11-30-2011, 12:10 PM
Got a head of myself, ha the main reason for the flood of horses in the market is because the slaughter houses have been shut down and moved to Canada , now the rancher has to take even less per pound because of the distance to ship the horses for slaughter which had been at thirty cents per pound that was five years ago, now I believe it's half 15 cents per pound. Which for a 700 pound horse your gonna make what 102 dollars .
Ok now figure this 4 horses will go through a ton of hay per month during the winter at the average cost of 250 a ton.
Average winter feeding 4 months that's 1000 just in hay that's not grain mineral supplements vet care ect. Then you have the cost of breeding ( stud fee) 500- 1500 for average alot higher for show n racing horses. So now a colt on the ground your looking at around a 1000 you can cut the cost as most ranchers do by having your own stud on site. Fine n dandy your still in it for the feed.
You go to the market and it's flooded you can barely get 5-700 out of a horse your now 300 dollars poorer.
Just sayin it's about time...
setting my soul free....
Ok now figure this 4 horses will go through a ton of hay per month during the winter at the average cost of 250 a ton.
Average winter feeding 4 months that's 1000 just in hay that's not grain mineral supplements vet care ect. Then you have the cost of breeding ( stud fee) 500- 1500 for average alot higher for show n racing horses. So now a colt on the ground your looking at around a 1000 you can cut the cost as most ranchers do by having your own stud on site. Fine n dandy your still in it for the feed.
You go to the market and it's flooded you can barely get 5-700 out of a horse your now 300 dollars poorer.
Just sayin it's about time...
setting my soul free....
setting my soul free....