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Tips is intended to be a place where we can share good ideas when we hear them. If you have a good idea you would like to share - e mail it to us to sheila@destinyarabians.com and we will post it here for all to see. (Include your name and we'll even give you credit for the idea.) Tip 1 For an inexpensive foal monitoring system try placing a human Nursery Monitor in the stall. You can hear everything - breathing, munching, groans and the sounds of labor - water breaking and grunts. Nursery Monitor systems can be purchased for less than $50 in most areas - and check out a "used goods" baby store - you can find them even cheaper there. Kim Johnson of Belesemo Arabians shared this suggestion for a foal monitor. Check out the local pawn shop and pick up an out of date video camera. For the cost of camera and cabling you can also watch the proceedings on your television. Tip 2 Is Mom ready for a new washer and dryer? Before you let the appliance delivery people haul off the old set, consider moving them out to the barn/tackroom to be used strickly for "horse stuff". A cheap set can also be found at yard or estate sales if you're not ready to replace your current set. Tip 3 For an endless supply of buckets, check out the local fast food joints. They get pickles, mayonaise and other supplies in 5 gallon buckets that become waste products that can be picked up for as little as a dollar each. Tip
4 Tip 5 Don't spend your money on a fancy mane or tail comb - use a regular "vented" human hairbrush. Works great and easy to find. Check the local "Dollar Store" for finds. Tip 6 When bandaging an injured horse, use women's panty liners for the medicine pad. This keeps the wrap from getting messed up, they are sanitary & inexpensive.
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