How Much Does It Cost To Feed A Horse Per Month

Introduction

Horse owners want to feed their horses the best food and make sure that they are getting all of the necessary diet and nutrition, but what does it cost to feed a horse per month? Read on as we discuss cost and feeding habits.

How much does it cost to feed a horse per month?

You can feed a horse for as little as $50 per month, but that’s generally not recommended. A horse eats about 10% of its body weight in dry matter each day, so if your horse weighs 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms), it’ll eat 100 pounds (45 kg) of food every day. If you buy the cheapest brand of hay and grain around, this will add up to over $200 per month.

That’s where we come in: We’ll show you how to save money while still feeding your horses everything they need to stay healthy and happy!

We recommend feeding horses grass or hay on top of their grain meals at least twice a day—once in the morning when they wake up from sleeping overnight and again in the evening before bedtime (so they have time during daylight hours). The rest of their daily nutrition comes from two grain meals: one mid-morning and another mid-afternoon.

Commercial Food Prices

The cost of feed is dependent on the type of food you choose and where you purchase it from. Let’s take a look at some examples.

The most expensive horse feed:

Ensure your horse gets all the nutrients he or she needs with commercial foods that are designed to meet his or her specific nutritional requirements. This can be as much as $200 per month, depending on the size and breed of your horse and whether or not you’re feeding other animals in addition to horses (such as cows).

Hay/Grass

Hay and grass are the most common feeds for horses. Depending on where you live and the quality of hay, your horse’s monthly hay bill could range from $50 to $500 per month.

Grass is another option for feeding horses—but unless you have a large pasture where your horse can graze outside, it will be expensive (around $200-$350 per month).

Supplementation

Supplementation: It’s important to add a supplement containing high levels of minerals, vitamins and other nutrients, including copper and zinc. Horse feeds contain some of these, but not enough for the horse to get all the nutrients it needs.
Types of supplements: You can buy whole grains or grain by-products such as corn gluten meal or distillers’ dried grains (DDGs). These are used for multiple purposes in your horse’s diet. You can also purchase pelleted feeds for specific types of horses (i.e., broodmares) that contain higher levels of calcium and phosphorus than regular feeds do so that growing foals will develop strong bones early on in life.
Amounts to feed: The amount you should give depends largely on the age and size of your animal as well as whether he/she is pregnant or nursing; this information should be available from your vet if needed reference points aren’t obvious based on experience alone (expertise!). Otherwise just use common sense here – if there isn’t enough natural food available where you live then supplementing with feed might be necessary in order to keep everyone healthy!

Supplies & Equipment

In addition to feed, you’ll need supplies and equipment. Here’s a list of the things most people tell me they need:

Hoof pick
Grooming brushes (wet and dry)
Fly masks & fly repellent
First-aid kit

How much does it cost to buy these items? A hoof pick costs around $10, a grooming brush $20, fly masks $5-$15 each and fly repellent about $4 for an 8 oz bottle. If you don’t have these things already, that brings your monthly budget up to about $35 every month from just supplies alone. These are expenses that can be spread out over a year since they’re needed only once or twice per horse per month (except for fly repellant).

The average monthly costs for feeding a horse can vary greatly.

The cost of feeding your horse depends on a number of factors, including the age and size of the horse, whether or not he is active or idle, and where you are buying your feed from. Hay prices also vary depending on type and location.

Supplement costs vary depending on what you are supplementing with as well as where it is being purchased from. If you feed your horse haylage (a compressed version of hay), then that will be more expensive than traditional hay because it has been dehydrated at some point in its processing. In addition to this, certain supplements like calcium gluconate can be very costly if bought in bulk quantities due to high demand for them among equestrian circles

Conclusion

Raising animals is hard work. It’s not for everyone and it takes a lot of patience and love. If you want to raise horses, you will have to be prepared for what that means – both the good and the bad. This includes knowing how much it costs to feed them. You should also be prepared to spend quite a bit of money on their care; they are big animals with lots of needs! But if you’re willing to put in all that work, there’s nothing better than being around such majestic creatures every day!