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might have been posted before, but:
Who here uses old ''stuff'' like;
Canvas New Zealand rugs
Old saddles
Jute rugs and rollers
Anti cast rollers
metal water buckets
under blankets
travel bandages (as opposed to boots)
Feed bran mash
''Thatch'' a horse after hunting ? (anyone not know what this means?)

Use drop nosebands (is this old or just out of fashion?)
Standing martingales?
Anyone not use a numnah?

Anyone have anything pre 1985?

just curious, - is old better than new in any case? or would you rather be seen dead!? lol

Personally, I like lots of 'old ways' - they worked and the horses were happy, but I have got to keep up with some of the modern 'dos' and 'don'ts'!!! lol - and yes - I have a trunk load of pre 1985 things, its like a treasure trove, but not sure what to do with many things now!!
 
my 2 get bran mashes my mum says its good for them to get it to clean out their system and they get them on their day off
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and we have a drop on the pony
 
i use a drop nose band and swear by it my little mare gose so much better in it!! i would always thatch my horse after hunting if she was warm when i got in i do all this and i am only just pre 1985 myself!! (25)
 
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i use a drop nose band and swear by it my little mare gose so much better in it!!

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Iam the same, but I don't think its the most popular thing out there??
 
actually on looking at your list I dont think its a case of "better" rather than more convenient. So I know how to thatch and used to, but as I dont have my horse on straw - then a fleece/thermatex works better for me. Standing martingale - have one (and not old) for a previous horse with a nasty habit of hitting me in the face from time to time. When I evented, I always bandaged over paper and cold ice before booting up on the way home. Still use my elderly anti cast roller from time to time! Only definate no would be a bran mash now - I am not a fan of suddenly changing the horses diet for 1 day only, unless there was a real veterinary reason to do so.
 
Thatching is quite difficult with rubber mats and paper!
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I still have a couple of NZ rugs but tbh they should be binned as i wont use them now. They are too heavy when wet and rub. I dont use a drop noseband as dont need one, although i think i may still have one somewhere. Not against them at all but just dont need one at the moment.

I have some old corner buckets which i still use and also headcollars which are donkeys years old. I have also kept an old saddle for breaking. I have sold quite a few saddles in the last few years as tbh they go out of fashion so quickly it is not worth hanging on to them.

I do have a couple of jute rugs as a standby.

I use travel boots rather than bandages but would not dismiss bandages for some horses. But would be unlikely to use gamgee underneath! I would use the foam stuff but cant think what it is called!)

TBH technology has moved on and I will take advantage of it if it makes life easier!
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i am still using a grackle which i bought second hand for a pound nearly 25 years ago! been restitched and buckled, and still using things that i labelled for pc camp donkeys years ago! my best (but getting tatty and does not like the rain) is a stubben seigfried must now be over 25 years but so comfey and drops on most horses. (and yes before anyone shoots me down i am very fussy about saddle fit!!!) i was brought up on a budget and made to look after things!
 
Lol ofcourseyoucan I have an ancient saddle that's my favourite too. I bought it 2nd hand about 20 years ago and curiously its seems to fit most horses too (I always get the saddle fitter and he ends up saying that 'with a little bit of flocking it will fit fine'
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I think modern rugs are brilliant so chucked away my oldies years ago, ditto modern whicking coolers are so good.

I don't like modern shaped travel boots (had a horse go off the deep end when you put them on and plenty of other horses who really don't like them). I use some tall non-shaped 'leg wraps' which do the job just as well, though where I got them I haven't a clue and they must be 20+ years old too!
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i had an ancient saddle, but sold it as it was taking up room in the house that i needed.
I have a drop that i use on my big mare, also use a standing martingale on her when needs be.
i dont use travel boots but bandages instead - i also use bandages for hacking/exercising.

thatching - wow havent seen that done for years. the rugs on the market nowadays that i honestly believe this is a thing of the past? happy to stand corrected.
 
I use travel bandages - cannnot stand boots they always seem to slip down.

I always feed a hot bran mash - every sunday night during winter something i've done for 20 odd years.

I chucked my last canvas NZ rug last year but still have a couple of surcingles hanging about.
 
I have a pair of leather (lined with felt) knee boots. Also still have a jute roller. I still thatch when necessary - have retained a few bales of straw 'just in case'.
 
I've still got all that old stuff in my attic, apart from the New Zealands and Jute stable rugs which were thrown away a long time ago, but I still call my turnout rugs New Zealands!
 
Apart from the DR saddle which is 2yrs old my three other saddles are pre-1985 easily, they are all at least 30yrs old now, and as 'ofcourseyoucan' said they are so well made, that with the use of a slightly thicker/thinner saddle pad, will fit any horse and often only need 'a piece of cotton to protect them from the sweat'. And saddlers are always commenting on 'what a nice, well made saddle this is' when ever we get them 'fitted'.
Other tack includes a pony harness that was 2nd hand in the '70's and bridles that are consideraby older than me.

Still have and use a surcingle and under rug. But use a modern turn out rug as had to buy a new one to fit the horse.
Apart from that we still feed bran mashes after a hard day in winter. Prefer straight grain to processed 'cubes'. Believe in road work to strengthen a horses legs and that most horses can be ridden perfectly well in a snaffle or double if they are 'strong'. We own a drop, but just use a plain cavesson noseband.
Walking a horse till cold then brushing down rather than hosing and rugging a hot, wet horse and strapping!

I will agree that some of the 'new' things are more convenient ie traveling boots instead of bandages. But we have our reasons for sticking with some of the 'old ways'.
 
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might have been posted before, but:
Who here uses old ''stuff'' like;
Canvas New Zealand rugs
Old saddles
Jute rugs and rollers
Anti cast rollers
metal water buckets
under blankets
travel bandages (as opposed to boots)
Feed bran mash
''Thatch'' a horse after hunting ? (anyone not know what this means?)

Use drop nosebands (is this old or just out of fashion?)
Standing martingales?
Anyone not use a numnah?

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I've owned a horse for about 5 years now, and although I remember a lot of this stuff from my youth when I loaned a highlandX, it is not something I would have gone out of my way to find.
However, I do use a drop noseband, because it stops Star from crossing her jaw, and she goes better in it than a flash.
I use bandages to travel out, because I can leave them on to lunge at a show and keep her legs clean, but do use boots for coming home.
I've just bought my first numnah to keep my saddle clean - havn't used one for the last 3 years.

A lot of that kit is relevant today, but a lot has also been superceded by more modern ways of thinking, eg - thatching a horse, has probably been replaced my wicking coolers and fleeces. A lot of rollers have been replaced by Crossed belly straps. Although I think anti cast rollers are still very valid.
 
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