#EventerSolutions: Do Whatcha Gotta Do

Where there are #EventerProblems there are #EventerSolutions, as we horsefolks tend to be a pretty crafty, resourceful and frugal (read: broke) bunch.

In this spinoff series we spotlight some of your most inventive problem-solving masterpieces and determined DIY efforts. Be sure to tag your photos with the hashtag #EventerSolutions on social for inclusion in future editions!

Oh, look the hotel has a built in boot drying rack! 😂 #eventerproblems #majykequipe

A post shared by Nicole Hetzel (@corgicreek351) on Apr 1, 2017 at 8:01pm PDT

Figured out how to text the vet, cold hose, and work the inner thighs all at once. #eventerproblems #eventersolutions

A post shared by Helen Brew (@helen_brew) on Mar 31, 2017 at 8:10am PDT

New boots, but XC is livestreaming = breaking them in in the living room. #eventerproblems #eventersolutions #CICIC #carolinainternational @goeventing @mountainhorseusa #eventing #xc #crosscountry #livingvicariously

A post shared by Jennifer (@redheadedstepchilddesigns) on Mar 26, 2017 at 4:36pm PDT

When you don’t have a long leash, but you do have a lunge line #eventerproblems #eventersolutions #eventersdoitbetter #dobermansofinstagram

A post shared by Erica Hancock (@ehancock95) on Mar 26, 2017 at 12:31pm PDT

Putting my 4 year degree to use… 💻photoshopped the colors on my soon to be new saddle. It’s in the making and I just couldn’t wait to see it! 💙🔶🏇🏽 You also know you have your priorities straight when you put things back at the grocery store because of their price or duct tape your jeans together…but find a way to pay a pretty penny for a new saddle 🙈 ‼️So worth it though‼️ (Not because of the colors) ⏯I’ve struggled for years with saddle fit for me. Always felt I was fighting my position.. I found out during crossfit, that my femur is long for me height. I casually was talking to Andrea at Stubben and she had me briefly ride in one. Then let my jump in the Zaria Optimum at our local show.. 🎵”Now I’m a Believer”🎶 I know saddle fit is important for the horse, Rugby isn’t typical event horse being a square little Morgan with no wither & large shoulder) My saddle’s seem to fit ok, but this truly made a difference for my horse and myself! I’d hoped it would make a difference in my leg that I was always seeming to a fight. It did that and even more! Rugby was jumping even better and I was able to ride at my best and not struggle with my leg. I had no idea how much it has affected me until I actually rode in the Stubben saddle. Can’t wait for what this season brings and tackling the Training XC course with the super pony💙🔶 #forthepony #eventerproblems #lifedecions #stübben #photoshop #priorities #morganhorse #eventersolutions #zariaoptimum

A post shared by Kathleen (@katb350) on Mar 24, 2017 at 5:46pm PDT

No 4 wheeler, no tractor, no problem. #eventerproblems #eventersolutions #toofaraway

A post shared by Sam Bielawski (@redmarechronicles) on Mar 23, 2017 at 8:56am PDT

Towel rack, or splint boot drying rack? #whynotboth #eventerproblems #eventersolutions

A post shared by Lisa Colburn (@xkyaliix) on Mar 23, 2017 at 5:45am PDT

When you’re too cheap to buy a tail bag but your horse keeps pulling his tail out in the fence. #wefancy #eventerproblems #eventersolutions #hautecouture

A post shared by Courtney Due (@idteventing) on Mar 14, 2017 at 3:51am PDT

When in doubt, when you run out of poultice paper…. #eventerproblems #jollybo #jump4jollybo #Shipwrex #Slreh @hbeventing

A post shared by Sarah Braun (@sbraun93) on Mar 20, 2017 at 4:31pm PDT

Grooms are prepared. And if we don’t have a spare, we make a spare. From grit and resolve and also probably some duct tape. @Regrann from @katedrakevt – I am a hoarder of blanket parts for this very reason. #eventerproblems #proequinegrooms – #groomsrule

A post shared by proequinegrooms.com (@proequinegrooms) on Jan 9, 2017 at 1:55pm PST

When your green horse needed you as a fearless leader through the water but you wore your tall boots and now you have to wait till they dry if you ever want to wear them again… after this I like to think they’ll be custom fitted. #eventerproblems

A post shared by Paige Frankl (@maddoxwho) on Mar 17, 2017 at 3:40pm PDT

Twine is like the barn version of duct tape!

A post shared by Hillary M. (@equestrianathart) on Mar 21, 2017 at 6:06pm PDT

Who needs a cold hose? #eventerproblems #eventerproblemsolving

A post shared by Rachel Wilson Williams (@r.wilsonwilliams) on Mar 21, 2017 at 9:03am PDT

There is a reason we have to wear double bell boots 🙈

A post shared by Hillary M. (@equestrianathart) on Mar 19, 2017 at 8:20am PDT

Oh noooooo!! #guessitstimefornewgloves #eventerproblems #horsepeopleproblems

A post shared by Sarah Wheeler Price (@whitestonefarm) on Mar 18, 2017 at 8:11am PDT

On these occasions I am glad I hoard winter clothing and horse coolers in my car #eventerproblems

A post shared by Erinn Tobin (@etobin89) on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:28am PDT

This is why we can’t have nice things Acacia! #eventerproblems #eventersolutions #thisisthethirdonethiswinter #eventhorse #eventer #elmspringacacia #coloradowinter #bodynsoulequestrian #myguy #luckyilovehim

A post shared by Body N Soul (@bodynsoul_equine) on Mar 13, 2017 at 8:09am PDT

This is what happens when equestrians get ahold of an embroidery machine #embroidery #embroiderallthehorsethings #onlythirtysomepadstogo #thenontothesheets #eventerproblems #saddlepad #buzzbuzz

A post shared by Mandy Endfinger (@starfyire) on Mar 10, 2017 at 3:24am PST

Alllll of the hardware on my tack is stainless. I finally found D savers that were stainless hardware, just the wrong color leather. Good thing for neatsfoot oil! #eventerproblems

A post shared by Kate Drake (@katedrakevt) on Mar 4, 2017 at 12:40pm PST

Horse owners know the struggle. #thestruggleisreal #thechipandwynnishow #ottb #eventerproblems #fixedit #phdinplumbing

A post shared by Courtney Due (@idteventing) on Mar 24, 2017 at 5:39am PDT

When your stirrup leather breaks midway through your XC ride, you don’t quit, you improvise. #carolinainternational #CICIC #c4belts #c4equestrianteam #c4ambassador #eventerproblems #andsolutions

A post shared by Taylor Ginn (@tayginn3) on Mar 25, 2017 at 10:28am PDT

When you gotta use your horse’s vetwrap to strap your icepack on because his first aid kit is better stocked than yours. #eventerproblems

A post shared by Emilie Reinhardt (@e.r.eventing) on Mar 25, 2017 at 10:46am PDT

Go Eventing.