We are so blessed to have the oportunity to lease our Indie from a pretty awesome lady. I could never repay her for letting us use her baby.
She is trying to sell her truck and putting it on my blog is the least I can do for her.
Check it out and lets see if we can get it sold.
http://salem.craigslist.org/cto/3715468737.html
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Who needs a gym when you have a horse
If you’re anything like me you have no time to hit the gym. Between two kids and the horse I feel like I’m
lucky to go to the bathroom alone. I was
looking for a way to erase two things off my list at the same time. Why not combine something I love like riding
with something I hate like hitting the gym.
I started researching how to do the two at the same time. I came up with this amazing article on how to
exercise while riding at horseriders.org.
One thing I took away was this “As a rider, you should always be ahead of your
horse's fitness to ensure you never have to hold the horse's training back on
your account”. I never thought my own
health could keep my horse from working to his full potential. It makes sense when you think about it, but
until you hear it you don’t think about it.
I always figure my horse needed to be in top shape to carry me around
not me be in shape for him to carry me around.
When I started
researching I was only thinking about taking two things off my list at the same
time, but now I realize my health can impact my horse and I owe it to him to be
the healthiest I can be for him and me!
To read the full article and get tips on staying fit while
in the saddle visit:
http://www.horserides.org/get-fit-horse-riding.html
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Saddle pad's, you might just be shocked
I was researching saddle pads tonight and came across an
article that every horse owner should read,
Saddle Pads and What Manufactures Don Tell You, by Mike Easton. There is so much information that you may
find yourself reading it more than once.
I have heard all the latest fads on saddle pad…hey that rhymed. But when it comes to choosing just the right
one I’m lost. I would have thought the
newest were the best. By now you would think
with technology someone would come up with the perfect saddle pad, but after
reading this article I realized the old times had it right the first time and
there was no need to change it.
A few highlight from his article that stuck out to me were:
“The primary materials used in saddle pads today are open and closed cell foams, synthetic felts, needled felts, pressed industrial felts, woven blankets, gel packs, synthetic cloth, and air bladders. What is interesting about all of these materials is NOT ONE of them was ever originally designed to be used as a saddle pad.”
“Gel Pak Pads are simply heavy mill vinyl/plastic bladders
that are filled with a non-hardening gel material. The intent behind
development of this product system was to find a material base that would
lessen severe impact from a sharp force. In other words it would gradually give
with the impact. Evaluation of this material when used in saddle pads works
fine when used for only a short time period (30 minutes). But with any movement
after that period of time they will bottom out. This leaves no compression
protection below any pressure points that might exist in a saddle. This happens
because the gel is pushed aside.”
“The most important of all the pad attributes to look for is compression protection and cooling. How does the purchaser know whether the manufacturers label and claims are true? Answer: They don’t without careful investigation and lots of costly trial and error in purchasing pads.”
“Closed cell foams and synthetic based materials will not
wick. Try mopping up five gallons of water with a neoprene or synthetic pad. So
a good question to ask oneself is, “If my saddle is fitting correctly and no
air flow or water can penetrate between back and saddle, how can I cool the
saddle back area with a neoprene or synthetic pad?” Answer: Not Possible!
Another good question to ask is “Would I wear plastic or foam underwear or socks?”
Answer: Not on your life! The argument that a sweaty back lubricates and is
good for the animal is shear ignorance.”
“The only true method of cooling is by using a pad material
that will wick. In today’s equine market the only two materials are wool or
cotton. Wool is the winner here. It will absorb up to 3 times its weight in
water, cotton will only absorb its initial weight, and wool has compression
protection six times that of comparable thickness of cotton.”
You can read the full article at: http://5starequineproducts.com/research-articles/saddle-pad-research/
I’m excited to see what stuck out for you. What got you thinking? Do you think his research is valid?
Monday, April 15, 2013
Techniques on how to buy, sell and market your new/used horse tack items
Hello All,
Summer from Horse Showing Mom asked me to write a blog post on some tips and techniques on how to buy, sell, and market your new/used horse tack items.
I started my consignment business on Facebook back in October when our barn owner was cleaning out her tack room and was going to toss out boxes of used horse tack. I looked at her and said simply I bet I could sell that! Well months later I am her go to girl to sell her tack items and now have a few more people sending their tack to me also. I knew Facebook would be a great place to start because it is a huge market with tons of pages and groups to share my page on. Before I knew it I was getting people buying things and wanting me to sell for them more than I had room for their stuff and I even ran low on boxes to ship with.
Now for the tips to successfully sell items online and Facebook.
I go by the writing less is more ... All you need is the basic info.
1. NEW or USED
2. Size / Measurements
3. Color / Designs
4. Price ( Open to offers or possible trades )
5. State if shipping is included or not in the price ... You don't want to be stating that at time of sale.
6. Condition ... Even a new item might have something wrong with it.
If selling on eBay or Craigslist ( Which I don't use often )
eBay charges a listing fee ... If your item does sell then your out money.
Tips I have found to use eBay are as follows: please pick a price you would buy these items yourself. I do not use the RESERVE option because most often than not people will only bid once and never get past the RESERVE price because they think they never will. I do however put a starting bid near the price I am looking for but not HIGH.. And I use the buy it now tab. Make sure the pictures show everything, don't cut off parts of the item... Make sure the pictures are well lit, and have a good backdrop behind them. I post pictures of all sides but remember eBay will charge you extra for more than 1 picture. ALSO Make sure you describe the item well, and mostly important state in the ad... No shipping out of the US if you're not planning on shipping out of the country, it will not be cheap.. Also if the item is USED make it KNOWN write in the post USED ITEM SOLD AS IS... It might come back to bite you later if you do not.
Craigslist I have found I get more spam email then real people
Craigslist... Make sure you describe the item well, including price, location, how you want to be contacted ( IE; Phone number, email address est. ) I think after 30 days your post gets pulled down so be aware of that also.
One last thing that I feel is the most important !!
Used tack items loose value ... Do not expect to sell something you paid $60 three months ago for $55.. It just won't happen... I pick prices for our page by going to eBay typing in the item then I click the tab completed listings .. This shows you what the items has sold for in the past 30 days ( Maybe longer )
If something cost $60 I usually price it at half that... Or less depending on it's condition...
I hope these tips were helpful, I am not a writer by any means but I think it's a very important for the horse world to know how to sell stuff and maybe make some money at it.
Thank you! Tanya McBurney ~ https://www.facebook.com/
Summer from Horse Showing Mom asked me to write a blog post on some tips and techniques on how to buy, sell, and market your new/used horse tack items.
I started my consignment business on Facebook back in October when our barn owner was cleaning out her tack room and was going to toss out boxes of used horse tack. I looked at her and said simply I bet I could sell that! Well months later I am her go to girl to sell her tack items and now have a few more people sending their tack to me also. I knew Facebook would be a great place to start because it is a huge market with tons of pages and groups to share my page on. Before I knew it I was getting people buying things and wanting me to sell for them more than I had room for their stuff and I even ran low on boxes to ship with.
Now for the tips to successfully sell items online and Facebook.
I go by the writing less is more ... All you need is the basic info.
1. NEW or USED
2. Size / Measurements
3. Color / Designs
4. Price ( Open to offers or possible trades )
5. State if shipping is included or not in the price ... You don't want to be stating that at time of sale.
6. Condition ... Even a new item might have something wrong with it.
If selling on eBay or Craigslist ( Which I don't use often )
eBay charges a listing fee ... If your item does sell then your out money.
Tips I have found to use eBay are as follows: please pick a price you would buy these items yourself. I do not use the RESERVE option because most often than not people will only bid once and never get past the RESERVE price because they think they never will. I do however put a starting bid near the price I am looking for but not HIGH.. And I use the buy it now tab. Make sure the pictures show everything, don't cut off parts of the item... Make sure the pictures are well lit, and have a good backdrop behind them. I post pictures of all sides but remember eBay will charge you extra for more than 1 picture. ALSO Make sure you describe the item well, and mostly important state in the ad... No shipping out of the US if you're not planning on shipping out of the country, it will not be cheap.. Also if the item is USED make it KNOWN write in the post USED ITEM SOLD AS IS... It might come back to bite you later if you do not.
Craigslist I have found I get more spam email then real people
Craigslist... Make sure you describe the item well, including price, location, how you want to be contacted ( IE; Phone number, email address est. ) I think after 30 days your post gets pulled down so be aware of that also.
One last thing that I feel is the most important !!
Used tack items loose value ... Do not expect to sell something you paid $60 three months ago for $55.. It just won't happen... I pick prices for our page by going to eBay typing in the item then I click the tab completed listings .. This shows you what the items has sold for in the past 30 days ( Maybe longer )
If something cost $60 I usually price it at half that... Or less depending on it's condition...
I hope these tips were helpful, I am not a writer by any means but I think it's a very important for the horse world to know how to sell stuff and maybe make some money at it.
Thank you! Tanya McBurney ~ https://www.facebook.com/
Winners of ShowSheen Try-Pak
I am so, so, so excited to announce our winners of the ShowSheen
Try-Paks.
Connie Evans
Marianne Gomez
Amy Hartswick
Dianne Boothe
Teresa Gann
Please send me an email including your email address and
contact information. I will forward this
on to the Absorbine rep and he will be contacting you.
Send email to horseshowingmom@gmail.com
Thank you to everyone for entering. I have a lot of fun giveaways in the months
to come so keep checking back. You can
enter even if you’ve won before!
One more hour left before the ShowSheen Try-Pak giveaway ends
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