8 EASY DO-IT-YOURSELF
LIFE HACKING
HORSE HACKS
Life hacking refers to any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty
method that increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks
of life. It is anything that solves an everyday problem in an
inspired, ingenious manner.
1
CRUSH PILLS &
MAKE PASTE
When you need to crush
pills and make a paste for
you horse, try this instead
of mixing a paste in a cup
and then trying to spoon
it into a syringe. Put all of
the pills into your dosing
syringe, then suction some
water into the syringe.
Shake and wait for your
pills to dissolve in the
syringe. No mess to clean,
and all of the medication is
ready to go!
2
3
MONITOR TRAILER OLD CREW SOCKS
TEMPERATURE
Get an inexpensive
indoor/outdoor
thermometer to keep tabs
on the temperature inside
your trailer (without
pulling over every 10
minutes). Put the outdoor
portion in the trailer and
keep the reader inside
the cab of the truck.
Great for piece of mind
while traveling, especially
during extreme weather.
Use a pair of socks with
the toes cut open as
lower leg protection for
your horse. This can help
keep bandages in place,
keep the bugs away, or
keep legs white before
a show.
4
JUGS IN THE
WATER TROUGH
Freeze gallon jugs of
water to help keep
your trough cool in the
summer. Alternatively
you can use hot water
to help prevent freezing
in the winter. Horses
seem to love playing
with them too.