local feed store and get prices on their hay and the weight of the bales.
Figure out how much hay the horse would need to eat based on body weight and then multiply that by 365 to get a yearly total. Once you have that yearly total divide that weight by the weight of the bales to get the number of bales you will need. Once that is done you can add up the cost of the hay and divide that by 365 to get a daily price. don't forget to add in bagged feed if it's needed.
As an example I'll use a 2000 pound horse (about average for a draft.)
2000 divide by 100= 20 x 2.0=40 (pounds of feed daily. I'll only use hay, no bagged feed.) 40x 365= 14,600 pounds of hay a year. Now say my bales are 50 pound small square bales at $6 per bale. 14,600 divide by 50=292 bales. 292x$6= $1,752 yearly cost. $1,752 divide by 365=$4.80 a day in hay. This formula will vary according to how much the horse weighs, how much you feed, size of the hay bales, and price of the bales.
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∙ 7y agoThe cost to feed a horse varies greatly from one person to another due to cost of feed in that area and what the horse eats. As a couple of examples:
1. I have one horse who does great on grass hay and a ration balancer. Hay per year for this horse costs me $960 (I buy 16, 600 pound round bales at $60 a bale or Bermuda hay) The ration balancer cost me $758.77 per year at $32.99 per 40 pound bag. Total for this horse per year is $ 1,718.77
2. A second horse is as follows: Hay $2061 for 229 small square bales of grass mix hay (horse can't eat Bermuda hay.) Grain cost me $1,209.56 per year for 44 bags of performance feed at $27.49 per bag. Total is $3,270.56 for this horse per year.
Total for both per year $4,989.33
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∙ 13y agoit really depends on..
how big the horse is
what u are doing with the horse (riding, cart, ect and how long?)
any suplements?
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∙ 12y agoSome bags of feed can range from $20.00-50.00
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How much does it cost to feed a stock horse?
Stock horse is a type and not really a breed, therefore the cost to feed one would depend on several factors, these include: Weight, activity level, age, time of year, and local feed prices.
How much did serfs pay for horse feed in the middle ages?
I feel there are two questions here:Serfs could never ever afford a horse in the middle ages.The cost of feed: The cost of feed was immaterial as to own a horse you had to be rich enough that others were paying you tax and how they paid was farm products mostly.
How much money does a horse owner make per year?
nothing they cost you a lot of money to feed and keep
How much should I feed my horse per day?
You should feed your horse 12 to 15 pounds.
How much does it cost to feed a horse during winter if its in a pasture?
You should feed roughly the same as in the other months if the winter weather does not drop below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. If it does however you should add and extra 1-5 pounds of hay per 5 degrees below 40 the temperature drops.
How much does legends performance textured feed cost?
The cost of any horse feed will vary according to the dealer who is selling it. However for Legends Performance textured feed you should expect to pay at least $15.50 per 50 pound bag, that does not include sales tax.
How much would 21 kilograms of horse feed cost?
21 Kg of horse feed will vary in price according to brand and type, how much the store marks the price up, if you have any coupons, and the location of the store. Here in the US for a roughly equivalent sized bag it could cost anywhere from $10 to $35 per bag.
How much does hard food cost for a horse?
It depends what food you are buying. there are lists of different types of food that you could feed your horse. the most popular food is, chaff, or some sort of mix.:)
How do you fatten up a horse quickly?
Sweet feed, sweet feed, sweet feed
How much is a horses feed every year?
The price of horse feed will vary from horse to horse and even month to month. The best way to figure out the cost would be to figure out how much the horse you would be feeding weighs (1,200 pounds is about average). Then figure out how much of the horses body weight you plan to feed (1%-3% of bodyweight is normal with 2.5% being average.) So then you have how many pounds of food the horse needs,(1200 pounds at 2.5% is 30 pounds of food.). Next figure out what level of work the horse will be doing. No work to light riding means the horse should be receiving 100% of it's food as hay or grass. Moderate to heavy work means you should be feeding an appropriate pelleted feed. Following the bags instructions will tell you how much of the pellets to feed, then you subtract that number from the pounds of feed and what's left over is how much hay you should be feeding. (Say 5 pounds of pellets. so 30-5 =25 pounds of hay.) Next you'll want to add up how much hay and pellets will be fed over the coarse of the year and then the cost to feed them.
How much did a horse cost in the 1800?
A horse cost anywhere from $10 to as much as $200 in that time period, depending on its bloodlines and what it was used for--cow horse, race horse, etc.
How much is it to keep and feed a horse?
It really depends on a number of factors, such as where you're going to board, what you're going to feed, if you're going to be riding it, buying it tack, things like that. I have read in horse care books that the annual cost added up for one horse is $3000. This includes boarding, feed, averages in vet bills, farrier bills, vaccinations, dewormers, unexpected costs, and such. this amount did not even include things like saddles, bridles, blankets, cost of trailer, cost of hauling, and things like that.
