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Post by sallyandruby on Jan 5, 2008 0:30:47 GMT 1
right at school im doing this early entry GCSE product design course type thing and I started the propa thing a few weeks ago.. anyhoo, ive scrapped that and need somat new to work on.. n i thought.. ah why not do sumat horsey! So.. i need you clever people to think of some problems that need to be solved in the horsey world.. has to be realistic like.. i know what u lot are like stuff like.. problems with haynets, feed buckest.. rugs.. stuff like that! Theres a few catergories they have to fit into so just throw your ideas at me and ill seee ;D Thanks muchly sally xxxxxx
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Post by Oranges on Jan 5, 2008 0:52:49 GMT 1
is it stuff to make from wood and that?? i made a feed cupboard for supplements and stuff, and to mix on, red aswell ;D its ended up as a pile stuff on cupboard for top of my stairs
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Post by Amanda Dolby on Jan 5, 2008 0:58:21 GMT 1
Ok - one I have been having a go at but haven't enough time.
A system for feeding hay in the field without the horse being able to pull the lot out and trample all over it - must be safe and sturdy and the horse should be able to access the hay from the top and the side and the hay shouldn't have to be fluffed up. Two people should be able to lift it with ease. Product to be large enough to get 6 horses round and market for under £100
GO!
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Post by sallyandruby on Jan 5, 2008 1:05:19 GMT 1
Nope bryher.. we dont make it just design it like.. but its got to be so realostic that it could actually work lol. thanks for that amanda.. ill see what other people say and then choose.. im such a cheat lol... good job i have you lot
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Post by Oranges on Jan 5, 2008 1:15:45 GMT 1
ahh miss all the fun not gettin to make it ;D will never forget the face of me teach when i proudly produced a tub of bright red paint for mine lol How about somthing alternative to a haynet for a stable? like a rack but not a rack...that you can put feed in aswell and water? Heated rug rack? Feed buckets designed to stop fatties eating to fast? Somthing to amuse horses in box rest? sry u said chuck ideas at ya
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Post by jen1 on Jan 5, 2008 1:33:57 GMT 1
what about a training system involving a cork, basically you stick a cork in the mucky end take it out and train them to pooh! on the muck heap,twice a day, no?? we have done that one, havnt you ben listening to all our pat pendings over the years, we will have a think in the morning after 11 mind, mi head wont be up till then,
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Post by Cheryl Walmsley on Jan 5, 2008 1:35:59 GMT 1
has anyone invented poo gloves yet for deep littering? we use these special gloves megan's step-dad nicks from work!
what about a monty style mr. hand but maybe with a twist?
what about a self mucking out pony? only kidding
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Post by geeup on Jan 5, 2008 11:22:46 GMT 1
something to stop them opening stables doors.
something to stop horses bandging.
you know those baby toys to stop boredom that hang on the side of cots, like that for the stable.
something to keep water from freezing.
a portable saddle protector.
a better water carrier for long hacks, they all bang about.
a better pooper scoop
a rug with a ideal temperature gauge so that you can see if the horse is too hot, or a max-min themometer.
a hoof pick thats easy to find!
boot socks so your show boots stay clean until you mount!
I'll keep thinking for you, good luck.
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Post by mountaingoat on Jan 5, 2008 11:36:36 GMT 1
I suppose its got to be sort of a wood/metal type thing?
I did textiles for GCSE and made a saddle cloth... guess that's not much help though as its textiles not product design!
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Post by horsey123 on Jan 5, 2008 12:28:37 GMT 1
stable toys stable wallpaper (stables look so dull) a feed box haynet filler (one of those round things you put on the wall) that doesnt cost a bomb i duno
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Post by Hannah on Jan 5, 2008 12:41:07 GMT 1
Specially for geeup A leadrope clip on the bolt A football or part filled plastic bottle in the trough Attach a piece of string and a leadrope clip to the hoofpick. Clip onto the tie up ring outside the stable I would like a way to feed hay in the stable. Natural feeding position ie head down, but with a way of slowing down eating. Easy to clean and cheap as possible!
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Post by jes on Jan 5, 2008 12:54:11 GMT 1
That's what I want too. It must be safe too, so they can't legs caught in it.
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Post by Loulou on Jan 5, 2008 13:50:29 GMT 1
A haynet filler sounds good to me! It is so hard to fill a haynet from a big round bale and so last year I pinched my clothes horse and took it out into the barn. It is a three sided affair made of plastic covered wire with hinges on the two joining sides. I hooked the haynet over the four corners so that it was then standing with the top open. Then it was easy to fork hay from the big bale into the haynet. Unfortunately it broke quite quickly as I used it twice a day for several haynets.
If it was made of a better quality sturdy plastic? or maybe wood? The best thing was that when I had finished with it I could fold it up and stack it against the wall ready for the nest time.
My hubby was a CDT teacher in the UK and so I'll chat to him and see what he can come up with.
Gail
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Post by sallyandruby on Jan 5, 2008 15:39:25 GMT 1
aww cheers guys! It doesnt have to be anything that i could make (cos its just product design) but it has to be realistic so it could one day be made lol if that makes sence. a rug with a ideal temperature gauge so that you can see if the horse is too hot, or a max-min themometer. ^^ i like that one! dya mean like.. it has a temperate gauge on it so you can check if your horse is too hot or too cold ?? I like the sound of that Hmm yeh.. I like the idea of natural head position thing but hasnt that already been done, the hay bar typer things ?? one small problemm...they have to fit into these catorgories... enjoying the countryside ...... (going to the beach, hacking) wildlife events.. (shows, HOYS ect..) celebrations .. (xmas halloween ect,...) health and fitness statement jewellery & cosmetics Nostaglia weather... (snow rain sun ect..) spose the rug will fit into the weather catorgary wouldnt it xxx God this iss soo hard
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Post by jes on Jan 5, 2008 15:50:32 GMT 1
Yes, but haybars don't slow them down. I need something to stop him eating so fast, but lets him eat naturally.
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