![]() These barn chores can be done in one day, hopefully, or they can be spread out over the week.I prefer to use a broom over a blower, and spritzing the area with some water helps keep the dust lower and therefore more out of your face. It’s just easier and tidier to sweep every day. Many romantic and beautiful creeks and water sources can get polluted with manure runoff. This helps with fly control, pasture maintenance, parasite and worm population reduction, and even water quality. This is reasonable if you have a smaller setup for horse turnout, but not so easy if you have a literal back 40. I’m also a huge fan of scooping paddocks and pastures daily. The more you can clean them in a day, the less ammonia you have to contend with, the fewer flies will be around, the more strong you will become, all good reasons. I really hope this goes without saying, but stalls should be cleaned daily. Manure in the ring should also be removed – this is the number one reason that arenas get dusty. This lets you know what needs to be avoided, and your horse’s girth and saddle can settle in before you hop on. I only consider it clean if I’m willing to drink from it.ĭepending on where you are and the regularity of arena maintenance, you may want to walk a lap to inspect for wet, hard, inconsistent spots. The saying at our barn is that if we wouldn’t eat or drink from it, neither should our horses. Some days a swish is all you need, other days a rinse and quick scrubby wipe, other days a total soap and scrub session. Tack that’s dried and crusty is dirty, stiff, and unsafe. Supple and safe tack is clean, flexible and strong. And what horse wants to wear dirty stuff? Don’t neglect the saddle pad – a good brushing with a stiff brush can help prevent your saddle pads from becoming hairy and crusty and growing legs and walking away on their own. It’s just easier to clean tack every day. This also ties nicely into looking for ticks in all of those nooks and crannies around your horse’s elbows. Cuts and scrapes are clipped and cleaned. While I’m grooming, each leg gets a thorough inspection with fingertips and eyes. This also includes checking digital pulses – the first thing to do to catch hoof problems. I do a quick check of legs when I’m first doing vital signs. can be noticed as you are feeding and milling about. The other normals, such as behavior, appetite, etc. How much did he eat and drink, and pee and poop? This is quickly done as you are doing the chores. During those yawning stretches of lockdown, smart casual took on a totally new meaning: a nice shirt/knit on top, to keep up appearances during awkward Zoom calls, and shorts/joggers below, because how were they to know, really? Or maybe you were one of those guys who stretched ‘smart casual’ to its absolute limits by secretly conducting all of your important business meetings in a pair of boxers? We’re not here to judge.I’m looking for inputs and outputs. ![]() ![]() You do you, captain.īut now we’re back to meeting people in real life, people who can see and formulate a scathing opinion on those fluffy slippers that became a key part of your wardrobe. Now is the time to ditch the loungewear and master the tricky smart-casual dress codes that'll be stamped above most events in the calendar.īecause it is hard, this smart casual business. It must contain elements of both in perfect balance, so that instead of fighting each other, they combine to create an outfit that adds up to more than the sum of its parts. The trouble is, as brilliant as it is when handled correctly, smart casual remains one of the most misunderstood terms in the menswear lexicon. Removing your tie does not a smart casual look make. Smart casual outfits are about balance, but just like a seesaw, getting the distance between each pole right is critical. Super smart with super casual is doable, but get a single detail wrong and you'll lose the equilibrium that makes the outfit work. Equally, if you go only-just-smart and only-just-casual, there's no tension. ![]()
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