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Mrs Vlacq
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 Wales
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 Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 7:41:40 PM
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 To prevent Poo sticking to fillet string cut off a length of old hosepipe and thread fillet through, you then have a wipe clean fillet.
 Use thick denier tights as a tail bag, one pair of tights makes 2 bags.
 This is our very stable mounting block, 3 old milk crates cable tied together, a piece of thick ply as the platforms for each level, drilled and cable tied, plus an old pimple car mat cut in half make a great grip surface glued on.
 Free bridle hangers, Heinze sponge pudding tins, painted and fixed to back board by long screw, Name plates are baby milk tin plastic lids.
 A garden trowel is the best feed mixer tool.
 The ’bucket’ nosebag (feed must be damp or it will be inhaled). Take off the handle of bucket, use an old headcollar top strap and buckle: drill holes in bucket and thread boot laces through bucket and hot bored holes in headpiece - adjustable and when horse walks off it takes it’s bucket with it.
You must get them used to it by wearing a headcollar and holding them at first in case they throw their head up and frighten themselves. But once used to it can be a godsend if some need real feed and some are slimmers.
 For applying creams and ointments to wounds or sore patches a makeup blusher brush is soft and yielding you can apply without pressure so much less painful.
 The old fashioned grooming blade that forms a u shape, Sweat scraper type is a brilliant tool for getting hair off inside of most types of rugs.
 I’m sure we all use cable ties to fasten the crossovers of NZ to stop them coming undone.
Add your useful tips...
 This is a challenge, can anyone think of a good useful or arty way to use last seasons rosettes?
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Jilly
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 7:52:05 PM
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OOOO my fave kind of thing, I just love money saving ideas
I used to pin all my rossettes onto a cork notice board with a foto of the horse in the centre. |
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Jilly
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 7:54:27 PM
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| OH brings me large barrels from work on request, last year he drilled holes in the bottom and fixed them into the corner of the stables, ideal for filling with loadsa hay, no waste and no damn hay nets to get caught up in. |
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sunny
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 8:03:51 PM
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- I use human paddle hairbrush on mane and tail - (from £ shop)
- Buy Soya oil for Tesco's (89p per litre)
- Not sure what they are called, but they are a sponge with a scouring pad with a handle that you can put water and washing up liquid in, they are used for washing up. Anyhow can get them at Tescos - I use them for cleaning dirty hoofs - very good.
Not recycling - but cheap tips that work for me.
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sunny
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 8:07:53 PM
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| Hi Jilly - I use a similar thing for hay - they are called dolav's Big square plastic containers I have one in the field shelter, they take a bale and a half of hay, no waste or mess, hardly use haynets since having them. You can get them at farm sales/ farmers. |
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crinks
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 8:23:06 PM
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We have a 'made on the cheap' rug rack.................... copper piping cut so that you have an 'arm' affix with clips to a lenth of wood and screwed to wall arms swing free and you can have as many as you like.
we have scouring sponge on a handle for washing feet and one near the tap for washing muddy boots off as well or a small nail brush works
Rosettes.......... well a fter a couple of seasons are over we put them in boxes in the attic so that we can look back on them with happy memories of past shows...................... that sounds soooooooooo sad!
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trinity
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 9:31:16 PM
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| I like this thread. Love the idea of piping on fillet strings. Great idea. |
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NUTTER
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 10:23:43 PM
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[right]Originally posted by Mrs Vlacq
To prevent Poo sticking to fillet string cut off a length of old hosepipe and thread fillet through, you then have a wipe clean fillet.
This is our very stable mounting block, 3 old milk crates cable tied together, a piece of thick ply as the platforms for each level, drilled and cable tied, plus an old pimple car mat cut in half make a great grip surface glued on.
Ooooooow mrs vlaq thankyou 2 items desperatly needing to sort.. As from tomorrow no more messy poo fingers for mwa!!
This weekend have pic for husband to copy thankyou your a star!!
My saddle racks are metal stands you put the tressal table tops on or can lay ladder over and across..
Bought from lydl sale approx 2 years ago for £2.99 each.. each one holds 2 saddles .. |
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Christine Pollard
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Posted - 14 Oct 2008 : 10:58:35 PM
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| We used to always make are own lead ropes and haynets out of baler twine. Not a bad job in winter sat next to the aga in the tack room |
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NatH
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 09:42:49 AM
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Well I can't think of any 'makedo' recycling tips
I do think that the 'poo sticking to the fillet string' prevention idea is FAB, I might nick that one |
Natalie
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Dot
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 09:51:12 AM
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My rug racks are made from the core of a role of silage wrap hung from ceiling by bailer twine. Talk to any farmer they will be more then glad to give them to you as they have to pay to dispose of them.
Also being round and smooth when you go to remove the rug they role facilitating rug removal.
Mrs Valaq: Where did you get the milk crates? |
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Mrs Vlacq
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 10:38:27 AM
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Yes, have used we use silage wrap middles as rug holders,also as a whip holder on the school fence, hung by cable ties you can slip whips in, even a lunge whip, also means you can grab one without getting off.Made baler string haynets for years, means you can make hole size to suit your hay, haylage texture. Also made a twine mesh for a home made hay rack by drilling holes in wood for starter placings. Much better than rails.
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Mrs Vlacq
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 10:42:35 AM
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Our local deliver guy gave them to us, all had a little damage to the plastic of the middle gaps but structurally sound outers. Thats the most important requirement.
Have one lemonade crate, which would with some others would make a slightly taller block. |
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CINDERS
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 11:16:37 AM
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We are trying wood pellets intended as fuel as bedding, much cheaper per load than the horse stuff
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rosyw
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 12:21:10 PM
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The large plastic squash bottles that have side shaped for handles can be cut to shape to make excellent feed scoops years ago I was given a few 45 gallon drums, complete with lids that had been used for orange juice concentrate, they are fab as vermin proof feed bins, also have some of the plastic variety, about the same size, and cut in half they are just the right size for soaking haynets I've also used the insides of carpet rolls for rug racks |
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Goldenmane
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 12:35:40 PM
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| I walk round field with my old radio set on medium or long wave to check my electric fence is working, it picks up the signal. Would be a good tip to use my finger but I can't bear it! |
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PhoenixBoysOtherMummy
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 1:25:27 PM
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I know somebody who brimngs home the shreded paper from work to use as beddign for her horses.
I have done a SORN declaration for my lorry so this winter i'll save £ on tax, fuel and entry fees! |
  
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rosyw
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 1:51:48 PM
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| OH! forgot that one! we have a big shredder in the office and I also use the paper from this as bedding sometimes when I don't need it we give it to our grand daughter for her rabbit |
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Mrs Vlacq
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Wales
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 1:56:51 PM
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The bases from large dead road cones make good anchors for feed and water buckets, as do smaller tyres.
To make good quarter marking squares within squares use a nail brush and then a small piece of plastic comb to do the inner one. |
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nikki
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razgold
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arabic
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 4:43:21 PM
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Struggling to think of something and Goldenmane inspired me. To test an electric fence is working, pick a long blade of dry grass hold one end and place the tip on the tape, gradually push the grass forward so your hand gets closer to the tape, if it's working your will feel a v slight vibration. The closer you get, the weaker the charge.
Not really recycling but Im still thinking about that! |
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Judith S
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 7:19:02 PM
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BRILL tips!!! Just love the golf bag one.....OH used to play lots (we even had our own golf course way back when we had a caravan park in Herefordshire - I used to play ) - but he hasn't picked up a club for several years.......I wonder if............
No perhaps not!
Trying to think of makedo tips.......ATM the only one I can think of is a use for redundant large Cool Boxes...........perfect to soak sugar beet in in the winter as the insulation in the box stops the beet from freezing! |
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Mrs Vlacq
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 7:23:48 PM
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Judith - SNAP! we have a cool box for beet too, inside is now stained reddy/purple from years of beet abuse
We also re-cover the CC quilted style numnahs once they get frayed and turn them into fleecey numnahs with fabric from cheapy-mill. That way you know they are a good shape, easier than starting from scratch |
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s.jade
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Posted - 15 Oct 2008 : 8:13:31 PM
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I always get zapped with the greass-electric fence thingy
Cut all buckles and straps off old, dead rugs - when you take your rugs to be repaired, provide your own buckles and straps - makes it much cheaper. |
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