With your disability are there any products that make riding, grooming, barn chores and general farm life easier for you? Are there any realistic products (ie. not Jetson’s style stuff) that you wish places would manufacture and sell that could make horse time easier and/or more comfortable for you?
My current life savers at the barn and for riding are:
-pull on fullseat breeches (fastening things can be tough for me)
-Nunn Finer rubber keepers…they are inexpensive and wonderful especially for flash straps!
-the dressage whip Smart Pak sells with a gel handle…it seems to conform to my hand and is lightweight, well balanced and easy to carry.
-Mountain Horse dressage boots…the zipper is easy to pull and has a big “puller”. Even though they are a little wide for me, I cannot wear the typical snug boots because of my nerves. The footbed is sooo comfy that I can wear them all day.
-Herm Sprenger stirrups with the offset eye. They put my stirrups in the same place I would have put them if I had MDC stirrups, but they are about $100 less.
-The ergonomic pitchfork I bought at my local grain store. It has a cushy, rubbery foamish grip and a lightweight, curved aluminum handle.
-Vera Bradley belts. I know this sounds stupid, but they are easy to fasten AND dress up my riding outfit quite nicely for special occassions or if the waist on my breeches is too big. The added bonus is the belts are often on clearance for $5 on the VB website!!!
-Kitchen Aid scissors for opening bales of hay, bags, etc. They stay sharp and can often be purchased inexpensively at TJ Maxx.
My wish list:
-A bra that easily goes on and easily comes off and to top it all off, wicks sweat away!
-Gloves that come in pairs with a different size for each hand
-Hose on/off switches that last more that one season!