North 40 Life Magazine | Page 25

CHECK OUT MORE DIY HORSE HACKS BY CLICKING HERE >> 5 6 7 8 DEWORMER TUBES DIAPERS LOOFA GLOVES Don’t throw out those used syringes. Give them a thorough washing and fill with apple sauce as a treat for your horse. Soon they’ll be eager and open their mouth willingly. No more battles with the dewormer! Have a stash of diapers on hand at the barn! Size fives work well for most horses. Diapers can be great bandages for wounds, they serve as wraps for hoof poultice or packing, and can be wet and frozen for icing weird horse leg areas, like fetlocks and knees. Use a loofa glove for deep cleaning tack. This is great for nubby reins that accumulate a lot of goo and the rough side of billets. Be careful if your tack is super smooth, you may scratch it. SPRAY-ON DETANGLER Use some detangler or shine product on your horse’s clean body before clipping. This helps the clippers slide through the hair and prevents some of the hair from landing all over you