Question:
Poll: What are your favorite brands? (just for fun, don't be afraid to answer)?
Meagan K [Old Account]
2009-08-25 17:01:08 UTC
here is a little poll, just because I am bored, and it will help give other horse people on here some insight/tips!

Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner:
Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition:

Favorite brand of fly spray:
Least favorite brand of fly spray:

Favorite brand of saddle (western or english, whatever you ride!):
Least favorite brand of saddle:

Favorite horse food (grain) brand:
Least favorite horse food brand:

Favorite dewormer:
Least favorite dewormer:

Favorite type of fencing:
Least favorite type of fencing:
Other?? Any other brands of things that you think other people MUST know is good or bad?
Eleven answers:
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2009-08-25 17:17:10 UTC
saddle soap, whatever's cheapest is my favorite brand! It all works the same. Whatever's most expensive is my least favorite, haha. I even use leather furniture wipes sometimes... leather is leather, all works the same.



For fly spray, I use repel-X or bronco. What doesn't work at all are the "natural" flysprays made from marigold. The flies just laugh at you and attack the horse just the same!



Saddle- I love Pessoa, collegiate, and stuben saddles... would NEVER ride in a wintec, I absolutely hate wintec. Personal preference, synthetic leather is just not as nice. Fine if all you want to do is trail ride, but they are not for me.



Grain... pennifield's is good for the branded ones, but I get my grain from a local dealer who grows it himself and cut out the middleman.



Dewormer... They're all basically the same if you read the ingredients, so I generally compare ingredients and then go with the cheapest one with good ingredients.



Favorite fencing is three-board wood or vinyl with an electric wire, but it's expensive so I like coated electric wire for the price. I don't like anything that's not electric, I just don't trust it. Horses respect the electric a lot better, plus it'll often stop cribbers from chewing on the wood.



Barbed wire is completely horrible, I have seen horses with flesh ripped off to the bone from barbed wire... keeping a horse behind barbed wire fencing should be illegal. So many horses are killed by it.



Other favorites...

Ariat boots! Will never wear anything but ariats. Mine are more comfortable than my sneakers, they last forever, and they are classy.



Ovation breeches, very comfy and airy



Charles Ownens and Troxel helmets... just seem to fit my head right!
Meg
2009-08-25 17:24:35 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner: Glycerin bar, Anatarès conditioner

Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition: Anything too sticky or attracts dust



Favorite brand of fly spray: Not sure -- I use Repel X, personally, but I'd like to start trying a natural/non-toxic fly spray, even though I'd heard those aren't usually as effective (unfortunately)

Least favorite brand of fly spray: Anything that doesn't work and is just smelly stuff in a bottle



Favorite brand of saddle (western or english, whatever you ride!): I just got a new Antarès saddle and I love it. Before I had a Butet, which I also enjoyed

Least favorite brand of saddle: Tad Coffin -- way to hard and flat, only comes in a wide tree



Favorite horse food (grain) brand: Nothing too rich, that balances forage/energy/protein

Least favorite horse food brand:



Favorite dewormer: My horse is on Strongid C2X, it's a daily dewormer

Least favorite dewormer: gross pastes that horses want to spit out and aren't as effective as the daily powders



Favorite type of fencing: I can't say I'm too familiar with the fencing at the barn, although I would like it to be high enough that the horse won't jump out!



I ride in Tailored Sportsman breeches and I like to shop online from Smartpak. Smartpak also has the best supplements, IMO
Miss M
2009-08-25 18:04:37 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner:

Hydrophane Saddle Stuff really nice!!!



Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition:

The kind that you can by in target. like a green circle with a saddle.



Favorite brand of fly spray:

Pyrhana



Least favorite brand of fly spray:

Bronco - eww



Favorite brand of saddle (western or english, whatever you ride!)

Bates



Least favorite brand of saddle:

Wintec - gross not even leather!!



Favorite horse food (grain) brand:

Uhm Its Not Grain.. but Ultium for the young and Senior Feed For the old.



Least favorite horse food brand:

Uhm. I am not sure.. ahhaaha



Favorite dewormer:

Zimetrin Gold



Least favorite dewormer:

I'm not sure.



Favorite type of fencing:

Wooden or synthetic wood



Least favorite type of fencing:

Rusty metal!!! Gross!! xD haha
anonymous
2009-08-25 17:41:37 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner/oil:

Horse Fitform saddle soap/any Absorbine conditioner/Passier lauderbalsam.



Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition:

Any Absorbine saddle soaps suck, I only really like their conditioners.



Favorite brand of fly spray:

Bronco by Farnam, Absorbine



Least favorite brand of fly spray:

Egyss Marigold, Pyranha Spray N Wipe, Zonk-It.





Favorite brand of saddle (I ride english):

I love Barnsby, Pessoa, Passier, Stubben, & Marcel



Least favorite brand of saddle:

BR



Favorite horse food (grain) brand:



Least favorite horse food brand:



Favorite dewormer:

Strongid



Least favorite dewormer:

Zimectrin Gold



Favorite type of fencing:

Wooden, vinyl.



Least favorite type of fencing:

Electric



Other:

I really do NOT like Supra. Cheap, easy-to-break, not so useful. Undependable in all forms. Not only do I not enjoy the crops they make, but I've seen the saddles, and it's just not a good sight.
anonymous
2009-08-25 19:49:24 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner: Stubben leather care, Leather CPR, Horseman's One Step

Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition: None really...



Favorite brand of fly spray: Horse & Pony Spray (which has sunscreen in it)

Least favorite brand of fly spray: Farnam Equisect Fly Repellent, Bronco Fly Spray...



Favorite brand of saddle (english): Prestige and Stubben

Least favorite brand of saddle: Bates and Pessoa



Favorite horse food (grain) brand: Any well balanced, high in fat & protein (own a TB)

Least favorite horse food brand: ...



Favorite dewormer: Ugh I can't think of the name right now !

Least favorite dewormer: -



Favorite type of fencing: High density polyethylene (HDPE) fencing, electric with mesh at the bottom

Least favorite type of fencing: Barbed wire and straight electric fencing (I know horses that will jump THROUGH them)
Kendra
2009-08-25 17:28:53 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner: Leather therapy, and the normal glycerine soap

Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition: idk



Favorite brand of fly spray: I just use whatever is in the barn, so idk.

Least favorite brand of fly spray:



Favorite brand of saddle (western or english, whatever you ride!): M.toulouse, stubben, amigo, and pessoa

Least favorite brand of saddle: kincade



Favorite horse food (grain) brand: idk

Least favorite horse food brand:



Favorite dewormer: I'm not sure what its called, but it covers almost everything.

Least favorite dewormer:



Favorite type of fencing: I think its called equisafe. Its got round rails and can withstand all temps and all kinds of stuff, and is safe!

Least favorite type of fencing: barbed wire!
Jewel
2009-08-25 18:34:24 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap: Fiebings

conditioner: Fiebings Neatsfoot Oil, and Blackrock Leather N Rich

Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition: *shrug* don't have any that I have no use for



Favorite brand of fly spray: None of them really work, but RepelX

Least favorite brand of fly spray: Bronco



Favorite brand of saddle, Western: Circle Y and Billy Cook :)

English: Stubben, second is M Toulouse

Least favorite brand of saddle: Wintec, Kincade



Favorite horse food (grain) brand: don't feed grain...

Least favorite horse food brand:



Favorite dewormer: We rotate, so I'm not sure. Our horses like the apple flavored Ivermectin best though :)

Least favorite dewormer:



Favorite type of fencing: Regular fence with some tight barbed wire

Least favorite type of fencing: electric fence
Maddy
2009-08-25 17:19:57 UTC
Favorite brand of saddle soap/conditioner: soap: M.O.S.S.( morgans original scented soap - vanilla bean) conditioner: passier leatherbalsam)

Least favorite brand of saddle soap/condition: I don't have one.



Favorite brand of fly spray: i don't use this

Least favorite brand of fly spray: i don't use this



Favorite brand of saddle (western or english, whatever you ride!): pessoa, H.D.R., stubben

Least favorite brand of saddle: wintec, throgood



Favorite horse food (grain) brand: ask my horse!

Least favorite horse food brand:



Favorite dewormer: Bimectin or Quest

Least favorite dewormer: ? I don't know?



Favorite type of fencing: electro braid

Least favorite type of fencing: barbed wire!!
anonymous
2016-05-27 11:41:11 UTC
I thought we meant like store brands but yeah I like Baskin Robbins too! I love all ice cream stores though!! So heck, I'll take any brand.
Hanksmyhorse
2009-08-25 20:57:10 UTC
Leather Cleaner

Poop(lol)



Bronco

Pyranha



Western OFCOURSE!

English OFCOURSE!



Crossroad Pellets

None



Zimecterin

None



Wood/Barbless Wire

Barb Wire
I miss you so much Rhonda
2009-08-26 03:39:15 UTC
1) i just found this 50 year old leather finisher in my grandfather's barn. it works amazing.

2) absorbine ultrashield ex

least - bronco!

3) circle y

4) purina strategy

5) all kinds

6) this fencing: http://www.steelranchfence.com/sf.html

least - barbwire


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