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Tina & Banksy ~ 2019 Event Season Round Up ~ In Collab with Digital Horse

So I finally got around to summarising our 2019 Eventing Season. A total of 9 Events all rolled into & summarised in 1 Vlog 🎥 If you’re a fellow Eventer and keen to get into Vlogging? Watch the video to the end to find out all you need to know …

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Christmas Gift Ideas Under £50 ~ LifeOTLR Vlog

Some gift ideas from some of my favourite brands 🎁 Huff HeadBand Tigers Tongue Fudge Purple Shampoo Chilly Water Bottle Horzehoods BumBag JLAB Wireless EarPhones Fairfax & Favor Chatham Purse Woof Wear Fly Veil Woof Wear Winter Socks

Rambo Dry Rug Supreme

This rug is an absolute must have item if you have a horse that needs bathing as frequently as Banksy does! I initially had the original version (the grey one) but when Horseware brought out the Dry Rug Supreme which so happened to be in “our colours” I couldn’t …

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Woof Wear Event Gloves

The Woof Wear Event Gloves are literally like a second skin. I always wear gloves whether it be hacking or competing it just doesn’t feel right to me to be in the saddle without them on! And I must admit that until I had tried these I always chose gloves …

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Equilibrium Products ~ Simply Boost Electrolytes

Banksy is a fussy eater and will not touch his feed if he thinks a strange powder has been put in it, therefore traditional powder supplements are a huge NO GO!
The Simply Boost range by Equilibrium Products is perfect for him. We mainly use the electrolytes, being Irish he is a “hot” horse and sweats a lot. When we go to away shows he often won’t eat or drink yet if I add this to his feed he devours the lot.
Living in Cornwall means long journeys to most BE events, which can be exhausting for both me and him, especially in the Heat of the summer. It once took us 11 hours to get from Truro to Aston Le Walls for the Riding Club Championships on a Bank Holiday weekend, I had to keep getting in the trailer to sponge him down and offer him water, yet he would not drink it. Since discovering The Equilibrium Simply Boost Electrolytes all I have to do now is I add a splash of that to the water and he will have 2 or 3 long glugs!
Banksy however thinks it would be easier if I just let him drink it from the bottle…

Ensuring he stays hydrated is extremely important when travelling such long distances, there’s no way I can expect him to perform to the best of his ability if dehydrated and fatigued.
I think the main reason he likes it so much is because it has a lovely minty smell which I assume he thinks is like a liquid polo!!
Another favourite of ours is the Massage Pad, he can be a proper fidget when being plaited, again more so when in an unfamiliar stable. Therefore I always take the massage pad away with me and then 10 minutes before plaiting pop it on, he really zones out and goes all snoozey, I’ve once seen his bottom lip drop by a good centimetre, possibly almost 2!
The battery life is amazing I never have to worry about it not being charged if I go for a few nights at a time as I think in the 10 months that I have owned it I have literally only had to plug it into the mains for a charge 3 or 4 times!

It is definitely in my Top 5 of the things I MUST NOT forget to pack…. The other 4 being Saddle, Bridle, Hat and Banksy!!

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