KELCIE: Hi everybody. My name is Kelcie and I work on the Marketing team here at SmartPak.
And today, I'm going to be doing one of these favorite product equestrian tag videos. But,
before we get started with that I just thought I'd share a little bit about my horse. Her
name is Quest and her show name is actually Designer's Request. She is a seven-year-old
Hanoverian-Thoroughbred Cross, and I've had her for about six months now. We are looking
to go into the hunter ring next year, so my project for this year is just kind of training
her. She's young, just figuring her out.
Since I've worked at SmartPak, I've gotten to try more products than I could have ever
really imagined. And after having the opportunity to kind of test and try out these products,
I'm just going to talk to you about some of my favorites.
So the first question is, "What is your favorite equestrian specific product that you use when
you're at the barn?" So this was an easy question for me. I have to say hands down that my favorite
equestrian product has to be my Plymouth Raised Fancy Stitch Bridle. I've had this bridle
for about two years, and I actually bought it to be a show bridle for the horse I was
leasing at the time. However, just over the course of time, I began using it in lessons
and when I was just hacking around at home, and it actually just became my everyday piece
of equipment go-to bridle. I think the thing that surprised me the most about this bridle
was how soft and supple it was the minute I took it out of the bag. I was able to put
the bit right on, attach the reins and just go ahead and actually ride the next day in
my lesson with this bridle. I've fallen in love with it so much I actually bought a second
Plymouth bridle just to kind of have around, because you can never have too many of those.
The one thing for me personally, I like to have a little bit of a heavier rein so I actually
bought the Harwich Rubber Reins to go with this bridle, which actually match very well.
And I found a great combination that works for both me and my horse.
Alright. The second question is, “What is your favorite non-equestrian specific product
to use when you're at the barn?” So I learned from many of my fellow barn mates that you
can never have too many baby wipes around the barn. This is something I always keep
in my grooming tote, because it just makes cleaning my horse's face a little bit easier,
if I need to wipe down my tack quickly, I don't feel guilty about using it anywhere,
and I also think it's a great thing to have for yourself when you're walking around the
barn, your hands get dirty, you can just kind of wipe them off and you're good to go. So,
like I said, those are great to have, easy to find, and I always have some with me.
So the third question is, “What is your horse's favorite equestrian specific product
to wear or use?” I think that Quest's favorite product has to be her Kavalkade Rhinestone
Fly Veil. My co-workers actually convinced me to buy this. From the minute I brought
it to the barn, Quest has absolutely loved having it. I got it towards the end of fly
season, so it didn't really get it for the full purpose. But I like to use it on her
when I ride. The ears on it are actually very soft. So I feel that it's more comfortable
for her. And, believe it or not, she can get really offended if her forelock gets in her
face. So I like to use this fly veil as kind of just a way to keep it down out of her eyes,
and she is usually a little less agitated when I ride her when that's on her. I have
to say that the rhinestones do add a little bit of sparkle to my ride, and I also think
that they match my horse's personality very well.
So the fourth question is, “What was the best equestrian-related gift you were ever
given, and why does it mean so much to you?” So I have to say that the best equestrian
gift I was ever given was actually a hand painted portrait of my horse. It was given
to me for Christmas by my dad, and what made it even more special was it was hand-painted
by a relative of mine. So as I mentioned its of my very first horse who means a lot to
me. And I actually bring this painting with me everywhere, it's been to every house I
have ever lived in, and I will admit I brought it to school with me, as well.
So the fifth question is, “If you had the ability to create any product or anything
to make your time at the barn better, no matter how ridiculous or against the laws of physics
it might be, what would it be?” This is an easy one for me because I've thought of
this for quite some time. Any rider who's ever ridden in the cold knows that when you
dismount off your horse and you land, you can usually hurt your feet and you get that
little bit of sting when it's too cold out. So my kind of dream product would be a hydraulic
mounting block so you can use it as a normal mounting block when you're getting on but
when you are getting ready to get off you can just walk your horse up to it, and it
will actually lift up. That way you can just step off and step down. I think that will
also be great to for someone like me who has a lot of energy when she starts to ride and
then everyone at my barn knows I get up to the end and I just kind of sit there, like
okay, do I have the motivation to get off. So I always wish something would just come
along and help me off my horse.
So that's all the questions I had. Thank you to everybody for watching this. This is the
last tag video that we have planned for right now, but we've had a lot of you out there
want to be tagged and so we are going to tag everyone who's asked to be up to this point.
And be sure to tag us back so we can see what you have to say out there. So I'm tagging
TheClassicEquestrian,
Amazing Horses,
Southern Belle Equestrian,
Macadoenzie, I'm sorry if I've butchered that,
GallopToTheBlue,
Malak Amir, hopefully I pronounced that right,
Emily Like
and EquineGuru08.
Be sure to subscribe to our channel and see what else we have coming down the pipeline.
Thanks for watching, and have a great ride.