A few years back, I briefly covered a throwaway Yahoo! article about how âcarbs will make you lose weightâ because so many readers had emailed about it. It turned out that the âcarbsâ in the article were resistant starch, a type of carbohydrate that our digestive enzymes cannot break down. Iâll admit now, with regret, that I didnât look as deeply into the matter as I might have.
The cost of keeping a horse varies widely depending on where you live and the level of service your stable provides. Simple pasture boarding can cost as little as $100 a month.However, stable boarding can cost $500 or more. If you plan to keep your horse on your own land, youâll also need to consider whether the property is adequately equipped. First, you'll need about two acres of good pasture per horse for grazing.ost horse owners spend about $60 to $100 per month on hay, salt and supplements â and some spend much more, particularly if they feed grain. If you're planning to buy horses, you probably already know how much you're willing and able to spend on an equine companion.
For a 1,000-pound horse, this averages just over 2.7 tons annually.. Hay costs $4-11 per bale but with the current drought in many areas of the southwestern United States, hay is reported as high as $25/bale.(For current hay prices per ton visit: www.ams.usda.gov/-mnreports/lswfeedseed.pdf .).rimming costs typically run $30-75 per visit; shoeing costs $75-300. Deworming Because of reported parasite resistance to currently available antiparasite drugs, we now recommend an approach that treats each horse as an individual, says Camargo on deworming regimens.