Let's have some fun - handy tips and remedies?

Question

The board is moving a bit slow tonight so who has some handy tip or home remedy that they'd like to share, something that we can all benefit from and you've tried yourself. Is there something you can't live without that we should know about?
I have 2 of my own - blue or green dishwashing soap is great for stopping weanlings and yearlings chewing each other's tails, last ages and cheaper than sprays etc.
Melt mothballs in a pan and pour them warm into the sole of a horse that goes X country or anywhere there is heavy mud and dirt. It seals itself and prevents the shoes becoming packed.
Now your turn...................

Horse lover - I didn't even know they made underwear cleaner - that's cracked me up

Sorry, sorry - HorseRider - my mistake!

Answer 1

If your saddle pad slips under your english saddle, use a wet chamois and place between your saddle and pad.

I will add more when they miraculously appear in my tired brain.

Answer 2

Use the nonskid liners for litchen drawers or tool chest under saddles to prevent blankets from slipping.

Like diapers maxi pads can also be used as a big bandage and they are individually wrap.

Baby food like apple sauce or carrots is great for giving meds and unlike a big jar of apple sauce you can keep a few in the tack room for use as needed.

Add vingar to your water troughs it helps with pests in the water as well as on your horse. It also flavors the water so if you travel with your horse and they dont like to drink the different water just add some vinigar and most will start drinking because it now smells and taste like home.

Use a free 5 gallon bucket from a bakery for: feed, water, brushes and wall mounted saddle rack w/storage area.

Use a mail box mounted on the wall for a saddle rack w/ storage area. Block any holes so that wasp cant get in and make a home.

If you trim a section of mane or tail you can use the hair as a last grooming "brush" horse hair attracts dirt so it will attract the dirt you might have missed leaving a nice shine.

Use a jerky press to make home made horse treats.

Answer 3

Tide soap mixed with water works good on leg raps too.

Old panty hose can be cut and stretched to go on a horses neck or face to hold on a bandage if necessary.

Tie a rope around the gate hinges and post - if the gate falls off the hinges or gate comes undone it won't move out of place. Met horses than can undue a gate latch but not any that can untie a square knot.

Sift wood ashes through a piece of window screen. The white wood ash is extremely low in pH and makes it good to fight bacteria while allowing the wound to breath and dry.

Answer 4

Bungee cords for tying colts.... they have lots of give, more than a bicycle inner tube. We had a little guy who refused to tie, would fling himself mightily and climb up the wall to get away. Didn't have an inner tube, but did have some bungee cords, so made a nice stout tie contraption using the bungee and a panic snap. Wrapped a towel around the end of a broom and proceeded to touch his bottom. He roared, flung himself on the ground, turned half my hair gray. And then was put right back up on his feet by the bungee. Cool! He did this a few times, I wish I'd had a camera on him cuz I was dying laughing he was so outraged, but he finally decided he'd had all the humiliation he could take and never gave another fight. Ever.
Vicks vapo Rub for geldings who think they're studs so they can't smell mares at shows. Ditto for studs who think they're studs so they can't smell mares at shows.
Duct tape makes great temporary horse shoes.

Answer 5

Listerine sprayed all over the horse for rain rot. I have never seen anything works as fast to get rid of rain rot including that pricey stuff you can buy.

Karo Syrup for any horse acting off or for giving medication. For some reason white Karo Syrup makes a horse want to eat even when they arent feeling well.

Cut the bottom off of a water bottle to make a foal rescue bottle. If a foal is born not breathing place the bottom (cut end smoothed with tape) over the nostrils blow gently into the drinking end. This is much more effective then using your mouth over the nostrils.

Childrens fleet enema's for foals straining to make manure

Yogurt to give with medicine to maintain good bacteria in the gut

Answer 6

Disposable diapers make great quick banadages for knees and hocks. A dry erase board to post dates for worming, shots, teeth floating, posting favorite saying of the week, emergency numbers, etc. A 6'2" husband to reach all of the really tall stuff and carry the really heavy stuff (best $50 I ever spent), A leaf blower that makes sweeping out the barn a 5 minute job and gets rid of twice the dirt. Will think of more later on I am sure

Answer 7

I have a remedy for a persistent cough. During my recent bout with Walking Pneumonia, everytime I would cough, I suffered a stabbing pain in my chest area. Though sheer desperation, I discovered that just before you feel like coughing, take a sip of water and suck on it. Move from side to side and as long as you have the water in your mouth you will not be able to cough. This saved me from alot of agony.

Answer 8

Lavender helps calm a horse, on your synthetic leather boots that have brown teeth marks or stratches on it color it with black sharpie, Victoria's Secert underwear cleaner works wonders on white horses and POAs.
Tips:
People steal ribbons on show sites sometimes so keep them with a responsible friend or lock them up, people will steal anything, erm....that is all I got!

Answer 9

Bread is a natural bandage, wet a peice of bread, and put it on a wound. It will suck all of the bacteria out and clean the wound.
Baby diapers make great bandages.

Answer 10

for gaming, there's a strap that clips to where the breastcollar and the buckle connect to the other side. it keeps the b.c. from sliding down on the shoulders, which inhibits movement. i have no idea what they're called.