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Sample Costs of Operating a Horse Boarding Enterprise
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Number of horses boarded.
Monthly
per horse
Item
Variable costs
Feed requirements for horses
Commercial feed ($6-$12/50-lb
bag; 6 lb/horse/day)
Hay ($2 - $6 per bale;
1/2 bale/horse/day)
Supplements ($0.25 - $0.50/day)
Salt (block or brick)
Bedding
Straw ($2 - $4 per bale;
3/4 bale/horse/day)
or shavings ($4 - $8 per bale;
3/4 bale/horse/day)
or sawdust ($5 - $7 per cubic yard)
Hired labor ($6 - $10 per hr;
25 min/horse/day)
Repair and maintenance
Vehicles ($10 per month/horse)
Pasture ($40 - $80 oer acre;
2 acres/horse)
Building and fences ($8/horse/month)
Utilities
Electric ($5 per month/horse)
Water ($5 per month/horse
Replacement of supplies ($3/horse/month)
Insurance (based on size, location/activities)
Care, custody, and control
Riding instruction
Commercial liability
Workman's compensation
Additional inputs
Additional inputs
Total variable costs
Your
Estimate
Yearly
per horse
Yearly per
your plan
$
29.20
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
45.63
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
$
9.13
0.50
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
45.63
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
91.25
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
33.80
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
88.72
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
10.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
$
10.00
8.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
$
$
5.00
5.00
3.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
$
$
$
8.33
8.33
33.33
10.42
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
320.22
$ 0.00
Initial
investment
Fixed costs
Building and facilities (1)
Barn (for 10 horses)
Run-in shed (10 by 25 feet)
Riding arena (100 by 200 feet)
Indoor arena (60 by 120 feet)
Fencing (10,000 feet)
Five-strand high tensile installed ($1.75/ft.)
or three-board installed ($10/ft.)
Equipment
Tractor (used)
Manure spreader (used)
Horse trailer
Four-wheel-drive truck (new)
Insurance/taxes on buildings/equipment. 2%)
Family labor (240 hours per month)
Additional inputs
Total fixed costs
Your
Estimate
Yearly per
your plan
$
$
$
$
72.50
55.00
70.00
570.00
$ 0.00
$
175.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
$
$
$
$
114.00
15.00
257.00
500.00
212.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$
2,040.50
Total costs
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$ 2,360.72
1. New construction, barn, and arena costs will vary depending on design and materials used.
Figures used are per horse per year and will accommodate 10 horses. Buildings and fencing
depreciated over 10 years and equipment depreciated over 7 years.
You should monitor local markets and contact suppliers to determine current prices for all items
contained in this sample budget.
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