Trailer
inspection: $50
Motel = $60 per night x 2 nights
Motel
= $120
Supplies = $5 shavings + $8 hay
Supplies = $13
Stall
rentals = ($15 x 3) + ($15 x 3) = $90
Stall rentals = $45 + $45
Stall
rentals = $90
Show entry = 10 classes x $20 per class
Show
entry = $200
Fuel = (100 miles round trip / 12 miles per gallon)
x $1.35 per gallon
Fuel = 8.3 gallons x $1.35 per gallon
Fuel = $11.20
Meals
= $40 x 3
Meals = $120
Total expenses: $50 + $120 + $13
+ $90 + $200 + $11.20 + $120 = $604.20
Animal breeders use math
skills to keep track of expenses. Breeding larger animals such as horses is
very expensive. It's not always easy to cover expenses. Math skills can
keep a breeder out of financial trouble.
"Math skills [are important]
in the sense you better keep a very good check book and a very good paper
trail," says horse breeder Marianne Alexander. "You'd better understand
finances and you'd better understand how you work out fees and things
like that."
Animal breeders also use math to calculate how much feed
to give animals. It's often based on factors such as weight, age
and activity level of the animal.
Animal breeders in the agricultural
field tend to have strong science backgrounds. Courses in genetics and biology
require solid math skills.
"I wouldn't say it's a priority,"
Alexander says. "I'd just say you'd better be skilled."