Bruce's Tack Box

Do you have any great times for the show ring?  Please send them to us!  We would love to share them with others!

• Make sure your show halter and lead are clean and FIT your horse.
• Stock Horses ~ Trim and band the mane. Quik Braid is wonderful for keeping your braids or bands from slipping. After banding, use a little dab of V05 Hair Dressing on the off side of your bands to help with flyaway hairs.  Use just a little or hair will look greasy. 
• For super shiny hooves~ Sand the hooves, use hoof polish then Ultra Hoof Polish Enhancer.  Let dry completely!! 
• Spray Pam onto the bottom of the hoof to allow shavings, etc to just fall off! 
• Shapley Colored Touchup Sprays are great for making black legs "pop" on a bay or buckskin or making white looking white.  Also good for covering an old scar.
• Want to make the face shiney ~ Use Quik Sheen, Ultra Face Highlighter,or Grand Champion face enhancer.  Horse must be closely clipped or he's look fuzzy once face enhancer of any kind is applied.  
• Dab a little baby oil gel on the chestnuts to make them look supple and a little on the bridle path to get rid of any flakes. 
• Use gloves (latex work great) to keep hoof polish off of your hands!  Ultra Hoof Polish Remover will remove hoof polish from just about anything.
• To help shine a horse use Pepi, Ultra Final Touch Shining Spray or Healthy Hair Cair
• After the bath, rub Cowboy Magic Detangler on the horses legs.  When dry, the hair will be much easier to clip.
• What to carry in your ring side touch up bag ~ Brushes, towels, flyspray, lint roller (for removing horse hair from show clothes), braiding bands, razor or touch up clippers....

• Make sure that your pants and shirt/jacket are clean & pressed.
• Have your hat cleaned and shaped!!  Nothing looks worse than a bad hat!! 
• Shine your boots
• Keep your pants tucked into your boots until right before you go in.
• Ladies ~ You can never use too much hair spray!! 
• KNOW THE PATTERN!!
• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!