Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
I spend about $75 a month at the feed store. I don't always buy the same stuff, but it seems like the charge on my credit card is always about the same. This trip cost me $70.81 - a bargain. I always buy at least one bag each, sometimes more, of rice bran pellets and beet pulp shreds. In the summer, there's always a bottle of fly spray, and occasionally, a bag of treats. Every so often I might also replace my Himalayan salt wheels.
The only thing missing would be some Scarlex Wound Dressing (mine is still good) and some Betadine Surgical Scrub (also still good). I buy my equine shampoo, saddle soap/conditioner, and dewormers online. I buy my stall pellets twice a year at Home Depot or Tractor Supply by the pallet, so those don't really fit in my trunk. And while my boys eat alfalfa and/or cubes, my barn owner takes care of ordering those. I know I tend to keep things simple, but my boys are healthy and fit. They just don't need anything else. And my while my feed store has a few tack related items, it's mostly just a feed store. In some ways, that's better. If they were a true tack store, my monthly bill would be a whole lot higher! So what's in your trunk after a visit to the feed store? 6/12/2014 11:33:06 pm
That's why I am glad that mine only carries the basics! 6/13/2014 11:55:39 am
Beet pulp, wheat bran, Legends Omega Plus, Triple Crown Senior... the occasional fly spray. 6/14/2014 07:03:16 am
My feed store is also a welding/pump/pipe store. They also just sell feed on the side. :0)
I can totally relate- I only have a feed store here which sells some tack and will order in some things. I went on thursday and bought: 6/14/2014 07:05:14 am
Ew … rat traps. I do wish we had a real tack store here, but since we don't I am grateful that we do have a number of good feed stores that carry a wide variety of products. Comments are closed.
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
National Rider AwardsState Rider Awards
State Horse Awards
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2023 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic 2023 Show Schedule
TBD 2023 Completed … Pending 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying Training Level 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Score 3: Archives
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