Outrage over kill-penned former Paragallo mares..

[Handicappy]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

horses eat a lot...Your right, it is about $20 a day. Horses eat a lot and hay is outrageously expensive especially in NY

It doesn't cost that much if you own the farm!

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Payson Dave

Using your number of $10 a day...
$10 a day x 60 horses equals $600 a day
$600 x 30 days in a month = $18000

you can feed a horse for less then 300 a month

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

20 a day is prefection 10 a day is likely...thats 600 a month 7200 a year its a fn joke money wise

per horse

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Handicappy

It doesn't cost that much if you own the farm!

Why? You cant grow hay in the winter in NY and there is no discount for feed for farm owners

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

per horse

You cant tell me that a horse cant live on 10 dollars a day of food?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

you can feed a horse for less then 300 a month

Obviously you can as shown by the pictures.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

You cant tell me that a horse cant live on 10 dollars a day of food?

tell that to the feed man. How much do you think we pay for a bag of feed? How much do you think hay costs? Do you know how much a horses eats a day?
At the track with supplements it is around $27 a day. w/o supplements around $22. Hay prices have been through the roof. Last year in November in KY they were selling big bales of hay for $24 per.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

tell that to the feed man. How much do you think we pay for a bag of feed? How much do you think hay costs? Do you know how much a horses eats a day?
At the track with supplements it is around $27 a day. w/o supplements around $22. Hay prices have been through the roof. Last year in November in KY they were selling big bales of hay for $24 per.

NOT THRIVE cHUCK LIVE AND BE FAIRLY HEALTHY.. Plus they dont have to eat a bale plus a day

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

NOT THRIVE cHUCK LIVE AND BE FAIRLY HEALTHY.. Plus they dont have to eat a bale plus a day

Ok, Woody Stephens

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by freddymo

NOT THRIVE cHUCK

LOL

[outofthebox]

The hay was @ 24 for the three wire at Belmont this winter. Right now at Finger Lakes the local feed stores are selling at 5.50 for first cutting. If your lucky and know the local farmers you can get it cheaper, or even attend a local auction. Either way it's much more expensive than in recent years. Last time i was at the farm there were @ 300 mouths to feed..Do the math...

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Ok, Woody Stephens

chuck the Belmont isn't the worst race to win

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

The hay was @ 24 for the three wire at Belmont this winter. Right now at Finger Lakes the local feed stores are selling at 5.50 for first cutting. If your lucky and know the local farmers you can get it cheaper, or even attend a local auction. Either way it's much more expensive than in recent years. Last time i was at the farm there were @ 300 mouths to feed..Do the math...

I paid 35 a day for first class care with some training for Drug'S pig 2 year old in training I purchased at OBS JUNE.. I figure I will be eating this gelding beforew he runs a lick..

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

The hay was @ 24 for the three wire at Belmont this winter. Right now at Finger Lakes the local feed stores are selling at 5.50 for first cutting. If your lucky and know the local farmers you can get it cheaper, or even attend a local auction. Either way it's much more expensive than in recent years. Last time i was at the farm there were @ 300 mouths to feed..Do the math...

there barren mares they need to eat... doesnt have to be 1st cutting

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by freddymo

I paid 35 a day for first class care with some training for Drug'S pig 2 year old in training I purchased at OBS JUNE.. I figure I will be eating this gelding beforew he runs a lick..

Don't worry Freddy - those Cappuchino's are late developers.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

A lot of the horses racing at Mountaineer now are supposedly being fed at a cost of $180-to-$200 a month. That figure includes alfalfa, timothy, straw, and feed.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

A lot of the horses racing at Mountaineer now are supposedly being fed at a cost of $180-to-$200 a month. That figure includes alfalfa, timothy, straw, and feed.

key word supposedly. Plus at the track you can steal from your neighbors. harder to do at the farm.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

That's what I've heard from trainers racing down there now.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

A lot of the horses racing at Mountaineer now are supposedly being fed at a cost of $180-to-$200 a month. That figure includes alfalfa, timothy, straw, and feed.

costing me about $300 for bedding, hay and feed here at Finger Lakes. Thats without supplements and not full rations as my horse just started back into training.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

That's what I've heard from trainers racing down there now.

All trainers are on the earn DrugS