What practical product do you wish someone would market?

[Cherry]

I would like to see someone come up with covers for muck buckets, et al, so they could be used for storage. I've been using heavy duty garbage bags on top with binder twine tied around my manure tubs to keep the odor and flies down until I can haul the stuff to the manure pile--it helps a lot btw--nary a fly!!! If I wasn't so lazy I'd make some myself, but who has any spare time--not I. :yes:

Evalee Hunter suggested using a spare tire cover but those things cost twice as much as my cheapo muck tub and it would cost me a small fortune to outfit six of them (at least $80.)! :eek: Not to mention that the covers are made of vinyl and would be around probably long after I'm dead--heck, I'd have to leave them to someone in my will.... :lol:

What do you wish someone would market????

[trapear]

I fell off last night. He zigged - I zagged.....

[philosoraptor]

a machine I can tow with my tractor that picks up manure out in the pasture.

a better lead rope that doesn't fall apart or have a cheapo clasp

[yaya]

Here you go, May S!

http://www.alpacanation.com/alpaca-products/03_viewproduct_store.asp?name=102423

[Tom King]

MayS, http://www.hbarber.com/LitterCollection/LitterPicker/HowItWorks.aspx

[dawglover]

Wow. I like that litter picker, wonder how it would work with poo piles? And I'm afraid to even guess at cost. Maybe I'll give 'em a call just out of curiosity.;)

[Robin@DHH]

I wish Rubbermaid (or someone) would make a stock tank that was double walled
with space between the inner and outer walls for insulation. We have to heat our
tanks all winter and the cost is high enough that we have to insulate between the
tank and a larger junker tank that we put around the in use tank so we can put
insulation between. Would look better and probably last longer if we could simply
buy a tank made with double walls.

[dawglover]

We built a wooden box bigger than the stock tank and lined it with styrofoam. It keeps the water from freezing unless it gets down in the teens. Its PITA to clean the tank by myself, tho.
I too wish they would come up with something self insulated.

[Chief2]

I agree with the Rubbermaid tank idea. That would be fabulous!

[philosoraptor]

MayS, http://www.hbarber.com/LitterCollection/LitterPicker/HowItWorks.aspx

I like that one! I wouldn't have to keep stopping the tractor to get the poo. I emailed them asking for suggested retail pricing. :D

[Tom King]

Let us know. I was afraid to ask.

[BarbB]

a little tiny person I could store in my tack trunk, take out when I need help lifting and carrying....it would inflate, work, deflate and jump back in my tack trunk. :D

Portable tack/equipment/clothes storage...for shows etc...designed for function rather than looks and that didn't cost more than the horse.

[Alpha Mare]

I want the horse clothing companies to start using the 'Buzz Off' materials, suitably reinforced for horses, for fly masks and at least the edges of fly sheets. If you haven't seen it, there are shirts with permethrin (the Buzz Off fabric) in them that repel bugs for people.

[IfWishesWereHorses]

a machine I can tow with my tractor that picks up manure out in the pasture.


We have these in NZ!!! They are called Tow'n'Collect and are gaining popularity. I think they are about $3000US to buy.

[IfWishesWereHorses]

I want the horse clothing companies to start using the 'Buzz Off' materials, suitably reinforced for horses, for fly masks and at least the edges of fly sheets. If you haven't seen it, there are shirts with permethrin (the Buzz Off fabric) in them that repel bugs for people.

Are you serious? You have anti bug shirts?! So are they disposable or can you re-use them? Does washing them decrease effectiveness? Are they expensive? Wow. I want some.

[Tom King]

if wishes were horses, Cool

http://www.metalform.co.nz/farmequipment/product.php?i=7

Check out the video at the bottom of the page. I want one.

[OakesBrae]

I wish someone would invent an extra arm. For the same reason as the little gnome.

Or perhaps some sort of bucket cover (retractable) that prevents the sloshing of water any place you have to carry water to. I hate that - I get there and not only is about a third of the water gone, but also it's in my SHOES.

[FortheFunofitFarm]

OakesBrae - would this work for you? Nothing like wet shoes...

http://www.sportack.com/cms/index.cfm?ParentItemIDList=94789%2C96913%2C96339%2 C96341&ItemID=96489

[Renn/aissance]

Indestructible horse clothing that still looks good. I'm talking to YOU, fly sheets.

Fly spray that works.

[Cashela]

I don't have anything, but I would love to be able to market something to make some extra cash to pay off debt...

[equusrocks]

Poop powered cars/trucks. That way I could afford to buy that truck I want...which I only need because I borrow Dads waaayyy to much just to get hay. Or then I could justify using dads on the principle that I would be picking up fuel-in-the-making, or in "raw form". :)

[catknsn]

I want some kind of product that keeps wraps from tanging together in the wash. You know, No More Tangles but for leg wraps. Something that would just make them slither past other wraps without feeling the need to merge into one pretzellized mess.

and then I want a money counterfeiting press. :D

[SpazabianLitRB]

All for the poop powered vehicle. Then I could justify going to the barn when I have other stuff to do!

A self-cleaning stall, complete with complimentary self-cleaning feed and water buckets.

I also wish someone would invent a horse that stays clean (clean by human standards, not their own!)

And, I wish someone would invent a saddle that fit Lit!

[Staish14]

I want some kind of product that keeps wraps from tanging together in the wash. You know, No More Tangles but for leg wraps. Something that would just make them slither past other wraps without feeling the need to merge into one pretzellized mess.

and then I want a money counterfeiting press. :D

All you have to do is stick them in a mesh laundry bag:) It keeps them from getting tossed around so much and tangling with eachother. One like this, but obviously smaller: http://www.lnt.com/sm-the-bag-company-mesh-laundry-bag-24-x-36-white--pi-1362033.html. They have them at Wal-Mart, etc.

[Lambie Boat]

I've been having to do a serious leg wrap on a crazy horse every 3 days. It uses $15 worth of products and takes up to half and hour to complete. I wish someone would invent a half-leg wrap, complete with proper medicine attached, that I could just whip on in one movement. I owned a velcro closing quilt wrap,but it's fairly useless. I mean something tight that would stay on for a week at a time.

[texang73]

Not to hijack the thread, but...

I have a pair of pants and a long sleeve shirt from Buzz Off, and yes they work. They can handle about 30 - 35 washings before losing effectiveness (but they still are great outdoor clothing, so I'd still wear it). I LOVE mine.

http://www.buzzoff.com

I would love something like this for horse masks.

[katarine]

A DECENT hay bag. I spent 20 bucks EACH on some nice LOOKING ones...First time out, horse tore a corner loose. Ok, he's hard on them...but second time out, in less than 3 hours, one of the two top straps tore completely off the top. and they weren't even tearing into their boring old grass hay- just happily munching.Come ON already. The 9 dollar ones I had were crappy but lasted about 2 years. I've lost the receipt so I am going to call the Tack Shop and ask what to do. You can look at them and see how knew they are, LoL- still black and purty and not gnawed on..

So - a tough, decent, hay bag. That's all.

[Phaxxton]

I want some kind of product that keeps wraps from tanging together in the wash. You know, No More Tangles but for leg wraps. Something that would just make them slither past other wraps without feeling the need to merge into one pretzellized mess.


Put them in a mesh garment bag when you wash them. :)



Edited to add - Opps! I see someone already responded with the same answer.... Sorry, I should read all the replies before responding... ;)

[i_heart_onyx]

I would lovee for someone to invent a bridle rack that actually holds your bridles, martingales, whatever while your cleaning them. I'll be almost finished conditioning my martingale...&...it falls, getting dirty all over. My friend & I joke all the time that we're going to make one. It drives me crazy!

[Percheron X]

I would lovee for someone to invent a bridle rack that actually holds your bridles, martingales, whatever while your cleaning them. I'll be almost finished conditioning my martingale...&...it falls, getting dirty all over. My friend & I joke all the time that we're going to make one. It drives me crazy!

I want a bridle rack that cleans them for me. :D

Tack hooks work well. :)

Tack Hook (http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_X1-2709_A_Four-Prong+Chrome+Metal+Tack+Hook_E_)

[annikak]

if wishes were horses, Cool

http://www.metalform.co.nz/farmequipment/product.php?i=7

Check out the video at the bottom of the page. I want one.

oh lord....that is some amazing maching- I want one- BAD! Crickets, its expensive- but maybe I could cut out PT...hmmmm

[Holly Jeanne]

A bush hog that I can pull with my truck. Wouldn't be a good idea on the two steep hills I have but would be great for two of the pastures. Can't afford a tractor and am currently at the mercy of my neighbor. A portable (and affordable) electronic post hole digger. Then, I'd like to clone myself so I can be removing wallpaper and painting the house and still be able to ride and do yard work. :winkgrin:

[catknsn]

All you have to do is stick them in a mesh laundry bag:) It keeps them from getting tossed around so much and tangling with eachother. One like this, but obviously smaller: http://www.lnt.com/sm-the-bag-company-mesh-laundry-bag-24-x-36-white--pi-1362033.html. They have them at Wal-Mart, etc.

Thanks - I'll try that!

[Candle]

A saddle like Wintec and Bates, but where the whole gullet channel changed sizes, or the whole tree was removable and replaceable instead of just the front gullet plate thing. I wish someone would invent a diagnostic tool that I could just plug into the horse like they do at the auto shop, and it would tell me what's wrong and I could then fix it.

[hundredacres]

Poop powered cars/trucks. That way I could afford to buy that truck I want...which I only need because I borrow Dads waaayyy to much just to get hay. Or then I could justify using dads on the principle that I would be picking up fuel-in-the-making, or in "raw form". :)

Thanks for the laugh...that really cracked me up and I needed that today!

[YankeeTurnedHillbilly]

If I could figure out a plan, I would make millions inventing the first ever hoof oil can that doesn't get all nasty and gross!!!!!! ;)

[JumpingPaints]

1. A lyme disease vaccination for horses
2. A cure for chronic lyme disease

[BeastieSlave]

I wish someone would invent a diagnostic tool that I could just plug into the horse like they do at the auto shop, and it would tell me what's wrong and I could then fix it.

:lol: That would be even better than having the beastie tell us what was wrong - what do they know anyway :lol:

[skyyak]

Ok, so out of curiosity I e-mailed the buzz off people to see if they had any plans to make horsie stuff, and here's what they said:

"BUZZ OFF Insect Shield achieved EPA registration for insect-repellent apparel in July 2003. Last year (’05) BUZZ OFF achieved EPA approval for BUZZ OFF “gear,” which includes horse products. We are talking to a couple of companies that want to offer BUZZ OFF gear for horses, so there will probably be some items on the market within the next year or so.

Ariat plans to start offering a few styles of BUZZ OFF riding apparel (for humans) later this year.

We’ve had a lot of inquiries from equestrians, and we are working on getting some products out there."

Yipee!

[WiccaCXgr]

I fell off last night. He zigged - I zagged.....

Kerrits Sit tight breeches... full seat. WARNING not to be used if you plan on jumping. You are glued to saddle in almost every sence of the word.

[Duramax]

Mesh chaps. The idea being you could wear shorts and then put the mesh chaps over so your legs wouldn't get rubbed. Ariat already has some of the Airmesh 1/2 chaps, so maybe my idea isn't that crazy.

[fourmares]

Holly Jeane - I think they already make those... looks like a bush hog, but has a motor on top... come to think of it it might need a three point hitch... I think I saw it at Tractor Supply...

here's one for sale... http://www.mabank.net/weed-slinger-bush-hog.html

[Plumcreek]

I love the old Sarvis curry combs that have a hose attachment for washing horses, but they are too stiff and sharp for sensitive skinned horses. I wish some of the soft curry comb makers would come out with a model with hose attachment. Most effective way to get all the dirt out down to the skin. I am going to try the wand, but not the same idea.

[myhorsefaith]

a pop-up cover for an arena...like the pop-up tents...pull it out of the bag...and POOF instant cover :lol:

ok...maybe not so practical...but still, i want one!

i reaaallly want someone to invent a cheap & safe covered arena option.

-Ally

[A. P.]

tools that come when they're called!

[SackoTaters]

"Crud Buster" some kind of feed through or spray to use so I never had to clean a sheath again.

[carosello]

Regumate paste.

[TheOrangeOne]

How about leg wraps that remotely resemble a horse's leg. Contoured to fit. I worked for quite a while figuring out how to dart and sew one and got absolutely nowhere. Imagine-In sheepskin (better ventilation and more even pressure distribution)and you would stick a quilted cotton one on top to keep clean....er.

[Mtn trails]

I like that one! I wouldn't have to keep stopping the tractor to get the poo. I emailed them asking for suggested retail pricing. :D

At the bottom of the ad it said the suggested retail was $4,090 :eek: Think I'll keep picking up poo for a while.

[Lieslot]

I can't wait till someone invents some type hoist for hanging up 100 pounds heavy soaked haynets :D .
My back would be so gratefull for that. ;)

[jetsmom]

Plumcreek- Try a net bath scrungie (made for people) found at Walgreens, grocery stores, walmart. They hold alot more water/soap and scrub deep down to the skin. Plus they are great on legs, since they aren't stiff/inflexible like curries. My horse loves his.

Cherry- Ck Home Base/Home Depot/Walmart for Gas Grill covers. They are waterproof, cheap, and have a drawstring type closure or elastic closure that you could tighten around the top of the muck bucket.

[bugsynskeeter]

Tan through riding pants and jeans...so my legs wouldn't be pasty white during the summer, while my arms are dark.

[Dinahmare]

I want a huge pool type cover for my arena just to keep it dry when it pours. And a button to push to retract it. And while I'm on the subject how about some deep hydronic type heat tubes laced underneath to keep it from freezing in the winter.

[Xanthoria]

I would like to see someone come up with covers for muck buckets, et al, so they could be used for storage. I've been using heavy duty garbage bags on top with binder twine tied around my manure tubs to keep the odor and flies down until I can haul the stuff to the manure pile--it helps a lot btw--nary a fly!!! If I wasn't so lazy I'd make some myself, but who has any spare time--not I. :yes:

Evalee Hunter suggested using a spare tire cover but those things cost twice as much as my cheapo muck tub and it would cost me a small fortune to outfit six of them (at least $80.)! :eek: Not to mention that the covers are made of vinyl and would be around probably long after I'm dead--heck, I'd have to leave them to someone in my will.... :lol:


Here you go!

http://www.equestrianclearance.com/perl2/v2.cgi?page=/templates/details.html&productid=24705

Altho they are in the UK...

[Plumcreek]

[QUOTE=jetsmom]Plumcreek- Try a net bath scrungie (made for people) found at Walgreens, grocery stores, walmart. They hold alot more water/soap and scrub deep down to the skin. Plus they are great on legs, since they aren't stiff/inflexible like curries. My horse loves his.

Thanks Jetsmom! That sounds like a good thing for faces and legs - bettter than a sponge. But I want something that a hose can screw into so I can one-arm it on the body, while the other harm holds the hose slack. Those sarvis washer-curries are getting hard to find and work so well.

[blondebates]

lol niiiice bugsynskeeter, I would looove some tan-thru breeches. But I want a microchip that has all of the coggins info on it, every year the vet could just update everything thru computer, and the show managers could just scan the horse and have all of the horses info pop up on the computer!!!!!!! Imagine that no more last second coggins finding!!!!!!
:) :D :lol: :winkgrin: :cool: ;) :eek: :yes:

[matryoshka]

I would like to see spray-on hoof boots (for the soles, not overreaching) that can be peeled off when the ride is over.

[Elio04]

"Regumate paste."


There is such a thing. You can have your vet call a compounding lab. If you'd like I'll get you the name if the pharmacy. It's great too, its 2x the dose, so you only have to give 5cc instead of 10.

[retrofit]

Front bumper-mounted vaporizing guns! I really really really want them!!!

[J Swan]

Safety helmets with a black/dark colored harness and tan chinstrap.

If we can put men on the moon - we can make a helmet with a less visible harness that isn't see through plastic.

I am obsessed with this.

[mzpeepers]

I second the tan through riding breeches.

And the instant arena cover!

[Sing Mia Song]

Something that would exonerate flies, rats and mice. I don't mean just reducing the numbers--removing them from the face of the planet. Or at least from my barn. But until the dairies on either side of me leave, I don't think it's gonna happen. Sigh.

[matryoshka]

This goes back to another thread on typos. Don't you mean "exterminate?" Exonerate means "to free from blame." I'm all for not blaming them, but I'd really rather get rid of them altogether. :D I'm not usually a nit-picker, but it tickled my funny bone after reading the posts on "journalistic gaffs." :winkgrin:

Keep in mind, I referred to Dr. MacKay-Smith as "Dr. Mackie" on the endurance board. I can't keep names straight, even one that is so well known!!

[Candle]

Okay this is a long shot (can you tell what kind of issues my pony has from my posts? :rolleyes: :lol:) but I wish someone would invent interchangeable legs for the pony, or at least a fifth leg that would stand in for the lame leg while it recuperates. Maybe a robotic arm that bears weight while the lame leg heals?

I also want a dust-free barn. Not just clean. Hypoallergenic. Dust free. That would be awesome!

[horsey nurse]

Those look a lot like a golf ball picker upper at the driving range. Does anyone know of a range going out of business? Then you could pick it up cheap!

[sidepasser]

I would lovee for someone to invent a bridle rack that actually holds your bridles, martingales, whatever while your cleaning them. I'll be almost finished conditioning my martingale...&...it falls, getting dirty all over. My friend & I joke all the time that we're going to make one. It drives me crazy!

Amen to your idea and here's another:

a saddle rack that holds the saddle in the correct position when cleaning and oiling - i.e. when I raise the flap to clean underneath, either the saddle flips off the rack or the rack flips over totally...uggggh (and I am a neat saddle freak...have to be with the prices that saddles are these days) so I guess I did sort of find a new way: Wintec...lol, just damp wipe and good to go...

oh my idea - a self contained money tree...just add water and you can afford anything to do with horses...

[sidepasser]

Something that would exonerate flies, rats and mice. I don't mean just reducing the numbers--removing them from the face of the planet. Or at least from my barn. But until the dairies on either side of me leave, I don't think it's gonna happen. Sigh.


uhm that would be a flawyer...uhm a fly lawyer....yep that it's, they can try to exonerate your flies, but I don't think they work on rats and mice, you would need a regular rattorney for that..

[matryoshka]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Karoline]

I would like to see someone come up with covers for muck buckets, et al, so they could be used for storage. I've been using heavy duty garbage bags on top with binder twine tied around my manure tubs to keep the odor and flies down until I can haul the stuff to the manure pile--it helps a lot btw--nary a fly!!! If I wasn't so lazy I'd make some myself, but who has any spare time--not I. :yes:

Evalee Hunter suggested using a spare tire cover but those things cost twice as much as my cheapo muck tub and it would cost me a small fortune to outfit six of them (at least $80.)! :eek: Not to mention that the covers are made of vinyl and would be around probably long after I'm dead--heck, I'd have to leave them to someone in my will.... :lol:

What do you wish someone would market????

Mega garbage cans with fitted lids and wheels. You can close them so the flies dont hover, and you can wheel them to the manure pile instead of transfering the manure to a cart and then taking the whole back breaking mess over to the manure pile.