What "old school" products do you wish you could still easily find?

[mvp]

On those fold-down felt ankle boots.

These were the caveman's answer to ankle boots for the horse who is base-narrow behind and brushing?

Why are you guys in a hurry to put felt wool so close to water...mud.... maybe even burrs?

No demand for Murphy's in a jar. As if....

[Fairview Horse Center]

As tempting as it was to buy them all, I just got one - 3 left.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MURPHY-OIL-SOAP-...item414a28497e

[ChocoMare]

Originally Posted by Fairview Horse Center

As tempting as it was to buy them all, I just got one - 3 left.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MURPHY-OIL-SOAP-...item414a28497e

Ummm, 2 left. I bought one! Yay!!!!

Hmmm, gee. Maybe I need to get out more.

[lcw579]

Originally Posted by Grataan

lol... I have one of those, except he dumps a 5th of Jack Daniels' finest down the horse's throat, along with (i kid you not) inserting a handful of chopped onion, um, you know.

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Ummm, so what are the effects of that treatment? Does it work?

[mvp]

I bought the last Ebay jar of Murphy's-- just so you know who to blame.

I wonder a) who got the penultimate one; and b) what the seller thinks of this sudden run on Murphy's Oil Soap.

[Sleepy]

Originally Posted by lauriep

Flannel bandages/pins. I still use them, but no one else does.

I still use them. But I admit I haven't used pins since I was a child. We used tape, even back in the 70's.

What I miss is Fredelka Formula leather conditioner. That stuff was simply the best. And it explains why I still have 40 year old tack that is still functional.

[Grataan]

Originally Posted by lcw579

Ummm, so what are the effects of that treatment? Does it work?

I assume it doesn't because I or my associates end up out there once a year or so but I suppose he wouldn't call us for the "successful treatment" wink wink nudge nudge...

Usually the horse is kinda drunk, and the shelter smells like what i can only describe as an onion distillery.

[Grataan]

Originally Posted by mvp

I bought the last Ebay jar of Murphy's-- just so you know who to blame.

I wonder a) who got the penultimate one; and b) what the seller thinks of this sudden run on Murphy's Oil Soap.

(*&@^! dang you.

[ChocoMare]

Actually the whiskey treatment is still out there. For mild/gas colics, my vet has us mix up 1/4 cup whiskey, 1/4 cup epsom salt, 3 cups Hot Water. Stir unti dissolved and then down the throat it goes.

[aspenlucas]

Originally Posted by mvp

Meth-heads are "tweakers" not "tweeters"

Oh great, my daughter's pony's name is "Tweakers"

[twofatponies]

Originally Posted by ChocoMare

Actually the whiskey treatment is still out there. For mild/gas colics, my vet has us mix up 1/4 cup whiskey, 1/4 cup epsom salt, 3 cups Hot Water. Stir unti dissolved and then down the throat it goes.

I knew a guy who successfully used the shot of whiskey for mild colics in a gelding who was prone to frequent mild/gas colics. It worked if they gave it right away. If the condition wasn't caught right away, then they called the vet.

[JustABay]

PETAL BELL BOOTS!!!

You knew you were one of the best at my barn when you got to event in petal bell boots! I was so envious of the older girls who had them, and left the barn before I ever got to use them It gave me a bit of a complex I must admit, and every time I hear them, it brings me back to being a little kid.

As for the leather open fronts with buckles, I looked everywhere for them, but was not prepared to spend $500 for a set, so when I went to Europe a couple years ago, I found a set in the cutest little tack shop for about $250 CDN. You can bet I was all over them! Still have them in the bag, they are for 'show use only' but I am doubtful that they will ever see the light of day But, you never know

[mvp]

Navajos.

Mine are going strong at 15 years old. One had some edges and holes chewed in it by a dog. No problem. Takes a beating and keeps on ticking.

[jn4jenny]

Originally Posted by mvp

I bought the last Ebay jar of Murphy's-- just so you know who to blame.

I wonder a) who got the penultimate one; and b) what the seller thinks of this sudden run on Murphy's Oil Soap.

Maybe somebody should use the Contact Seller link to tell him so that perhaps he will dig up more of it.

[catknsn]

Green Cool liniment. I can find a lot of my old favorites but I have not yet found a source of Green Cool. Do they still make it?

[catknsn]

Originally Posted by sidepasser

Do they still make polos or wraps with the tie strings? I love those and have one complete set that I cherish. I hate the velcro wraps - straw and shavings get in the velcro and they are lost before they are truly broken in.

YES! I loved those and I think they stopped making them because of too many idiots who would tie the knot on the tendon. They had to make wraps more moron-proof but I agree with you about shavings and crap getting in the velcro so it doesn't stick.

[Grataan]

Originally Posted by twofatponies

I knew a guy who successfully used the shot of whiskey for mild colics in a gelding who was prone to frequent mild/gas colics. It worked if they gave it right away. If the condition wasn't caught right away, then they called the vet.

Yeah but, uh, a whole 5th? Of JD? and the onion up the well you know is for????

/boggle

[klmck63]

Originally Posted by catknsn

Green Cool liniment. I can find a lot of my old favorites but I have not yet found a source of Green Cool. Do they still make it?

Yes! You can get it here.

[tabula rashah]

Originally Posted by Good Old Sledge

Here's my list. About evrything here's been mentioned. A few things are still available - I include them because I have asked for them at tack shops here and there and have had the little shop girls look at me the way a goat looks at a new fence.
Welladol
Creosote (I have a 55gal drum of aircraft oil we use, but it's not the same)
Two horse trailers with windows in front so you can see your horse's heads
Men's britches that will last a wole hunt season and cost less than $300
Reducine (had a shopgirl ask, "is that new? I've never heard of it.")
Shell fly spray and bait - little yellow pellets that killed slews of flys.
Caliente helmets - probably spelled wrong, but you know what I mean
Bars of saddle soap - still available, but you have to work for it.
Drop nose bands - if I wanted a figure 8, I'd have asked for a figure 8
Scarlet oil - again, I found it, but only after 2 shops told me I couldn't

Can't help you with all but here are some
Reducine

Drop Noseband

Bar Saddle Soap

[Lavender Menace]

Wow, our barn is apparently a treasure trove of old-fashioned products. I guess someone's been taking good care of this stuff, because we have a lot of the things you all are missing and use them on a regular basis.

About twenty wool coolers from the 60s and 70s, most were prizes that still have the show's names on them. Used every day and in good condition, although some are a little threadbare.

Tons of fishnet anti-sweat sheets. A lot of them have shrunken so that they don't cover anybody's butts anymore, but they work on ponies pretty well.

Those little mane combs you all seem to love so well!

A HUGE box of the Ulster boots (maybe other brands too, but that style) in lots of colors.

NZ rugs aplenty but thank god we don't use them. I don't like them. Heavy, rough, yuck.

Our tack rooms are full of vintage tack cleaning products that aren't used anymore, but i love looking at the old labels.

We also regularly use the old style flannel standing wraps. They're not my fave, but it's nice to see a good quality product holding up after many years.