Comments on: HI Spy: Give Us Your Best Barn Organization Tips

By: SAMBER

SAMBER — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:43:52 +0000

Each of our horses have their personal matching tack/saddle set, girth that remains on the saddle and lead ropes/ halters on their own saddle stand. They also have a bag with all their personal (grooming, feeding) supplies that hangs on their saddle rack. We keep universal supplies (fly spray, supplements they all get, trough cleaning equipment, etc) in another bag. Everything is assorted and ready to grab whether is is for just one of them or all of them, feeding time or grooming and maintenance.

By: Kenze

Kenze — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:31:06 +0000

I have 5 horses and a lot of tack for them, so each of my horses has their own color. It makes everything so much easier. I also label where things should go in my tack room so its there when i need it.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:44:45 +0000

Keeping all my grooming suplies in one place, tack in another, etc. If you don’t change the “assigned” spots, it’s easy!

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:38:21 +0000

Our barn has 2 tack rooms one for lesson horse one for boarders and you can tell the difference right away! The lesson tack room has a saddle pad rack and neat stacks of wither relief pads, riser pads, no slip pads, thin line pads etc. The saddles hang on the wall from smallest to largest, bridles hand under a brass nameplate of the horse with the girth hooked under, there is a list of each horse their bit and what extra pads they need. There is a shelf with an individual cubby for each helmet for students to borrow. The boarders tack room on the other hand – we’re trying to make do with what we have everyone has room for a tack trunk, bridle rack, and saddle rack that’s it. My pad and wither relief and saddle all sit on the saddle rack with my girth over it, my helmet is clipped onto my helmet rack, my bridle and extra reins hang on the rack with a friends, and my tack box holds extra feed, boots, seasonal gear, gloves, and all my extras. It may not be the perfect lesson tack room but I know where everything is and it all fits!

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:55:37 +0000

Just make sure everything has its own place and always put it in that place. If something gets dirty take the time to clean it. Keep list and a barn calendar.

By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:45:33 +0000

We have four horses, and all of them have their own hooks for bridles and halters, and we have saddle stands for all the saddles. All the buckets are in one place, and there is a shelf for grooming supplies and an area for feed. After a ride we like to make sure everything is put back neatly for the next time.

By: Sami

Sami — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:12:00 +0000

I ride at a barn with several boarders so sometimes people “borrow” things and don’t give them back. My tack trunk has my initials on it, so do all my brushes. My horse shampoo/conditioner has “Lyster” and “Status” written on them. In my trunk, the left bellboot always goes on top of the right one, as goes for splint boots. Shampoo/conditioner, flyspray, cowboy magic, and my “mixture” (flyspray, detangler, and water) go in a bucket I use for baths. All the supplements I have for my horse are in a metal trashcan that’s labeled.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:47:59 +0000

My mom helps me by buying containers for all of my things, anything from hairnets to blankets. When I go to shows, I like to pack things into matching bags marked with my name so I don’t get things mixed up with other riders. Also, when you can fit all, or most of your belongings into a few separate containers, it makes all the difference!

By: T

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:01:53 +0000

I have a horse that is underweight. So when I feed her grain sepret from the rest of the padock horses I tidy up some thing so its always clean.

By: Faith

Faith — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:18:43 +0000

I own three horses so its not that hard to stay organized. I have a tack room with 3 walls, so each horse has it’s ‘own wall’. Show bridles, saddles, blankets and polos are up higher and the daily equipment is lower. Lead ropes and halters are put on stall doors. I also make sure my feed room in clean and my aisles are swept.