BHS offers horse owners crucial advice for surviving the credit crunch
| BHS offers horse owners crucial advice for surviving the credit crunch The British Horse Society has produced a numbers of tips to help horse owners survive the credit crunch without compromising their horse's welfare. Over the last few months The British Horse Society has received a marked increase in calls from horse owners concerned about how they will be able to afford to keep their horses in the current economic climate. The daily cost of keeping a horse or pony can mount up, particularly during the winter months when additional feed and bedding may be required. Inevitably there will also be occasional unexpected costs, such as lost shoes, vet's bills and repairs to damaged rugs. |  |
The BHS Welfare Department has put together a list of suggestions to help horse owners save money without cutting corners or compromising welfare. The Society points out that sometimes making small changes can make a big difference and suggests that even if you're not feeling the pinch yet, it's still a good idea to cut costs now.
The tips cover a wide range of horse care issues, including re-evaluating your feeding and worming regimes to be both more cost effective and better for your horse. The Society suggests clubbing together with friends to cut down on costs and advises owners to consider repairs rather than buying new where possible.
Lee Hackett, Senior Executive BHS Welfare said: "Now that we are officially in recession there is even more focus on how much our horses cost us. Taking a few simple steps now could make life an awful lot easier in the future.
"We would also suggest that anybody thinking of buying a horse considers the costs very carefully. The price of horses is coming down but the cost of keeping them is going up all the time and we are hearing of more and more people unable to sell horses that they can't afford to keep".
The full list of tips is available from the Society's website
Added on: 25/02/09.
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