For the hay string hack you have to actually put some force into it. I’ve gotten to where I can pop the twine with just two or three pulls back and forth. It definitely works once you get used to it!

I have another hack that works well and I’ve used it as long as I’ve had horses. And that is to put your feed bucket in the inside of a tire so your horse can not flip your feed bucket, dumping all the feed. My horse, Babe used to do that and then would not eat the dumped feed! Hope someone finds this useful!!😊❤

Syringe your horse with fruit juice! or blended fruit in an applesauce consistency, (whichever works for the size syringe you're using) giving them something tasty sometimes can help ease the process.

For the hay net, you could have an old large tall bucket, place your hay net in it with the rings outside of the rim of the bucket, then stuff all your hay into it. Much easier and quicker then the old grain bag! ❤

I used the fly spray hack for my ottb mare when I first got her because she hated the spray bottle. After working with her for a month or two she got desensitized to being sprayed. At the beginning, I just sprayed onto the sponge in sight of her so she got used to the look and sound of it and slowly got closer to her each time until I was able to spray it directly on her.

Hosing out your feed bucket after each feed will keep your bucket clean, I like the hay bag tip, great idea, Yushi and Tucker are amazing

A great way to avoid pulling the tail hairs out is to twist the tail tightly and start brushing at the bottom, letting the twist out as you work your way up!

The diaper hack is exactly what we did with my mare when she had a hoof abscess. It actually worked really well and you could leave it on under a boot for multiple days with no problems. I definitely recommend that hack!

I cant tell you why but you are so down to earth, you always warm my heart. Thank you for brightening my day

We use a large round plastic garbage can to load our hay nets. I put the top of the net over the rim of the can. That holds it in place while I stuff the net. It also holds it in place while I tie the bag.

when i saw the braided rein hack i was like "hey those reins are exactly like the ones i use!" and then pull out the tooth brush and im like "hey thats my tooth brush!" lol

Can you do a part 2 this was so much fun

I do the thumb thing with the syringe 👍🏼 and use olive oil for old, dry leather, you can let it soak in, it really helps. I clean brushes with warm water, a cleaning brush and dish soap. I wouldn’t recommend the surgical gloves, if you sweat it’s really bad for your skin. I wash the feed bucket after every use 😅 but maybe it’s my inner Monk. The diapers for hoof problems is great, we used these too!

with the haynet what i found is easier to do is if you have a wheelbarrow then you open up the haynet and put it on the wheelbarrows handle so the wheelbarrow is lowkey holding it for you and then you fill the haynet and voila

For the braided reins, my farrier recommended soaking them in a ziplock bag with Neatsfoot Oil. Leave it on the top of your truck (or car) hood in the sun for several hours. Then wipe them down with a rag, may be useful to use a brush if there is a lot of dirt mine were mostly dried out as I hadn't used them for years.

About the spraying: pat your horse close to the area you spray, the vibration kinda makes them feel the spray less or something like that, works for mine!

Here is how we put hay in a hay net...Empty barrel or large bucket, put hay net inside the bucket and open it up and put the edges over the edges of the bucket, lean on one side or hold with your knees (if low to the ground), now you can easily put your flecks of hay inside. Easy Peasy! BTW, love your videos!

When I still had bales with twine (I have netted ones now) I always used the cut twine with twine method. It works perfectly, you just have use a shorter piece to cut or hold it with about 30-40cm between your hands and then pull a lot harder than you did with a faster motion. Takes about 10 seconds to cut through :)

Thx! Spray bottle of vinegar and a microfiber rag. Spray that feed bucket and wipe it out. Easy peasy. Rinse out the rag, hang it and it'll be dry next time.

The hack with using only a hay rope to cut open a new haystack I have a tip! When your sawing with the rope try putting your leg onto the haystack and pull towards you. The tension is what helps cut through all the way, I use this a lot while working with horses. :)

I’ve always used the hook hack, even for stubborn horses who won’t take a bit 😂 I’m just so thankful that someone came up with these 😅 love your videos as always! ❤

A little tip to make the friction thing with the hay twine work - hold it much shorter, brace yourself by putting your boot on the hay bale so you can pull up more with the twine you are holding and go a lot faster. I use this all the time and it works in 5-7 seconds usually, but it did initially take playing around with it to get the technique right. Also double up the piece of twine you are using to cut with. Otherwise you may wind up breaking the one you are trying to cut with instead of the one on the hay bale. No matter how many pairs of scissors I buy they always seem to go missing when I need them the most so this comes in handy a lot for me lol.

Thanks for this video. I will definitely use the last lead rope hack for making my extra lead ropes look nicer as they are hanging. It was also fun watching you trying these hacks! Would love to see more of these kinds of videos in the future

Aww tucker is so adorableeee ❤❤❤

For the hay net, a trick I use is to put the hay between your legs and put the hay bag around the hay. Works perfectly, and can always pull the hay into smaller batches if its too big to fit between your legs.

for the feed buckets, id try using a round dish brush. its very easy to use and you can pretty much point it straight down and scrub in circled in the bucket, i do that with my dishes. im sure soaking the buckets for like 5 minutes before you go in with scrubbing would help clean them up easier. dish brushes are also more sanitary than sponges, sponges can grow and harbor mold and bacteria quite easily compared to a dish brush.

theres another hack for putting the hay in the net: grab a bucket Put the net there (make sure it has the sides of the opening on the bucket´s "mouth" sides) the put the hay on top done :3

If you're spraying something on your horse, put your hand over his eye to stop the spray getting in it. Those sprays sting! (if you're unfortunate to get it in your own eye!!), so protect your horse's eyes when you're spraying anything on the horse 🙂

This was very helpful. Love your content Keep up the amazing work❤

You are one of my favourite equestrian KZfaqrs! Thanks for the great tips!

You have really inspired me to get a horse. I'm hoping ill be at the right situation to get one this year. Sadly I had to stop lessons last year but I'm hoping to start them back up. Thank you for the effort you put into your videos! xx

I love watching these on my Friday mornings! Thank you!

Add baking soda to your feed bucket cleaning action, too. It makes it more scrubby and cleans it better.

0:35 omg I need to try this! With all this mud my poor saddle just keeps getting scraped by my muddy stirrups

5:30 There's actually another method that works super well!! Get a medium sized bucket, large enough that a flak with fit inside and short enough that the ends of the net can touch the floor or almost can. Then you just put the net in, curl the edges over the lip of the bucket (kinda like a trash bag), then you just put the flak in and pull the net up!

I checked out the courses!! I read some of the articles :)) I checked out the part about “How to get your horse to notice you”. I don’t own a horse, I only take lessons and I hit two years of riding about a month or two ago. I plan to lease and hopefully buy in the future!! With that course your helping a lot of future riders :)

10:06 I have 2 cheap hairdryers that I use for drying horses (low-no heat). There’s a technique to it, but it’s worked ever since moving to the PNW 20-ish years ago.

Woah, these are so helpful! You should do more videos like this!

8:58 if you stand on the strings or make it tighter it works really well and very fast. I use it almost everyday

I think the toothbrush hack for braided reins would be better with regular glycerin soap! Oh and to put conditioner on.

6:43 after I use feeding buckets I rinse them and use the water that get in the bucket when rinsing to swoosh it around the bucket. Then I repeat if needed. I just pour the water out after and let it dry.

I have never seen the baby powder used with a bath wet spot. It’s best used for sweaty spots after a long ride in the winter ❤

And for the hay net, what I do is put the hay net in a 13 gallon trash can as of it was a garbage bag (so the can holds it open) and then put the hay in and that works pretty well. Another thing if a can isn’t handy is usually with hay flakes one side will be cut and the other the stems are kind of folded (hard to describe but hopefully you know what I mean!); if you put the cut side of the flakes on the ground holding it in place between your feet and then open the hay net and pull it over the side that isn’t cut it’s much easier as the folded over stems are much less likely to get caught in the hay net holes. Learned this from a boarding stable owner years ago and was a game changer for me!

Also for the friction hay string hack you need to put your hands lower so it has more force, but i agree with you it takes a little bit long, but it does work.

Love your content, I personally use the hay bale twine hack on a daily.😂 it works best If you get a closer grip to the bale, that creates more friction, and it’s easier.

I have a mane & tail hack for you-- if your horse has a thin mane/tail, and it doesn't have dreadlocks, you can probably just use your hard brush to smooth it out, and with the help of your fingers remove the tangles. i also use the hard brush to finish a mane/tail that has been brushed out, it makes it smooth. my horse has a short but thick mane and a very thin tail, and this works pretty well. another horse has the thickest tail EVER (I'm not even exaggerating, her tail is massive) but her mane is pretty thin and i usually just run the hard brush through it a couple times and its fine. nice video, have a great week!

I use the string hack for hay bales and it worked awesome then I went to a store and got a bale cutter which works awesome!!!!❤

This literally made my day seeing that you came out with this video! I really wanted to see a hacks video, and you came out with one! Love your channel! You have helped me so much with my riding journey!

I actually use the twine hack all the time. The trick is speed and force, and the more of both you use, the more heat is generated, and you’re essentially burning the twine. I do agree though, sometimes it’s easier to grab scissors but ours go missing every three days 😂

I've heard about the surgical gloves one before! When i first started reriding, the staff who worked at my local Dover and did dressage recommended it for cold days

Add some dawn dish soap to the baking soda solution to get greasy stuff off his brushes. We use Dawn on wildlife that's been in oil spills, to cut through the oil.

Love your videos. Thank you, some of the things are really helpful. :D Have a wonderful day.

The spray bottle I can see that being used on the sponge to get the face and make it easier to not get in their eyes if you don’t have like that swat face stuff

Thank you so much, absolutely loved this video!

The dryer sheets work great in winter! I had a horse with neuropathy. Dryer sheets, then baby powder got her through grooming and tack up

I like the sponge and spray bottle idea, but only to start. That way they get used to the spraying nearby and then gradually start spraying directly. I did this with my gelding, and when he relaxes I do a quick spray directly. Baby steps with some horses lol. Awesome diaper hack too!

The twine hack work does work I do it all the time. Like Austin Cheyenne said "you have to actually put some force into it," & also if you move it really fast.

I have a hay net hack ,that works like a charm! So you just need a big bucket(mine is just a plastic barrel that we cut the bottom off) then put the hay net inside of the bucket(like you put a trash bag inside of a trash can) and then put hay in it. That's it! Ive been doing it for years and it is amazing

We have always used a big round rubbermaid container to load our hay nets. You just sit you net inside of it and tuck the edges under the lip of the bucket and put your hay in.

I have a bay net hack! Turn the hay net inside out with our arms in the inside the pick up the hay and turn it back

Try to teach your horse to accept and even like the syringe by giving him some with organic apple sauce, the positive experience and reinforcement from the sweet taste will, overtime, make this behaviour, of opening the mouth for the syringe, his favirite to do.

The rubber glove tip works! I have seen the tail grooming one have good results too.

7:44 in my 4-h club we were taught that you can actually use (for just wounds I think the diaper for hoof injuries would work better) menstrual pads.

Another amazing hay bag hack is get a trash can or bucket large enough, put the hay bag in it with the rings on the outside, so as if the hay bag was a trash bag going into a trash can. then just toss your hay into the hay bag, pull the hay bag off and boom!!

On your braided tack, maybe use a nail brush that's larger... if it's soft enough.

The Metropolitan Police noose their lead ropes, and they usually leave them tied up since they don't need most of the length.

we love the good old bailing twine trick

Guys, for the twine hack right, SHORTEN the length of the twine in your hands, then you're not hitting your face and the back and forth motions will be faster and it will be quicker, I've never opened a bail with a pair of scissors or pocket knife bc of the "hack"

I only use twine to cut twine now! Put your foot on the strand you’re cutting to keep it from moving/pulling. Pull looooong strokes with good pressure. A couple will do it. If you just do short light stroke you’ll never cut it.

I do the sponge thing with the flyspray on the face (smaller sponge), otherwise u are just wasting it, too much seeps into the spongue. In Sweden yoy can also buy a dishwater brush thats not a brush but has a sponge on the some ppl fill that up with flyspray and use on the horse. It will be more efficient I think but of course take a lot of time for the whole horse. I am going to try the thumb idea!!! Haynet - the one you have is crappy. Buy tge ones with smaller holes that hangs better (not on one string). They are really easy to stuff with hay. Tape on nose - test doing a slightly longer one next. You will see it works!!

I love how hard you work on your videos to make them good.🤩

For filling hay nets I would always open it, lie it out on the floor, put one foot just inside, use one hand to hold it open with my foot and then use my free hand to fill it, once you get the hang of it it's so much easier than the hack you saw haha

To easily load a hay net, stand the bale on its end so the hay strings are going up and down. Cut the strings off. Open the hay net and put it over the standing hay bale down to the number of pats you want in the net. Lift the hay pat up and flip the net up at the same time. The hay is in the net!

The lead rope helped alot I finally know how to do it thank you .😁

I like to use compressed air (like you use to clean computer accessories) to get dust out small crevices on my tack.

For the hey net part, put the hay net in a trashcan and wrap the sides of it around the trashcan then put the hay in !

I use a toothbrush for the tooling on my saddle but use a different oil then one step as I find it thicker and it will leave residue! If you use a more oily thinner conditioner it works great. Also for manes and tails the wet brush for humans works amazing and barley pulls Any hair out then I go through with a regular brush for the few knots it missed.

How I learned to do hay nets (this fills 2) take a square bale and put a hay net on each half, cut the string,rip the bale in half, and stuff and tie them

I didn’t clean my feed buckets that often either. Fast forward summer and the flies OY! Now it’s daily😳

for the twine, keep the bits your cutting with short, so you have more contact with it x

I’ve found more success with the baby powder hack with applying the powder before I ride. Sort of like dry shampoo. It’s more effective to use before you become wet.

For the diaper one, male dog diapers could also work well in certain areas and be more molded to the shape of the leg.

The gloves have to be made from nitril not latex or vinyl. Otherwise u will freeze. So not surgical gloves more mechanics-gloves. Thanks for a GREAT video!!

One thing you can also do is wrap the twine 2 or 3 times then put it through the twine you are cutting that usually works better for me 😁

For the leads rope, why not put a loop through the loop at the end, like when safety tying a horse. Because, when you need to use it you "just" pull the end.

the thing with the hay tread instead of scissors actually works great, usually got the tread off within 10 sec, have used that since i started with horses 25 years ago, but i guess it depends on what the tread is made of and how thick it is :) also i have allways used the thumb with the syringe, works great :) unless the horse is 180 cm with an attitude XD really like your videos, good job :)

Baby oil is a great tail detangle solution. In dry SW US it also helps dry skin. And they love it if you massage the oil in to tail bone.

4:55; or just stick the net in a bucket with the sides draped over the top, and place the hay inside

Also attaching something big and bright to the scissors handle and having a dedicated hook for it encourages people to bring it back.

Love theses hacks! I'm gonna use them !

Omg I just noticed, that's the same lead rope and halter I have for my horse 😂 I didn't even realize lol

Hi! Can you make a video on better foot position and how to fix it. I need help on that!

Re tail brushing: use a dandy brush and just brush a few hairs out at a time. It doesn’t take any longer than trying to do it all at once and is much better for getting the job done

I have a hack: If your horse swings it’s feed bowl around, you can put a tyre around it so it can’t swing it around

I don’t have horses, but I have household and yard brushes. I work the baking soda into the brushes and tools with a cloth I’ve doused with vinegar. It’s actually kinda fun….weirdo factor 10/10. The soap dispenser brush is ok but they have ones with the sponge you like.

My horse also gets shocked when I pet her and I did the dryer sheet thing to, Im so happy it worked because she kept spooking when I touched her but now I know why:)

So I have one suggestion to put hay in the hay net! Get a bucket like the blue one you used a hard sided might work better anyway put the rings over the top just like you put the top of the hay net on the feed bag put the top of the hay net at the top of the bucket and so just kinda like your putting a trash bag in a trash can but with a hay net in a bucket, If that makes any sense!

@equine helper With the hay bag put it inside out are then hold the hay and then turn it right side out again.

For cleaning stuff. Just use a pressure washer. They make everything so easy to clean

Put a hay net in a bin and that makes it easier to fill. The twine hack works if you go hard for 2-3 seconds. I always do it haha. I hose my feed bins every day and they don’t get dirty at all. You can work on getting your horse used to spray bottles by practicing with a water bottle