Comments on: Trade in Your Car for a Horse, Would It Be Cheaper? http://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/ Frugal Living, News, Lifestyle and Random Thoughts From Forest and Friends Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Foresthttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-27170 Forest Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:55:40 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-27170 Hey Used Car Dealer, sure a motorbike is a viable option. This article wasn't 100% serious, just going at things from an alternate angle. Hey Used Car Dealer, sure a motorbike is a viable option. This article wasn’t 100% serious, just going at things from an alternate angle.

]]> By: Used Car Dealershttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-26753 Used Car Dealers Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:57:23 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-26753 Yes a motorbike would be a lot cheaper than trading in with a horse. Or an electric bike will do. Yes a motorbike would be a lot cheaper than trading in with a horse. Or an electric bike will do.

]]> By: Foresthttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-18569 Forest Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:38:15 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-18569 Hey Lissa, that is really interesting. Maybe even before you are forced to ditch the car you should see what it is like riding him around town for general duties. Hey Lissa, that is really interesting. Maybe even before you are forced to ditch the car you should see what it is like riding him around town for general duties.

]]> By: lissahttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-18521 lissa Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:07:49 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-18521 Erm... In SC prices, bought my horse for $300 at an auction. He's a bit nutty and it took a while to ride the bad behaviors out of him and desensitize him to cars, dogs and cows. But being so high strung, generally means he won't quit on you, even if he is tired. He's a cart-pony sized cross between a saddlebred and an arab called a national show horse. Saddlebreds are popular with the amish because a good one can go 60 miles pulling a cart on the road in a day. Arabs have a competition called the tevis cup which is 100 miles in a day, mostly through desert. It costs me $100 a month to feed/keep him, minus shoes which are $25 for all four feet. Add in another $100 for shots (rabies) and probably $30 in worm medicine annually. My western saddle came from an old man for $100. My english one came from goodwill for $25 (it's worth much more but some idiot threw it out.) I was debating if our standard of living goes down, which was a better bet, him or my car payments. And there are an enormous number of cart horses ferrying tourists around in Charleston, so how many changes are really necessary to make it practical? Erm… In SC prices, bought my horse for $300 at an auction. He’s a bit nutty and it took a while to ride the bad behaviors out of him and desensitize him to cars, dogs and cows. But being so high strung, generally means he won’t quit on you, even if he is tired. He’s a cart-pony sized cross between a saddlebred and an arab called a national show horse. Saddlebreds are popular with the amish because a good one can go 60 miles pulling a cart on the road in a day. Arabs have a competition called the tevis cup which is 100 miles in a day, mostly through desert. It costs me $100 a month to feed/keep him, minus shoes which are $25 for all four feet. Add in another $100 for shots (rabies) and probably $30 in worm medicine annually. My western saddle came from an old man for $100. My english one came from goodwill for $25 (it’s worth much more but some idiot threw it out.) I was debating if our standard of living goes down, which was a better bet, him or my car payments. And there are an enormous number of cart horses ferrying tourists around in Charleston, so how many changes are really necessary to make it practical?

]]> By: Foresthttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-18427 Forest Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:13:00 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-18427 Hey Nath, it's more hypothetical than anything but of course some people really do use horses as their mode of transport. Hey Nath, it’s more hypothetical than anything but of course some people really do use horses as their mode of transport.

]]> By: Foresthttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-18426 Forest Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:12:25 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-18426 Hey Lissy, if you could borrow or hire a saddle I would definitely just try it for a while and see how it went. Would love to hear more if you do. Hey Lissy, if you could borrow or hire a saddle I would definitely just try it for a while and see how it went. Would love to hear more if you do.

]]> By: nathhttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-18377 nath Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:57:39 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-18377 is this real!? is to expensive than a luxirous cars.i'll rather ride a motorcycle that a horse :) is this real!?
is to expensive than a luxirous cars.

i’ll rather ride a motorcycle that a horse :)

]]> By: Lissyhttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-18137 Lissy Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:41:21 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-18137 Glad I found your article! I've considered this before, as I live on a farm. Plenty of land, hay, and lodging. I think my main cost would be the horse and saddle, and training for me. No more than I go to town, I've often thought of riding a horse instead--it's' only 5 miles to town. Where I live people already have the hitching posts, because the Amish live around here. They all use a special bag that hangs under the horse's tail to catch the emissions. I'm not a tree-huggy kinda person in general, but the gas prices have had me thinking for a year or more. Glad I found your article! I’ve considered this before, as I live on a farm. Plenty of land, hay, and lodging. I think my main cost would be the horse and saddle, and training for me. No more than I go to town, I’ve often thought of riding a horse instead–it’s’ only 5 miles to town. Where I live people already have the hitching posts, because the Amish live around here. They all use a special bag that hangs under the horse’s tail to catch the emissions. I’m not a tree-huggy kinda person in general, but the gas prices have had me thinking for a year or more.

]]> By: zeth s.http://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-15789 zeth s. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:46:45 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-15789 hopefully :) hopefully :)

]]> By: Foresthttp://frugalzeitgeist.com/trade-in-your-car-for-a-horse-would-it-be-cheaper/#comment-15786 Forest Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:37:45 +0000 http://frugalzeitgeist.com/?p=822#comment-15786 Ha ha, well hopefully it would be a bit more civil than that! Ha ha, well hopefully it would be a bit more civil than that!

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