I have just been adding up the feed cost for my one horse and realised that it comes to more than $300 per month! It seems a lot but got me wondering if that is pretty standard for this time of the year? How much are others spending on feed for each horse they have? (kind of makes me glad I only have the one!).

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I feed twice a day (not huge amounts of hard feed either) and the WB gets 2 big bisquits of Lucerne hay a day and the Pony 1 bisquit
There certainly must be good doers ?!


Although, I have fed many TB and there was just Equijewel and/or Copra added. Oh and one I had on 1/2 Lucerne 1/2 Oaten hay, but it never went to a higher food bill than $200 per horse
Cheers MARTINA
PS: Check with different food stores, as the same feeds I buy are up to $5-8 difference per bag !!

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Between 3 17hh+ TBs, 1 Friesian yearling, 2 mini geldings, 2 Highland bulls and 2 lowline cows mine adds up to be;
$115 for 3 large rolls of oaten/lucerne and rye hay per month
$26 for bag of Johnsons Weight Gain
$26 for bag of Johnsons Old Timer
$26 bag for Johnsons Elite
$30 bag for Growtorque
$17 bag lucerne chaff
$5 for 5 litres ACV
And my supplement bucket lasts a few months so not counting that

Am currently nursing two 17hh+ TBs through winter who are not in good condition. One a long term case, and the other my lease boy who came back a coat rack

So all up $245 between quite a few animals, two of which are getting double the amount of hard feed because of condition, but are gaining condition rapidly

ETA: None of mine are in work at the moment either

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rubytuesday77 wrote on Fri, 06 July 2012 21:31

Hacker wrote on Fri, 06 July 2012 20:25 Between 3 17hh+ TBs, 1 Friesian yearling, 2 mini geldings, 2 Highland bulls and 2 lowline cows mine adds up to be; $115 for 3 large rolls of oaten/lucerne and rye hay per month $26 for bag of Johnsons Weight Gain $26 for bag of Johnsons Old Timer $26 bag for Johnsons Elite $30 bag for Growtorque $17 bag lucerne chaff $5 for 5 litres ACV And my supplement bucket lasts a few months so not counting that Am currently nursing two 17hh+ TBs through winter who are not in good condition. One a long term case, and the other my lease boy who came back a coat rack So all up $245 between quite a few animals, two of which are getting double the amount of hard feed because of condition, but are gaining condition rapidly ETA: None of mine are in work at the moment either Hmmm. I don't really know why I am spending so much. I have run it through feed xl and found that before hand what I was feeding was not giving him enough DE so increased amounts and changed the pre-mixes. His twice daily feeds are not huge as I am aware that he can't digest large amounts and his DE is not being exceeded because he is not fat and nor is he "hot" or excitable. The speedi-beet is quite expensive and I do go through quite a bit of that and I usually need to buy at least two or three bags of the premix feeds a month so I really don't know. Maybe I should cut out speedi-beet and feed more hay. May be more economical?? A friend also suggested that it might be better to give a vit and mineral supplement rather than the pre-mixed feed (in conjunction with chaff/speedi-beet) so I will consider this as well. Thanks everyone for your input.

This year I am spending more on feed than I ever have before. Usually I don't buy hay, but I made the mistake of overgrazing through autumn and have little winter growth - the new property doesn't bounce back like the old one did!

And feeding two 17.2-3 TBs, one of whom has been battling a digestive illness and the other just hasn't been fed properly is hurting the bank account. But I am using a new feed range which has proven not only economical, but is giving great results

Never been a fan of speedibeet, it just looks and smells like wet cardboard. I would give more hay instead or replace with oats

ETA: I just realized I only calculated for one bag per month of the Johnson's feed when it's actually 2 or 3 of each of those which puts up the bill a bit!

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