What To Pack In Your Saddlebags
What To Pack When You’re Packing . . . Your Saddlebags
Warning Ribbons: YELLOW –Stallion | BLUE – Biter | RED – Kicker
Your name & cell number on horse | Halter with lead rope
ON YOUR PERSON:
Cell phone (First-Aid App: iTriage | Red Cross | FEMA)
Identification | Saddlebag Phone Numbers
Meds card | Insurance card
ICE (In Case of Emergency) phone numbers
A little cash
SADDLEBAG ESSENTIALS:
Water (2+ bottles | one frozen)
Emergen-C (or Gatorade for a pick-me-up)
Snacks (people & horse)
Sunglasses
Gloves
Sunscreen | Chapstick
Bandana (for dust, cooling, or a broken arm)
Camera
First-Aid Kits (Human & Equine)
Multi-purpose tool
Hoof pick
Flashlight
Pocketknife
Shoestrings and zip-ties (to repair saddles | bridles)
Baling twine (to repair saddles | bridles)
Duct tape
Small package of Kleenex
Package of Baby Wipes | Brown lunch bag
Extra lead rope
Rain poncho
Jacket
SADDLEBAG NICE-TO-HAVES:
Easy Boot (for when you lose a horseshoe)
Small rasp (to clean up rough hoof)
Horse Electrolytes & Bute
Pruning Shears
Compass
Topographical map
Fly Repellant / Tick Spray
Waterproof matches
Signal whistle
Chicago screws (if your bridle has them)
Small notebook w/pen
Space blanket
Folding saw
Folding water bucket
Bear bell / small bells
FIRST-AID KIT (HUMAN)
Advil or Tylenol | 325 mg aspirin | Rolaids | Benadryl
Band-aids | Sterile gauze
Triple antibiotic cream
Adhesive tape | Safety pins
Latex gloves
Scissors
Cotton sling
FIRST-AID KIT (EQUINE)
Saline solution
Wound powder | Triple antibiotic
Feminine hygiene pads | Sterile gauze
Vet wrap
Latex gloves
Comb | Tweezers (for removing cactus)
02.28.2013 Presentation by Susan Heavilin
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Additional Items That Members Recommended
A roll of 2-sided Velcro ($8 at Harbor Freight) - Can attach anything to saddle
3/4" clear tubing (about 6" long) & Vasoline (for keeping breathing passages open after a rattlesnake bite)
Blinking bike light (for night-time riding)
Binoculars
Syringe
Fence tool
Fire starter
Horseshoe nails (to repair loose horseshoes)
Glow stick on a string (swinging in a circle would attract more attention for rescue)
Salt (add a pinch to water for a pick-me-up)
Warning Ribbons: YELLOW –Stallion | BLUE – Biter | RED – Kicker
Your name & cell number on horse | Halter with lead rope
ON YOUR PERSON:
Cell phone (First-Aid App: iTriage | Red Cross | FEMA)
Identification | Saddlebag Phone Numbers
Meds card | Insurance card
ICE (In Case of Emergency) phone numbers
A little cash
SADDLEBAG ESSENTIALS:
Water (2+ bottles | one frozen)
Emergen-C (or Gatorade for a pick-me-up)
Snacks (people & horse)
Sunglasses
Gloves
Sunscreen | Chapstick
Bandana (for dust, cooling, or a broken arm)
Camera
First-Aid Kits (Human & Equine)
Multi-purpose tool
Hoof pick
Flashlight
Pocketknife
Shoestrings and zip-ties (to repair saddles | bridles)
Baling twine (to repair saddles | bridles)
Duct tape
Small package of Kleenex
Package of Baby Wipes | Brown lunch bag
Extra lead rope
Rain poncho
Jacket
SADDLEBAG NICE-TO-HAVES:
Easy Boot (for when you lose a horseshoe)
Small rasp (to clean up rough hoof)
Horse Electrolytes & Bute
Pruning Shears
Compass
Topographical map
Fly Repellant / Tick Spray
Waterproof matches
Signal whistle
Chicago screws (if your bridle has them)
Small notebook w/pen
Space blanket
Folding saw
Folding water bucket
Bear bell / small bells
FIRST-AID KIT (HUMAN)
Advil or Tylenol | 325 mg aspirin | Rolaids | Benadryl
Band-aids | Sterile gauze
Triple antibiotic cream
Adhesive tape | Safety pins
Latex gloves
Scissors
Cotton sling
FIRST-AID KIT (EQUINE)
Saline solution
Wound powder | Triple antibiotic
Feminine hygiene pads | Sterile gauze
Vet wrap
Latex gloves
Comb | Tweezers (for removing cactus)
02.28.2013 Presentation by Susan Heavilin
+++++++++++++++++
Additional Items That Members Recommended
A roll of 2-sided Velcro ($8 at Harbor Freight) - Can attach anything to saddle
3/4" clear tubing (about 6" long) & Vasoline (for keeping breathing passages open after a rattlesnake bite)
Blinking bike light (for night-time riding)
Binoculars
Syringe
Fence tool
Fire starter
Horseshoe nails (to repair loose horseshoes)
Glow stick on a string (swinging in a circle would attract more attention for rescue)
Salt (add a pinch to water for a pick-me-up)
