Readers Expect Feed, Hay to be Biggest Expense This Year
Jennifer Whittle
April 4, 2017
Of the 832 poll respondents, 285 (34%) say feed and hay will be their most expensive equine-related purchase this year.
Of the 832 poll respondents, 285 (34%) say feed and hay will be their most expensive equine-related purchase this year.
Of the 1,743 respondents, 841 (48%) said their horses’ hooves are trimmed and/or shod every six to seven weeks.
Of the 1,106 respondents, 866 (78%) said they curry or groom their horses to help them shed their winter hair coats.
Of the 552 respondents, 418 (76%) said they were involved with horses primarily as a hobby.
Of the 413 respondents, 212 (51%) have dealt with an equine picky eater.
Many respondents said they’d have to consider the possible outcomes before sending a horse to colic surgery.
Of the 665 respondents, 220 (33%) said their horses receive chiropractic care on a routine basis.
Of the 1,293 poll respondents, 340 (26%) said their horse is turned out with one other horse.
Of the 911 respondents, 802 (88%) said their horse has had a dental exam or treatment in the past 12 months.
Of the 1,008 respondents, 318 (32%) said their horses are located 10 miles or less away from their equine vet clinic.
Of the 516 respondents, 302 (59%) said they have taken their horse to a university veterinary teaching hospital.
Of the 556 respondents, 190 (34%) said their biggest concern is keeping horses’ water sources from freezing.
Of the 395 respondents, 234 (59%) said ice is a problem on their horse property during the winter.
Of the 220 respondents, 150 (68%) said they do have horse-related resolutions for 2017.
Of the 242 respondents, 175 have talked to their vet about a health issue they learned about in The Horse.
Of the 242 respondents, 175 (72%) said they had talked to their veterinarian about an equine health issue they had learned about via The Horse or TheHorse.com.
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