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Originally Posted by sumitas
Hard to comprehend that legitimate expenses "doesn't take long ... to run up a quarter million in day rates, vet , and shoeing." I'd have to question if the owner was getting fleeced .
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(edit): Figure $30,000 - $40,000 a year, per horse, in training, on average. For a healthy horse without issues. If an owner has 5 horses, if one is sick for a while or has an extra lameness issue, or you want to fly it once to a race, it adds up fast.