[_redbird_]

Originally Posted by HeatherDawn

Im a QH girl myself but I got a good deal on him and he's excellent for trail rides.

There was a huge gathering on Saturday in Shawnee for the QH folks.

Visit Shawnee Oklahoma

We live on horse-aholic Lane, our neighbors have about 20 horses combined. They have a sign on their driveway that says it Horseaholic Lane. They work them regularly. The other neighbor has ten horses and his are all scrawny and always getting into our pasture.

[Goodpasture]

Schousse and I had to go to a field up the road today. Our cows had gotten through a fence and had gotten into a neighbors pasture. He has 7 horses on there now. Last summer he had 9. The place is 10 acres. One horse was down when we got there and we called a vet to come check it out...thought it was down with a broken leg, but the vet said it was just malnourished. The other horses are skin and bones. We took pictures of the horses and the place and one horse that had died and been hauled to the back of the pasture. Not much left after the coyotes finished with it. I tried to call some of the animal rescue people, but no one is answering their phone. I sent photos to Channel 2 news to see what they want to do.

Apparently a neighbor called the sheriff last week and the deputy said they looked all right, but the deputy told the owner to get the horses some feed. The owner bought some johnson grass round bales which is all that is on the place now for them....the place is all dirt....the grass is long gone from the place.....come spring there will be more cockle burrs than you can count.

I though about posting pics, but I didn't want anyone to see the condition these animals are in.

[HeatherDawn]

Kari, he's just really small and not what I need for team sorting. He's a good horse, though.

[_redbird_]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

There was a huge gathering on Saturday in Shawnee for the QH folks.

Visit Shawnee Oklahoma

We live on horse-aholic Lane, our neighbors have about 20 horses combined. They have a sign on their driveway that says it Horseaholic Lane. They work them regularly. The other neighbor has ten horses and his are all scrawny and always getting into our pasture.

I should qualify my post on the underfed and scrawny horses. The owner was an elderly gent who has gone blind and can no longer get around. His son has since moved in and now cares for the farm and the horses. But prior to that, whew! His horses were headed for the glue factory.

Colleeng, I hope your daughter gets a horse someday. There has to be boarding stables in your neck of the woods.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

I should qualify my post on the underfed and scrawny horses. The owner was an elderly gent who has gone blind and can no longer get around. His son has since moved in and now cares for the farm and the horses. But prior to that, whew! His horses were headed for the glue factory.

Colleeng, I hope your daughter gets a horse someday. There has to be boarding stables in your neck of the woods.

Yea, there are boarding stables galore in Mustang, and about 1/3 of the price they were in NJ. Can some of you horse owners tell me what your vet bills average in a year? And aside from tack and feed, what other expenses do you incur? I know I'm probably getting a little nuts here, but Anna's 17th BD is next month, and I was thinking. . . . . .

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

Schousse and I had to go to a field up the road today. Our cows had gotten through a fence and had gotten into a neighbors pasture. He has 7 horses on there now. Last summer he had 9. The place is 10 acres. One horse was down when we got there and we called a vet to come check it out...thought it was down with a broken leg, but the vet said it was just malnourished. The other horses are skin and bones. We took pictures of the horses and the place and one horse that had died and been hauled to the back of the pasture. Not much left after the coyotes finished with it. I tried to call some of the animal rescue people, but no one is answering their phone. I sent photos to Channel 2 news to see what they want to do.

Apparently a neighbor called the sheriff last week and the deputy said they looked all right, but the deputy told the owner to get the horses some feed. The owner bought some johnson grass round bales which is all that is on the place now for them....the place is all dirt....the grass is long gone from the place.....come spring there will be more cockle burrs than you can count.

I though about posting pics, but I didn't want anyone to see the condition these animals are in.

Anna and I watched the Animal Rescue show on TV for quite a while a few years ago, but we got so emotional over it we stopped watching. There were many cases of horses who were riddled with sores, underfed and under cared for. It just breaks your heart to see animals abused and neglected. That's why I want to be sure we can afford a horse before we get one.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

Anna and I watched the Animal Rescue show on TV for quite a while a few years ago, but we got so emotional over it we stopped watching. There were many cases of horses who were riddled with sores, underfed and under cared for. It just breaks your heart to see animals abused and neglected. That's why I want to be sure we can afford a horse before we get one.

It costs me 40-50.00/mo for feed, hay and sweet feed. I haven't had her checked by a vet yet, she's still too spooky with other people. Someone who does farrier work did get a look at her feet [from a distance] and said they looked pretty good for not being shod. But whenever someone she doesn't know comes into the yard, she still has fits, and she's still afraid of ropes of any kind, even the dog leashes. The first time I had hay delivered, I tied her up to keep her out of the way and she managed to throw herself and got totally tangled up to the point where I had to cut the line to untangle her. For the vet to check her, I'd have to snub her up to a tree and pay an extra 75.00 for a house call. Now that she isn't skinny and all ribs anymore, she seems to be okay - but I really want her to be able to tolerate having other people around, just in case there's a problem when she drops her foal.

But I think the biggest ongoing expense would be shoes, after the stable fees and feed. That should be done about every 6 weeks. You'd probably spend more at the vet for your dogs.

[_redbird_]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

Yea, there are boarding stables galore in Mustang, and about 1/3 of the price they were in NJ. Can some of you horse owners tell me what your vet bills average in a year? And aside from tack and feed, what other expenses do you incur? I know I'm probably getting a little nuts here, but Anna's 17th BD is next month, and I was thinking. . . . . .

Here you go. Oklahoma horses for sale. $50-$mega-bucks.

Horses for Sale in Oklahoma

Here is a slide show from the Extreme Mustang Makeover. Where they take a wild mustang to their ranch for one year of training. Nice to see those beautiful horses going through training process.

http://harmonystarranch.com/Mustangmakeover.aspx

[HeatherDawn]

I have never had to spend a lot on a horse. However, as you know, if something does go wrong, you might be screwed. During the summer, they just get a handful of feed each day because they're all easy keepers. They pretty much stay fat on grass. When the grass goes, we feed hay. Hay prices just depend on the year. So, if you don't count feed, I have gotten off pretty cheap. $40 to get feet trimmed now and then, on old horses I might have their teeth floated once in awhile. I've never had any big vet bills.

Kari mentioned shoes but I never shoe mine. There is no need for it if you are riding on natural surfaces and if you go on trails that include slippery rocks, shoes can be bad news. Also, I have seen a hoof split from shoes. They have their purpose, but not every horse needs them if you keep their feet trimmed.

[txgal0919]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

As many of you already know, I have an almost 17year old daughter who loves to ride. The one disappointment for her since we moved here is how difficult it is to find a place to ride. She found it much easier to ride in NJ than in OK which is amazing. The closest place to where we live (Mustang) is Thunderbird Lake, which I can tell you is not close.

It will be awhile before she will be able to buy her own horse, so I'm trying to think of ways she could ride more often closer to home. Does anyone know of places where: 1) she can ride (she doesn't want/need lessons, just the opportunity to ride); or 2) someone who is interested in leasing a horse to us that she can ride at their location?

Please, please help us out. She's bugging me to go riding again this weekend, and I just dont' have the time.

Try Craigslist. Place and ad in the farm category and you will probably get many responses! Good Luck. I have my horse in boarding right now in Oklahoma and miss her sooo much!