Here are seven items I use toward the goal of creating a tidy oasis. Each one either prevents an invasion borne of the Great Outdoors or aids me in the counterattack.
Bogs Berkeley Women’s Waterproof Boots, $85. www.bogsfootwear.com
Minnetonka El Paso II Moc, $44.95. www.minnetonkamoccasin.com
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FURminator Dog DeShedding Tool, $37.99-$72.99. www.furminator.com
Available from most major retailers, under $20.
Lilly Forever Furless Brush, $19.95. www.lillybrush.com
Dyson Ball Animal, $499.99. www.dyson.com
Read more about keeping barn messes out of your home in Keep the Outdoors from Coming In.
Cindy Hale currently serves as a judge at local and regional open horse shows.
This article originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of Horse Illustrated magazine. Click here to subscribe!
Cindy Hale’s life with horses has been filled with variety. As a child she rode western and learned to barrel race. Then she worked as a groom for a show barn, and was taught to harness and drive Welsh ponies. But once she’d taken her first lessons aboard American Saddlebreds she was hooked on English riding. Hunters and hunt seat equitation came next, and she spent decades competing in those divisions on the West Coast. Always seeking to improve her horsemanship, she rode in clinics conducted by world-class riders like George Morris, Kathy Kusner and Anne Kursinski. During that time, her family began raising Thoroughbred and warmblood sport horses, and Cindy experienced the thrills and challenges of training and showing the homebred greenies. Now retired from active competition, she’s a popular judge at local and county-rated open and hunter/jumper shows. She rides recreationally both English and western. Her Paint gelding, Wally, lives at home with her and her non-horsey husband, Ron.
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