Comments on: Rider Insider: Equestrian Lifehacks

By: Tamara

Tamara — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:07:59 +0000

Baby wipes. I repeat: baby wipes. You can never have too many baby wipes. They will clean up a dirty horse quickly before entering the ring, will get all that dirt off your arm after you curry a really dusty horse, get rid of those terrible dry nose boogers that my horse sometimes gets. They’re an irreplaceable tool.

By: ann

ann — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:33:57 +0000

we got a matching set of cupboards and a chest of drawers. from a friend that moved away and we put them in our tack room to organize our horse medicine,hoof picks and brushes and is really heplfull.

By: katy

katy — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:21:28 +0000

I used to put all of my horses and halters and bridles on hooks together. and couldn’t tell who’s bridle/halter was who’s. but sense we got more hooks i can tell who’s who’s in the dark when saddling for a cattle drive early in the morning hooks are so handy.

By: Philomena

Philomena — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:55:08 +0000

I use old shoe boxes to hold some of my tack since I don’t have a tack box. It works neat and organizes well!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:23:01 +0000

Whenever I went to shows and had to apply hoof oil to my horse, I always used to get the brush and/or hoof all full of dirt, sawdust, etc. Now whenever I apply oil all I do is have my horse step on a paper plate! Your brush stays clean, and you don’t have to worry about re-doing the oil because all sorts of junk sticking to your horse’s hoof!

By: Zoë

Zoë — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:25:54 +0000

Sometimes when I’m jumping, the horse I’m riding seems determined not to canter after we land. A trick that I use sometimes to get that canter is to give the horse a little tap with my crop while we are atill in the air, or right as we take off. Usually it encourages the horse to move just a little faster and break into the canter.

By: Janisse

Janisse — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:26:21 +0000

I’ve found that it’s easy to keep track of and organize my horse’s stuff if it’s color coded. My poor gelding got stuck with pink, but it’s helpful, especially if other people take care of your horse or if you have multiple horses, that they each have their specific color.

By: Janisse

Janisse — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:22:34 +0000

Always have a flashlight, or better yet,a flashlight app if you have a smartphone. One October morning last year,I went to the barn early to trailer my horse to a show, and the power was out! Thankfully I had a flashlight app and was able to get him to ready and to the show

By: kygal

kygal — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:24:22 +0000

use old coffee cans for nails, old truck tool box for my blankets and extra gear and a toolbox for all the brushes combs gloves medicines and other what not

By: Callie

Callie — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:42:38 +0000

We use old containers that food come in to make up the supplements for a bunch of days so we just have to dump them in when the time comes.