To people who had never known any other way to travel than on foot, the horse was a major upgrade. To people accustomed to mechanized transportation, the horse is a major downgrade. Maintenance costs are one thing but the time requirements are what really makes it not affordable.
There’s a reason we have the term ‘horse money’, let’s put it like that.
You take a chihuahua to the vet, it’s going to cost you a couple hundred bucks. But a horse isn’t a chihuahua. The bills scale exponentially. Then there’s the stabling costs, transportation, farrier, tack, etc. Etc. Buying a horse is the dumbest thing you can do except for buying a boat.
Basically, all in, figure on something between 8k and 10k per year. Assuming good health, you can ride a horse daily, but they’re not exactly convenient for your grocery shopping. Though I have done a drive through on one :D
From what I recall horses require: * Training on how to ride a horse
Picturing you riding a horse that is riding another horse. Extended range upgrade?
Though on a serious note, there’s also the horse itself and its training (to be ridden and not freak out about things, training it to ride another horse or series of horses optional).
I wonder what’s the break-even cost of gas when it’s more affordable to go back to horses again.
To people who had never known any other way to travel than on foot, the horse was a major upgrade. To people accustomed to mechanized transportation, the horse is a major downgrade. Maintenance costs are one thing but the time requirements are what really makes it not affordable.
I think I’d you get a horse it’d be because you’re into the ‘hobby’ of taking care of animals and everything that entails.
There’s a reason we have the term ‘horse money’, let’s put it like that.
You take a chihuahua to the vet, it’s going to cost you a couple hundred bucks. But a horse isn’t a chihuahua. The bills scale exponentially. Then there’s the stabling costs, transportation, farrier, tack, etc. Etc. Buying a horse is the dumbest thing you can do except for buying a boat.
Basically, all in, figure on something between 8k and 10k per year. Assuming good health, you can ride a horse daily, but they’re not exactly convenient for your grocery shopping. Though I have done a drive through on one :D
From what I recall horses require:
Keep in mind that I’m not involved with horses at all, this is just what I’ve learned with my exposure to them on the Internet
Picturing you riding a horse that is riding another horse. Extended range upgrade?
Though on a serious note, there’s also the horse itself and its training (to be ridden and not freak out about things, training it to ride another horse or series of horses optional).
I mean, to be fair, you also have to learn how to ride bikes and motorcycles. But those would be much cheaper too.