Very sadly my father died during the winter, leaving 2 horses whom he loved very much. We have found an excellent home for one of them and are now thinking of taking on the other ourselves, though my experience of horses is limited to a pony in the field when I was a teenager. DD aged 12 is very keen!
We really need to know the likely costs for this. I am thinking of grass livery at a local stable but what other costs are likely? What should we set aside for feed/hay etc? She has a sweet nature but a recent x ray showed arthritis which is being treated, but means it is unlikely she will be able to be ridden. I'm sure the vets bills will mount up but I would like to be able to give her a happy retirement/shut DD up about wanting a horse.
Any advice gratefully received!
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struwellpeter · 21/05/2011 21:58
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