Little rasp things. I think they were called rider’s rasps? Absolute garbage.
Smartpak brand supplements.
Every saddle pad that isn’t LeMieux.
my ex husband
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If anyone here has actually used them without their horse swallowing them immediately, please let us know. I can’t imagine my own guy thinking, “Oh, fun! I’m gonna chew these, maybe blow a few bubbles!”
Sorry to burst your uh, bubble - but these do actually work for some horses 
I didn’t really want to believe it either, but I’ve seen Gumbits make a huge difference in teeth grinding in some cases. Chewing gum no, but I think they leave a waxy coating on the teeth that some horses seem to like.
Recently I had a young horse that was a grinder, vetted head to toe. When given a small handful of Gumbits prior to the ride, little to no grinding. A container would last about 6 weeks, and eventually the horse didn’t need them anymore. They don’t work for every horse, but for some they do.
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Wait. YOU ARE SAYING THEY ARE SOCKS FOR SOCKS?!?!
My mind is blown. Why? Why did we need these?
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Yeah those sucked. Also they were just flavored wax essentially. You can make them yourself if needed
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Try mini DONKEY halters. Impossible. Their heads are just different enough shaped that mini halters don’t fit right. The throat latch is just a titch too tight.
Oh I see I got one and think they do an okay job, but I honestly couldn’t tell you where it was? In my tack room somewhere. When I find it and use it, it smooths edges. It doesn’t replace a farrier by any means and it is not as good as a rasp-rasp, but the rider’s rasp is easy to hold and I don’t accidentally rasp the skin off my knuckles 
Girl. Preach. My second exh. Nice guy but what a mooch. He loved being a sugar baby - in the divorce I was so done and wanted to be a decent human that I let him keep all the guns I had bought him (three? four? none cheap!) and then he turned around and sold most of them, including the M1 Garand which I would have very much liked to have had and probably would have bought it from him if he had offered. Such a waste. Nice guy, now we chat and he tells about spending all his own money 
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Probably in the land-before-zippers. I used to do something similar with knee high nylons for my old field boots. Getting them off was… a “treat”.
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I have found that cheap saddle pads are a waste of money. Many aren’t contoured or keep their shape. Now that I own a single Le Mieux pad it’s all I’ll use.
Second this. Only Le Mieux pads now and the old pads are cat beds.
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Oh, this is huge. Thank you!
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1/4 cup oxine to 1 oz of an acid of your choice. I use citric acid, which you can get in the baking isle. Add some water afterwards.
Don’t breathe it in 
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So, I like Dublin river boots – the horse-po’ person’s Dubarry knockoff. I’ve worn them for almost two decades… pretty much as soon as they came on the market I had a pair, because I worked at Dover at the time when they first dropped.
They’re so versatile. I can wear them to work, to ride, to do chores, to run to the store, walk XC in them, and my absolute favorite – mow the lawn and weedwhack in them. So, if you haven’t gotten the impression yet that they’re on my feet 24/7 unless I’m sleeping, now’s your final clue.
But every %$#$^ pair always had the same thing happen – the lining would come undone around the heel at about a year in, and then it would be impossible to get foot out of the boot. In the process of trying to pull the boot off with a boot jack or another source, I’d also eventually wear the outside of the heel down to the point the lower waterproof section would separate from the upper.
Frustrating because they were the only boots that would actually stand up to abuse on the outside, but the lining made it impossible to use them once it went. I’ve had a few cobbled over the years but it always happens again.
Took me about four pairs before I realized that if I used those slim socks over my regular socks, that it was like virtual foot grease…
Just so happened around that time I got a new pair… that has knock on wood, not had that lining issue yet. So for $20, I’m sold. I keep two pairs down at the horses. If you wear them over socks (as you should) they don’t get too dirty or sweaty, I usually handwash them in the tack cleaning bucket every other ride and hang to dry.
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OMG I thought I was the only person with that issue with those boots.
I actually cut out the liners when they go. Gives me another year or two of wear, but does make the boot size go up
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Probably a decade ago now, but a Vespucci bridle. I splurged when I started doing rated jumpers with my mare. Something like $400-500 for bridle and reins. The leather was so soft that within about a year it had stretched so far it no longer fit and the noseband broke.
Ever since I’ve bought nothing but the cheap bridles from Dover ($50-60 including reins). Leather snobs may turn up their noses at the cheap leather, but all of them are still going strong, I can have multiple bridles for each horse for flat/jumping/showing and I regularly get compliments on how nice they look. 
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I hate saying the name out loud - “Da Brim” works for me. It goes all away around the helmet. I have the one with the super wide brim. If it is windy or you are doing more than a walk, you have to make sure your helmet is on tight - the wind will catch the flaps.
I am enjoying this thread.
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Many many halters/bridles for my RMH until I found a biothane maker who custom sizes for free. My RMH has a short wide head with a massive jowl.
Lots of money down the drain on his head ware.
Tons of fancy leather conditioners and I always go back to Stubbens.
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I miss the Mid Rivers 
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They finally brought them back!! They were gone for a while, I even msged their social media acct a couple years ago! Hurray!!!.. Only I had to replace a barely year old helmet last week sooo, gotta wait to buy.
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I’ll add a BOT lower back brace made specifically for riding. While it was shaped lower in front, so it fit under my ribs when I was in the saddle, it was utterly useless for back support. Plus, it stretched out so much in about 8-10 rides that I couldn’t make it snug enough to be anything more than a cumberbund.
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