If Oil Prices Continue To Increase.


toddyboman

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I know this is just a joke, but it prompted me to look at something about the horse and buggy theory.

Cost of ownership for 1 healthy horse with no problems, assuming you have the land to keep it:

Horsekeeping Costs Per Horse

FEED

Hay (20 lb./day x 365 days = 7300 lb. or 3.65 tons x $120 per ton = $438.00

Grain (4 lb./day x 365 days = 1460 # x .20/lb.) = 292.00

BEDDING

Bedding (1 bag/wk. X $5/bag) = $260.00

VETERINARY SUPPLIES AND CARE

Immunizations = $60.00

Deworming 6 times per year x $10 = $60.00

Dental and Misc. Vet Maintenance = $100.00

Farm call charges = $75.00

FARRIER

Shoeing 6 times at $80 = $480.00

Trimming 3 times at $25 = $75.00

$1840.00 Annually

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Cost of Owning and Operating a New
:

Annual average cost of driving a small sedan is $6,320 per year.

A large sedan costs $9,769 per year.

Annual expense of owning and operating a typical minivan at $8,644.

$10,448 for a four-wheel-drive mid-size SUV

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