Equinventions is a column for horse related inventions and gadgets that help get a job done better or solve a problem. This month we have two equinventions.
Scratch N All
Got an itch that you can't reach? Most animals do, especially during shedding season. Cindy Diagre has invented a device to take care of that itch – the Scratch N All. She calls it "the leading multi-animal scratcher."
"I invented it for my horse because then a horse tries to scratch under the chin, they go into an awkward position, standing on three legs and trying to scratch with their back leg. I thought: there has to be a better way!"
So she took some fine-toothed currycombs and made a prototype to give the horse a way to scratch that difficult to reach area under the chin. "My stalls have Dutch doors and I put the prototype on top of the bottom half of the Dutch door. I started finding hairs in it and had one of those Aha! Moments. From there I thought I might have something," Cindy explained.
So she found a man in Oklahoma who had designed toys for 20 years. She showed him her prototype and he told her, "I know exactly what you want. There's nothing out there like it, and I have 17 horses!"
Later she found someone only 17 miles from her home who can manufacture the product, using an injection molding process. From there, she just started letting people know about it. They are all made in the U.S. and she said she has sold over 7,500 already.
Cloths On Sticks
If you've read the book Traveler, you know it is written from the horse's point of view and Traveler has his own terms for things that humans have and do. He refers to flags as "cloths on sticks."
Lucky Penny Flags.
Flags have been used by horsemen like Ray Hunt and Tom and Bill Dorrance for years. The Lucky Penny Tack horsemanship flag was designed after years of input from these top horsemen so that a quality flag could be available for all horsemen.
The handle is 46" long and made of durable fiberglass composite, which is both weather and impact resistant. The grip is made of EVA foam to help reduce fatigue during use. The handles are lightweight and ergonomic.
Flags are made of 1.6 oz. denier rip stop nylon and come in 18 colors. Flags can easily be removed for cleaning or can be exchanged with a progress string.
Visit www.luckypennytack.com to see how a horsemanship flag can be a new tool for communicating with your horse.
Scratch N All
Got an itch that you can't reach? Most animals do, especially during shedding season. Cindy Diagre has invented a device to take care of that itch – the Scratch N All. She calls it "the leading multi-animal scratcher."
"I invented it for my horse because then a horse tries to scratch under the chin, they go into an awkward position, standing on three legs and trying to scratch with their back leg. I thought: there has to be a better way!"
So she took some fine-toothed currycombs and made a prototype to give the horse a way to scratch that difficult to reach area under the chin. "My stalls have Dutch doors and I put the prototype on top of the bottom half of the Dutch door. I started finding hairs in it and had one of those Aha! Moments. From there I thought I might have something," Cindy explained.
So she found a man in Oklahoma who had designed toys for 20 years. She showed him her prototype and he told her, "I know exactly what you want. There's nothing out there like it, and I have 17 horses!"
Later she found someone only 17 miles from her home who can manufacture the product, using an injection molding process. From there, she just started letting people know about it. They are all made in the U.S. and she said she has sold over 7,500 already.
Cloths On Sticks
If you've read the book Traveler, you know it is written from the horse's point of view and Traveler has his own terms for things that humans have and do. He refers to flags as "cloths on sticks."
Lucky Penny Flags.
Flags have been used by horsemen like Ray Hunt and Tom and Bill Dorrance for years. The Lucky Penny Tack horsemanship flag was designed after years of input from these top horsemen so that a quality flag could be available for all horsemen.
The handle is 46" long and made of durable fiberglass composite, which is both weather and impact resistant. The grip is made of EVA foam to help reduce fatigue during use. The handles are lightweight and ergonomic.
Flags are made of 1.6 oz. denier rip stop nylon and come in 18 colors. Flags can easily be removed for cleaning or can be exchanged with a progress string.
Visit www.luckypennytack.com to see how a horsemanship flag can be a new tool for communicating with your horse.
