Some people comment on the cost of foals, and ask why a weanling should cost so much... 
We decided to put together some information about the cost of producing a purebred 
Arabian foal. This is from the breeders' point of reference, and does NOT include 
the STANDARD care of the mare for the year that she is gestating, nor the cost of 
a stud fee... The "barn" costs are figured on a 30 day stay in the barn - a couple 
weeks before foaling and a couple weeks after foaling before being shifted to an 
outdoor pen with shelter.

Vet visit to ultrasound for pregnancy - $120
Rhino vaccines (4 of them) - $80
Shavings ($8/bag and 5 bags per week) - $160
Hay (minumum half a bale per day at $8/bale) - $120
Grain (quality, balanced broodmare feed & supplements) - $140
Registration of the foal - $100
Enemas, iodine dip, probiotics for foal - $30
Worming at 24 hours post-foaling for dam - $20

TOTAL = $770

This does NOT include any emergency vet visits or plasma supplementation, labor for 
cleaning stalls, initial outlay on materials like stalls, mats, panels for turn-out 
pens, cameras, internet service, propane to heat the barn, electricity, etc. It also 
does not include Sweepstakes Nomination of a foal (at $400) or anything else unexpected. 
This also does not include the time and effort in working with the babies and feeding 
them until they are ready to wean, vaccinations or hoof trimming, etc.

Producing a foal is not an inexpensive venture, and so we are very selective about the 
foals that we produce. We sometimes will sell some of our foals at a loss to us financially 
in order to get them into good homes where they will be loved and well cared for. We take 
this into consideration for people that are wanting to breed their mares to our boys too, 
and offer a very generous LFG. :) Not everyone will have all the same expenses, and having 
a mare foal in the late spring can be considerably cheaper as they won't have to spend as 
much time in the stall, but feed and such will be fairly standard.

We hope this helps some folks to understand the pricing on foals, and to appreciate the 
effort that we make to produce quality babies at reasonable prices!