ANSC 485 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Facility Management, Farrier, Waste Management
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Understand associated cost: prevent unwanted or unanticipated burden, unwanted horse. True cost often higher than expected: cost of ownership vs operations. Location of horse: purchasing cost, daily needs for feed, water, shelter and care, preventative and veterinary care, hoof care, supplies, equipment, repairs, unwanted, humane end of life. Equine related facility: acquired clients, marketing, fees charged, daily activities, associated cost with business operation, purchasing a horse. Free to several hundred thousand dollars: pedigree, breed, training, age, conformation. Experience of rider/owner vs. experience of horse. Auction: view more horses at once, can be cheaper. Private treaty: more one on one time with horse, provide more time for research, trial, daily needs. Shelter: constructed, maintenance, personal preference, budget, number of horses, housed indoor vs outdoor. Care: housed indoor vs outdoor, waste management, disease management, breeding/reproduction, boarding. Pasture board: typically lowest in cost, horses housed outside, feed costs often independent. Partial board: some services provided, weekends, stall cleaning, turnout.
