What Should You Have In Your Tack Box/Trunk

    Whether it's you own a horse or you just ride you probably have accumulated some items and want to keep them at the barn. A tack trunk or box is the easiest way to keep all of your items safe and organized. In today's blog I will go offer the items you will need to keep in your trunk/box. I will split it into two categories; Horse and rider.

For yourself the rider you will need quite a lot of items. You do not have to have all of these items but get what you can.

For The rider:

• Water bottle in case you forget to bring one.

• Hair brush for before and after you ride.

• Gloves (if you use them)

• Mirror so you can catch all your fly aways.

• White board in case you need to keep track of exercises or horses.

• Extra hairnets

• Boot polish and brushes

• Helmet 

• Boots

• Sunscreen in the summertime 

• Medication (advil/allergy)

• Tampons and pads

    These are just a few items you can have in your tack trunk/box. If you have any more suggestions please shoot me an email, I would love to hear them!

Now for your horse you may need even more items! If you own a horse you may need all these items but if you do not you only need the first 11 items but you can get all even though you might own the horses because it’s always nice to be prepared. Some barns will only allow you to use their stuff so it's important to ask before you run out and buy these items.

For The Horse:

• Saddle (if needed)

• Bridle (if needed) 

• Grooming kit 

• Horse treats

• Halter

• Boots and polos

• Spurs/crop

• Half pad 

• Square pad

• Cleaning supplies (tack, horse and all purpose)

• Martingale (if needed)

• Fly sheet and mask

• Horse blankets/scrims

• Horse medication 

    Some of the items are crucial to have and some are not. Make a list of what you might need so you can have a gameplan before you run to the store. Another item that will help you stay organized would be bins and a label maker in case you have more than one horse or you are sharing a space. If you have any suggestions please send me an email so i can add it to my tack trunk!!

If you have any questions about what to have in your tack trunk/box or any other questions about riding, send us an email on our contact form and we will help you out.