Weirdly useful non horsey items

[pistolpete]

Human waterproof wound dressing emergency rug repair! Shower curtain to use under trying on new rugs. Car sponges as well sponges!

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

Kids detangle spray as a cheap everyday mane spray.

Garden wheelie buckets perfectly fit a tub trug in them so you can do waters easily without hurting your back.

Can you send a link to the garden wheelie bucket? Sounds like a great idea!

 

[Cadbury]

A small amount of hair conditioner mixed with water in an old spray bottle to use as mane and tail detangler.

I’ve been known to use a pantyliner inside my riding hat to stop the lining of the hat getting disgusting!

A plastic pan scrub for brushing off stubborn mud.

https://www.quillerpublishing.com/product/201-handy-hints-for-horse-persons
This is a fantastic book for those of us who like re-using old items or saving money!

 

[Carrottom]

Baby oil mixed about 1 to 3 parts water in spray bottle for tail. Used every few days helps to stop mud sticking and tangles.

 

[blitznbobs]

Has anyone said potties for pole work?

Wheelie bins for feed,

 

[rabatsa]

Filing cabinet in the feed room. Cat food in one drawer, supplements, treats ect in another, hoof boots and bandages ect in one and the first aid kit in the bottom one. Cat gets fed on top.

 

[scats]

Can you send a link to the garden wheelie bucket? Sounds like a great idea!

Theres different types available, I tend to buy mine from Homebase, but these are them.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/792...VPIBQBh1AKwQwEAQYAiABEgKMbPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[sunnyone]

Long handled human bath back brush on one side, massager on the other: great for grooming horse legs if they are a bit sensitive or inclined to kick.

 

[meleeka]

I’ve seen pics of hold up stockings used to keep feathers clear of hooves for the farrier.

We use Tubigrip for that but stocking sounds much more fun!

Everything is cable tied in my yard. OH is an auto electrician so where there’s a cable tie theres a way

I’ve just tidied my tack/feed room and have repurposed some plastic drawers from home. Two drawers fit on my plastic shelves perfectly. It’s much tidier now and everything has a place.

Human paddle brushes for horses manes and tails. Much cheaper and kinder than the horse version.

Electric shower from Wickes. It’s in the barn with the hose through the wall and makes me look very posh that I have hot water for feeds and legs. It cost £50.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Water butt's with taps to soak hay.

Washing up brush with long handle to scrub buckets and hooves.

Gardening gloves to do haynets and skip out with.

 

[cauda equina]

Pop socks under hoof boots to prevent rubs

 

[vickyb]

Long time since I had horses, but....old saucepans as feed scoops, and a laundry basket and a pair of marigolds for quick skipping out. Much easier to pick pieces of poo out of shavings by hand.

 

[ycbm]

Pram hooks for closing and hanging hay nets.

 

[lynz88]

Diapers or pads to use in a poultice or to soak up blood.

Sudacreme for just about everything (got some weird looks at Boots once when I asked for the large tub of this when I could only find the small ones and then subsequently asked for several....horse has mud fever )

Eyedrops- my horse gets weepy eyes at certain times of the year and human eyedrops helps significantly. I usually get the hycosan as I've found them brilliant for my eyes. Just don't tell anyone at the pharmacy it is for a horse if searching around.

 

[ycbm]

Magnesium sulphate paste for putting on the nappy to make a drawing poultice. You might need to tell the chemist you want it for a boil that a relative at home has got, they sometimes won't sell it to you for use on a horse.
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[Equi]

A large dog slicker brush for getting mud off way faster than any equine brush available. Caution when using on thinner skinned horses needed though.

 

[SantaVera]

cow chain round gates to fasten them if they dont have a spring pin.

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Cast iron gutter hangers are the best rug hangers I’ve ever found

Plastic gutters for me, lots lighter! Also cut ones to go over old stable doors with a weird metal layer to top, also useful for cribbers.

 

[cariadbach10]

Secondhand travel cot with four bricks in the bottom as a hay feeder/catches the waste from a haynet if placed underneath. £15 off marketplace.

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

Theres different types available, I tend to buy mine from Homebase, but these are them.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7922600?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ixilqlmmm&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157|acid:804-872-0397|cid:20330964438|agid:|tid:|crid:|nw:x|rnd:4421531639828768989|dvc:t|adp:|mt:|loc:1006523&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20330964438&utm_term=7922600&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=804-872-0397&GPDP=true&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD9II9nCDaYBierBqWivo_USHAWEM&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgOn624e5gwMVPIBQBh1AKwQwEAQYAiABEgKMbPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Do you use them actually for water or does the bucket fit inside?

 

[SilverLinings]

Do you use them actually for water or does the bucket fit inside?

You can do either. I use them with a trug inside as I find it easier to scrub the trug clean than the wheelie tub as the wheelie tub has a ledge in the bottom. A standard rubber water trug fits fine in the ones I use (I bought my wheelie tubs from the local garden centre and they were a lifechanger).

 

[scats]

Do you use them actually for water or does the bucket fit inside?

A standard sized trug fits inside perfectly to fill up as normal. Honestly, they are amazing. Most garden centres sell them, or occasionally places like Home Bargain or B and M.

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

A standard sized trug fits inside perfectly to fill up as normal. Honestly, they are amazing. Most garden centres sell them, or occasionally places like Home Bargain or B and M.

But how do you get it out when you get back to the stable? Do you have to lift it?

 

[paddy555]

human bath to soak hay, tap to fill it, plug to drain it and one handed sack truck to move the hay around on. Absolutely no haynets, they are a time consuming PITA.

 

[Surbie]

Do you use them actually for water or does the bucket fit inside?

Some of them now come with 4 holes pre-drilled in the bottom, so need a trug.

If you have a rough surface to drag it over regularly, it's worth filling the roller with cement/post-crete or something similar. I am on my 3rd, about to be 4th in 6 years, but it's always been the roller that fails.

They are otherwise brilliant.

 

[scats]

But how do you get it out when you get back to the stable? Do you have to lift it?

I just leave it in and park it in the corner of the stable.

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

I just leave it in and park it in the corner of the stable.

Good idea!

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Broom heads for bum scratchers, although apparently they are terrifying to cobs.