Horse Insurance: How Costly Is It?

Horses can cost their owners a lot of money for their keep and vets bills, and insurance can be costly for them too, especially if you own an older animal. With the life expectancy of a horse growing, the average healthy horse can live between 20 and 30 years while some have lived till over 40 years old.

Cover is not cheap for horses, and the cover for a standard riding school pony aged 10 years old and worth around £2,500 you could be looking at around £395.00 per year.

Spokes woman for NFU Mutual Jo Sowley said ‘Some horse owners are put off by the high costs of cover and decide to self-insure by simply saving cash in the bank each month”

This may well be a good idea, but you never know when the cost may exceed the amount which you have saved. There are various companies which would insure a horse or pony they are:

E & L Equine of Ouseburn
NFU Mutual
PetPlan

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