| Tips & tricks: |
I thought it would be fun to include some tips and tricks that I have picked up over the years. Very few of
these ideas are ones that I came up with, they are mostly things that people have told me about and I have
tried, or other people have tried. Horses are very expensive, and it is always nice to have a money saver
idea here and there. If you have any tips to add, please email me and I will add it.
these ideas are ones that I came up with, they are mostly things that people have told me about and I have
tried, or other people have tried. Horses are very expensive, and it is always nice to have a money saver
idea here and there. If you have any tips to add, please email me and I will add it.
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- My favorite tool in my tack box during the mud season is a plastic scrubby, like the round, puffy ones you buy at the dollar
store. If your horse is caked with mud, this little tool just wipes the mud off like magic.
- Not sure if your saddle fits your horse? Put a piece of newspaper on the horse, under the blanket, and if it rips, that is the point
that is pinching your horse.
- If you are on a trail ride and your horse shoe starts to come off, use duct tape. It will temporarily hold it in place until you can
get back to camp.
- Spray Pam on the bottom of your horses feet in order to keep the snow balls from building up. It works for a short time, so
carry it with you.
- Looking for things to sack your horse out with....don't bother spending lots of money on expensive horse training tools, just go to
the dollar store and look for kids toys that make noise. You can also use your umbrella, put rocks in your old milk jugs, tarps, old
blankets...use your imagination and you will find lots of things around the house to use.
- Sometimes you horse might have a soft stool, give him Pepto. It works.
- If your horse is developing a cough, you can give them Childs Tylenol, or the Dollar General brand that has the same ingredience
in it.
- Put vinegar in your horses water in the summer to help cut down on the algie and the flies.
- You can also feed garlic to help ward off the flies.
- Natural summer fly spray recipe: 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1/2 cup of Avons' Skin so Soft, and 1 teaspoon of citrinella oil.
-If you think your horse is starting to get an upset stomach, feed him mints. It naturally eases the tummy and heart-burn. You can
also plant mint in a corner of your pasture and the horses will eat it as they need it.
-got lots of cob webs in your barn? Not only do they catch flies, but if your horse gets a cut and you can't stop the bleeding, or
you're in a jam, try grabbing one of those cob webs and putting it on the wound. It will stop the bleeding.
-If you have a stallion or gelding that acts silly around mares in heat, try putting Vicks under his nose. It will take the scent away
and he may act a little better.
store. If your horse is caked with mud, this little tool just wipes the mud off like magic.
- Not sure if your saddle fits your horse? Put a piece of newspaper on the horse, under the blanket, and if it rips, that is the point
that is pinching your horse.
- If you are on a trail ride and your horse shoe starts to come off, use duct tape. It will temporarily hold it in place until you can
get back to camp.
- Spray Pam on the bottom of your horses feet in order to keep the snow balls from building up. It works for a short time, so
carry it with you.
- Looking for things to sack your horse out with....don't bother spending lots of money on expensive horse training tools, just go to
the dollar store and look for kids toys that make noise. You can also use your umbrella, put rocks in your old milk jugs, tarps, old
blankets...use your imagination and you will find lots of things around the house to use.
- Sometimes you horse might have a soft stool, give him Pepto. It works.
- If your horse is developing a cough, you can give them Childs Tylenol, or the Dollar General brand that has the same ingredience
in it.
- Put vinegar in your horses water in the summer to help cut down on the algie and the flies.
- You can also feed garlic to help ward off the flies.
- Natural summer fly spray recipe: 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1/2 cup of Avons' Skin so Soft, and 1 teaspoon of citrinella oil.
-If you think your horse is starting to get an upset stomach, feed him mints. It naturally eases the tummy and heart-burn. You can
also plant mint in a corner of your pasture and the horses will eat it as they need it.
-got lots of cob webs in your barn? Not only do they catch flies, but if your horse gets a cut and you can't stop the bleeding, or
you're in a jam, try grabbing one of those cob webs and putting it on the wound. It will stop the bleeding.
-If you have a stallion or gelding that acts silly around mares in heat, try putting Vicks under his nose. It will take the scent away
and he may act a little better.
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