After working at a dude ranch, a boarding barn, and now being a horse owner, I've come across some products that you may have in your home that can be used around the barn too. Turns out a few baby products are very useful in the horse world.
Product 1: Baby powder
Got a creaky saddle? Put baby powder under the skirt of your western saddle to eliminate that creaky noise. Its a very simple technique, all you have to do is apply liberally. This works for several months at a time. If the noise comes back, just reapply.
Product 2: Desitin
Desitin is used to eliminate diaper rash most commonly, but it has another use for pink nosed horses. Horses like Chief that have a pink nose often suffer from sunburn in the summer. Get a tube of Desitin and apply liberally to the nose. This product is packed with zinc so it soothes sores that occur from sunburn. And the zinc also acts as as sunscreen to product the skin from further damage. The smell isn't fun for the horse, but they get over it just like using any other product on them.
Product 3: Baby Oil
This one is one of my favorites. For those of us with gelding horses, sheath cleaning is a chore that we don't really like all that much. So to lengthen the time between sheath cleanings, when your horse is "hanging out" squirt some baby oil on his manly part. The oil lubricates the area and helps to keep it clean thereby lengthening the time between cleanings. I do this every couple of months or when I happen to notice Chief is hanging out. Every horse is different in the frequency of sheath cleanings. I've known some horse owners to clean once a month and others once a year. Chief usually avoids any problems with a cleaning twice a year with baby oil in between cleanings. Try it out and see what works for you.
Got any other products that we use in our daily lives that gets taken to the barn? Feel free to share.
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