Comments on: HI Spy: Share your tips for saving money with horses

By: Anonyms

Anonyms — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:42:53 +0000

Do NOT give your horse mowed grass! It can give them COLIC!

By: ashley

ashley — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:59:11 +0000

What is a great way to save money and still get awesome stuff for your horse is buy used items. Local tack shops often have items on consignment for sale. Another great place to look is cregslist and other web sites. There is amazing things out there! “Other peoples junk is your treasure”.Or so the saying goes. You don’t have to spend hundreds to get the look you want for your horse. Also get items you can use on multiple horses. If possible. Good luck and have fun! There is a lot of amazing things out there that is some time new and gently used that you can get at very low prices and still be stylish at a show or at home ! 🙂

By: Reece

Reece — Sun, 15 May 2011 19:11:56 +0000

I mostly look for contests or coupons in Horse magazines like horse illistrated or young rider, they help alot!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:35:52 +0000

My father and I feed our horses hay and grain. However this is right, it addeds up.
When my dad cuts the grass around the house, we give our horses the grass clippings. However remember, to be careful with that. Your horses might get sick. Also, before the sun goes down my father and i take two horses at a time,and take them out and let them eat the long good grass out of thier paster.

By: Christie

Christie — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:39:55 +0000

Don’t buy all that expensive feed. Unless, of course, you’re in a sport or something. We’ve gotten along fine with a little bit o’ grain, hay, and grass!

By: Frances

Frances — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:28:05 +0000

My husband has his long desired Harley. It needs gas, special adornments, goes on long multicountry rides. When he began talking about another bike, I reminded him of my life-long desire for a horse. Costs pretty much the same. Enough said. I got riding lessons for my birthday.

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:06:47 +0000

Buy only what you need at the moment. If it can wait, even a few weeks, wait. Spend some time looking around for the best price or used. Look for sales, look for used. Make sure you know you need what you’re buying, ask a friend to borrow something if they have it and make sure. Don’t spend $20 on a bit and try several bits before you find one that works borrow one!

By: Josie

Josie — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:43:39 +0000

recycle those old grain bags! I use them as trash bags and to haul things around.
Also, always purchase things on ebay. They have some good cheap items that are expensive anywhere else.

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:11:03 +0000

To save money on hay, we either bale it our selves or we trade water for hav. ( although the farmers who want water could just have it but they said theyd trade hay for water!) We also buy tack from ebay instead of fleet farm. We borrow tack that we need for showing from people who has stuff we need. I also put away some money in a safe that we use for buying stuff.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:07:41 +0000

I always buy in bulk and use sparinly