What does each horse actually cost?

Feed: 2,400 SEK per month. Farrier: 1,200 SEK every six weeks. Vet: maybe 800 SEK one month, maybe 4,500 SEK the next. Supplements, bedding, equipment, riding lessons, dental care — it all adds up. But when you ask a stable owner what a specific horse actually costs per month, the answer is usually a shrug.

That is not surprising. It is nearly impossible to track manually.

The old way

Most stables handle costs with some version of these:

• A binder of receipts — lose one receipt and that cost vanishes
• Spreadsheets — require manual entry, fall behind quickly
• Bank statements — show total amounts, not which horse the expense belongs to
• Nothing at all — you have a rough sense of what the stable costs, but not per horse

The result? Stable owners who undercharge because they miss costs. Horse owners who do not understand their invoice. And a constant feeling that money is leaking without anyone knowing where.

EquiDuty’s per-horse cost tracking

EquiDuty collects expenses from multiple sources and ties every cost to the right horse. Automatically where it can, manually where it needs to — but always in one place.

1. Feed costs are calculated automatically

If you have set up feeding plans in EquiDuty, the system already knows what each horse eats. When you register feed prices per kilo, EquiDuty calculates the daily cost per horse.

Stella eats 8 kg hay and 2 kg concentrate per day? At current prices that is 82 SEK per day — 2,460 SEK per month. Automatically, without lifting a finger.

2. Service bookings are linked directly

Farrier visits, vet appointments, dental care, equine massage — everything booked through EquiDuty is automatically linked to the right horse with the right cost. No double entry required.

3. Manual expenses for everything else

New bridle? Deworming treatment? Transport costs? Add a manual expense with amount, category, and date. It takes five seconds and gives you the complete picture.

4. Categories that give you clarity

Every expense lands in a category:

• Feed — hay, concentrate, supplements
• Health — vet, dental, vaccinations, deworming
• Hoof care — farrier visits, shoeing
• Equipment — saddle, bridle, blankets
• Training — riding lessons, trainers, clinic fees
• Other — transport, insurance, board

You see at a glance which categories draw the most — and where there is room to optimize.

What this looks like in practice

Take a concrete example. The horse Nova is at your stable. In March the cost summary looks like this:

Instead of guessing, you know Nova costs 4,850 SEK that month. Next month, when the farrier is not there, it drops to 3,650 SEK. You see the patterns over time.

Why it matters

For stable owners who invoice: You get documentation that shows exactly which costs belong to each horse. No more arguments about what is included. No more “I thought that was part of the board fee.” The invoices are accurate — because they are built on actual numbers.

For horse owners who want to understand: You see what your horse costs without having to chase the stable owner for receipts. Costs update continuously, and you can view history month by month.

For everyone who wants to plan: When you know the average cost for a horse is 5,200 SEK per month, you can budget. When a horse suddenly costs 8,000 SEK one month, you see exactly why — and can determine whether it is a one-time expense or a trend.

Get started

Per-horse cost tracking requires no complicated setup:

1. Create an account — free to start
2. Add your horses with feed prices and routines
3. Register service bookings like farrier and vet visits
4. Add manual expenses as they come up
5. View the summary — per horse, per month, per category

Within a month you will have a clear picture of what each horse costs. Not an estimate — an actual number.

EquiDuty is built for stables. Per-horse cost tracking is included in all paid plans — start free and see where the money goes.