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[Quigleyandme]

My good friend is not very organised and not one to plan to mitigate little issues. Her retired horses are kept remotely in a vast rented field. I was feeding/checking them for her yesterday and one had broken his fillet string. There was nothing to hand to repair/replace/cobble together so I had to go home to get a spare. I brought some lengths of baling twine back with me and left then in a prominent place. My friend and her husband feed me a lovely roast dinner every Sunday and I also join them for Christmas. I’ve an idea for a present for her. I’m going to buy a lidded bucket and fill it with useful things to be left at the field. What would you consider a useful addition to a head collar and rope, hoof pick, baling twine, scissors, saline, cotton wool pads, iodine or purple spray?

 

[Alibear]

A knife or scissors for if a horse, rug, and/or fence get tangled up. Can also be useful to trim the excess off baling twine repairs

 

[Fruitcake]

Maybe... Fly spray, Sudocreme (my go-to for everything!), mud brush, set of wire clippers, tick remover (we’ve had a few this year), some spare trigger clips for rugs.

 

[smolmaus]

Box of latex gloves and some human plasters might be nice. Thats what I'm always missing, as maybe the only person more injury prone than their horse.

Fruitcake got to sudocrem before me but that is a must!

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Tea-tree oil spray, I use it for all sorts, silver cream.

 

[tristar]

a smallish container for water to clean around the eyes as needed, in fly season, and some roll on fly repellant

spare lead rope in case of breakage

scrubbing brush to clean out drinking water tank

our sponsor brought a load of horse items back from hols as gift for horses, its come in handy

 

[Quigleyandme]

I’m adding a couple of laparotomy dressings, a roll of vet wrap and a 60ml syringe for squirting saline.

 

[dorsetladette]

duct tape

 

[Pmf27]

Sun cream for noses on a sunny day

 

[PurBee]

Pack of baby wipes, non-toxic, unscented -Lidl’s ones are great @ €1 per pack - useful to quickly wipe gunge/mud off horse or myself, my hands. Never realised i’d use them more from the hayshed, than in the house, but i do. Also use them for initial wiping a cut to inspect it, before applying cream etc. Theyre really useful as they stay moist in their plastic pack, especially in winter, not having to dunk hands in freezing cold water, use a baby wipe instead.

I tend to have a tub of aloe vera gel near the horses. Its another thing i will use first-off on almost any skin cut/abrasion etc after cleaning it. Its water based, soaks in fast, doesnt sting. I used it on sore heels from mud with great success, aswell as bug bites, cuts, rainscald, crusty skin etc - it normally get any minor wound healing well. It keeps forever, ive had my massive pot in the hayshed for a few yrs.

 

[millikins]

I wouldn't use a bucket, rather a lidded tool box from Wickes/B&Q etc. which has compartments.

 

[PurBee]

I wouldn't use a bucket, rather a lidded tool box from Wickes/B&Q etc. which has compartments.

Some of the generic tool boxes can let water in if out in the rain, as OH regularly gets reminded when he leaves his toolbox out, and ends up moaning about rusty tools! Rain gets in via the handle holes usually. So best to find one with a very good lid seal, and sealed handle mechanism.
I agree, the compartments of a toolbox are really useful for organising horse stuff. My buckets of stuff, get a bit scrambled after some use!

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Depends how big the container needs to be. We use the black storage trunks from Homebase. Totally waterproof and can get a lot in them including rugs. I use them at home too. There is provision to lock them too if wanted. Rollers fitted so easy to move.

 

[Baywonder]

A decent torch and batteries, some packs of hand warmers and a pair of gloves.

 

[Annagain]

Duct tape, WD40 and cable ties. You can fix ANYTHING with these three things.

I'm a big fan on Filtabac as well- it's an antiseptic, anti-bacterial cream that's great on little cuts and rubs and is also a total sun block so great for pink noses.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Wipes, rubber gloves, silver spray

 

[Blanche]

Wire cutters and/ or hammer and staples.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Human painkillers and a bottle of water, absolutely nothing worse (from a regular headache sufferer) than trying to get done with a banging head.
Wire cutters maybe?

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Some tubes of that medical glue stuff, for patching up cuts and scratches. Ceylox, I think it's called. Comes in little yellow tubes.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Duct tape, WD40 and cable ties. You can fix ANYTHING with these three things.

I'm a big fan on Filtabac as well- it's an antiseptic, anti-bacterial cream that's great on little cuts and rubs and is also a total sun block so great for pink noses.

If it moves and it shouldn't use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should use WD40.

I would add a bottle of dilute hibiscrub and some cotton wool. It's the most effective thing for a brand new wound.

 

[Regandal]

Never mind a bucket, you’re going to need a trunk……….???

 

[asmp]

I keep a sieve at the field to scoop stuff out of the water (leaves, bugs, etc)

ETA
and to scoop out the ice in winter.

 

[Quigleyandme]

Thanks everyone for all your ideas. PurBee you’re bob on about baby wipes. I bloody love them. I use them every day to apply a rather runny cream to my itchy horse’s ears, sheath and midline, to do an initial clean of the wounds he inflicts on his legs by chewing and to give eyes and nostrils a freshen up. strong, totally benign, inexpensive, biodegradable and brilliant.

 

[deicinmerlyn]

A head torch/band

 

[HashRouge]

Thanks everyone for all your ideas. PurBee you’re bob on about baby wipes. I bloody love them. I use them every day to apply a rather runny cream to my itchy horse’s ears, sheath and midline, to do an initial clean of the wounds he inflicts on his legs by chewing and to give eyes and nostrils a freshen up. strong, totally benign, inexpensive, biodegradable and brilliant.

They are mostly not biodegradable as far as I know, unless you're specifically buying eco friendly ones.

 

[Quigleyandme]

Yes I make certain I do.

 

[Dasher66]

Chocolate.

 

[Cob Life]

A plain bottle of water and an old hand towel, horses I loaned were in a field and the thing I used most was a plain bottle of water.

 

[Keith_Beef]

I keep a sieve at the field to scoop stuff out of the water (leaves, bugs, etc)

ETA
and to scoop out the ice in winter.

You already have hands for that.

 

[Cragrat]

You already have hands for that.

I hung a sieve near the water trough a couple of years ago - it is the BEST £2 I've spent I can quickly hoik out debris/insects etc in the summer, without having to chase them around the trough, and remove ie in the winter without getting wet sleeves ( hands dry quickly , sleeves don't)