Equestrian Calculators
Free equestrian calculators for horse feed cost, blanket sizing, arena footing, and more.
Tools for horse owners and riders.
Feed, bedding, footing, sizing and turnout numbers. 11 calculators for horse owners. Livestock and pasture work sits under Farming.
Daily water intake deserves more attention than it usually gets, because dehydration is a leading trigger for colic, and colic is the leading cause of death in domestic horses. The baseline is about 5 litres per 100 kg of body weight, so 25 litres a day for a 500 kg horse standing still in mild weather. Intense work multiplies that by two and a half. Heat above 35°C adds most of another 80%. A horse working hard on a hot day can want four times its resting figure, and the trough was sized for the resting figure.
Hay requirements run from 1.5 to 2.5% of body weight in forage per day, then add waste, which is the part people leave out. Feeding on the ground wastes 15 to 30% of every bale. A hay net cuts that to 5 to 10%, and across one winter the difference pays for a lot of nets.
Blanket sizing and saddle fit work from measurements taken on the horse, not from breed averages.
Horse Manure Volume Calculator
Estimate daily and monthly manure volume per horse for stable management and compost planning. Includes bedding contribution to total waste volume.
Horse Stall Bedding Volume Calculator
Calculate bedding volume for horse stalls in pine shavings, straw, or pellets. Get cubic feet, bags, and weekly refill amounts for any stall size.
Horse Trailer Towing Capacity Calculator
Calculate towing capacity needed for horse trailers. Add horses, tack, hay, and equipment to find the truck rating required for safe equestrian travel.
Farrier Schedule Calculator
Calculate optimal farrier visit intervals from hoof growth rate, horse workload, and season. Covers barefoot trims and shod horses for riding and competition.
Hay Bale Feed Duration Calculator
Calculate how long a hay supply lasts from horse count, bale weight, and daily feeding rate. Returns days remaining, monthly cost, and annual tonnage needed.
Horse Arena Footing Depth Calculator
Calculate cubic yards and tons of arena footing from length, width, and depth. Covers sand, rubber, and fiber with recommended depths for dressage and jumping.
Horse Colic Risk Assessment Calculator
Assess your horse's colic risk from diet, management practices, season, and health history. Get a risk score and targeted colic prevention recommendations.
Horse Daily Water Intake Calculator
Calculate horse daily water needs in gallons from body weight and activity level. Returns minimum and recommended intake with dehydration warning signs.
Saddle Gullet Width Calculator
Calculate saddle gullet width from wither tracing and shoulder angle. Returns narrow, medium, wide, or extra wide specification for English and Western saddles.
Horse Blanket Size Calculator
Find the correct horse blanket or rug size by measuring from chest to tail. Includes sizing charts for turnout sheets, stable blankets, and coolers.
Horse Feed Cost Calculator
Calculate monthly and annual horse feed costs from bodyweight, activity level, forage share, and your own hay and grain prices per pound.