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gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days agoUS government will let you adopt a horse or mule a year for super cheap as long as you can care for them and can pick them up
My wife and I are considering a mule for tasks around our acre and it’s less than getting most other animals
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That’s all well and good, but I’ve spent years around horses and owners…long enough to know that I’d never want one, at least not one you’d actually intend to use for any sort of riding if I had a choice.
Animals that can be cranky, bite, kick, needs farriers, training, vet bills, meds, food, tack, trailer, shelter, stable, or barn, land to keep the horse healthy and not too confined…
$1750 is not horse money. Not by a long shot. Not in the context of this hypothetical argument where one might trade a horse for a car.
There’s a reason people traded these magical animals for cars.
echodot@feddit.uk 5 days ago
I’m reasonably confident that my car cost considerably less than a horse would every year
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Tbf a lot of these issues can be mitigated with good training. But yeah it’s still more work than maintaining a car
Source : gf is a professional horse trainer