Wednesday, April 26, 2017

excess

A horse trailer is such a simple box. Yet how is it that the mess is exponential to the outside simplicity? Spring cleaning the trailer is a chore I don't really mind doing (the house is a whole other story!). Once a year, this time scraping off winter slime/crud, glued on horse mash glop, making sure all was in working order, but mostly the accumulation of crap. How much crap? Trailer cleaning by the numbers:
one simple trailer: exponential mess

5 leadropes

3 halters

3 unused bit/hackamore options (I've never tried my S-hack, I need more control than that, or my myler combination bit, both bought in a discount fit)

2 sets of reins

color coordinated excess




5 girths (fat and skinny options)

4 hay nets

fat, skinny, dressage, take your pick!


5 fly masks (all in need of repair)

3 pairs of used chaps

9 hoof picks. (Are you kidding me? Where do these things come from? Are they breeding in the darkness?!)

hoof pick orgy

8 buckets (4 large, 4 small)

2 feed pans

6 brushes

3 empty fly spray bottles

1 horse. One.


Plus I have an entire set of everything in the stable. And three total saddles, with five saddle pads. I did retire many hoofpicks to the garage storage, everything else I just organized. So clean, but still probably too much stuff. Anyone else with this problem? Sigh...

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  1. Lol - I thought five hoof picks was bad...

    Just getting ready to re-organize my trailer and tack room. Trailer needs yearly scrubbing and then a shakedown cruise to see if hurricane Matthew floods trashed the bearings + suspension + electronics. I washed everything and sprayed with anti-corrosion juice right after, but have been avoiding the first ride moment of truth. My trailer doubles as Val's closet, so blanket sorting will be part of that job.

    Also - everything floated and therefore tipped over in the tack room. That included a jar of hoof oil with a broken top... I isolated the really bad cleaning jobs into large ziplocs for future consideration. The days of reckoning have arrived. *sigh*


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    1. Oh, that sounds like way more work! Wish I was there, I'd totally help!

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    2. I would ply you with adult beverages and tasty snacks for your assistance. Your organizational skills are apparent in those pictures.

      BTW - meant to ask what the orange things on your trailer hubs are?!

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    3. Ha! I painted my trailer hubcaps orange, because white and silver is not very interesting! I also have orange wheel chocks. Even if I have too much stuff, at least it's color coordinated!

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  2. We cleaned out the trailer a bit when we were redid the floor, but I sort of ignored the stuff that was hanging because it wasn't in the way. I really need to go through it all.

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    1. Yeah, once a year I have to do it. But hanging stuff is so great. We can all have a "how many hoofpicks in your trailer" contest!

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  3. Well then...I may have you beat!
    Mine WAS neat
    Til I took Persee for a ride in the trailer
    And returned with all the tack in a jumbled mess on the floor....
    8 weeks later...
    I blame it on the rain!
    Lol

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    1. Guess you better wait till Persee comes home to organize then...nothing like procrastination!

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  4. I was "omg"-ing until I got to the saddest one of all - 3 empty fly spray bottles. It reminds me of the children's book Owl at Home where he is reciting a list of sad things so he can make tea out of his tears. Pencils too short to use. A spoon that has fallen behind the stove never to be seen again. 3 empty fly spray bottles *lol*

    I am impressed that you can keep all that stuff in there without fear of mold or moss growing.

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    1. That sounds like a cute book! I have dehumidifying charcoal in the trailer. It also has a window I can keep open, and I air it out often. Also, even though we've had a crazy rainy winter, we have almost no humidity the rest of the year!

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    2. Oh! I just looked up "Owl at Home"! It is by Alfred Lobel, who did the "Frog and Toad" series, which is my favorite!

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  5. My landlord offered to let me "borrow some tack" if I needed it. I laughed and told him I have enough gear for at least ten horses. How many riding horses do I currently have? Zero.

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  6. My name is Aarene and I have a tack problem...

    (Hi, Aarene)

    Sigh.

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    1. Hi, Aarene. Welcome to our excess group! (But is is color coordinated? I don't think it counts if it is color coordinated...)

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