The Little Book of Horse Poop is the perfect silly little gift for someone who seems to always be cleaning stalls - it's full of fun and useful facts about horse manure. According to the book, a single horse produces 50 pounds of manure per day, taking an average of three weeks to produce it's own weight in poop. If all the manure produced by horses in the US were properly composted, it would be valued at $147.3 million. With numbers like that, you'd better learn all about it that you can!

This one's been a favorite gift choice for all the years I've carried it. Sturdy heather grey blend hides dirt and, um, other things; washes up great with no special care in the laundry. Need laundry soap? That's here

This goofy wood sign is a big hit every holiday season. It's surprisingly nice (if you can say that about something that refers to a turd) and is actually the first thing I go to when needing to choose an item for a White Elephant Gift Exchange; it's a good price (just under $25.) It always gets a chuckle, and is usually coveted by multiple gift openers before the game is over.

It's an updated version of a previous design that had run it's course. There were issues with the lighter green mug's vendor, so I'd made the decision to axe it when stock ran out. Then, I got an order for several of them - more than I had on hand. The gal placing the order was actually in charge of processing a large vet clinic's equine fecal samples - so her days are, quite literally, the same sh*t. (She was shopping for Christmas early and these were to be her epically perfect gift to her co workers and bosses. At the same time, one of my good vendors had on closeout this Mid Century Modern styled mug in a shade of green that pretty much matches that which horses produce. How could I say "no" to the synchronicity here? Being creative and coming up with new stuff is hard - so I am not about to ignore any cosmic help that comes my way - in whatever form.

Well, in fact, the original idea that the horse knew the way was coined by Lydia Maria Child. And it was not originally a Christmas song, it was for Thanksgiving. Wikipedia tells us it was written as a poem, appearing in her Flowers for Children Vol. 2, in 1844. Although the modern Thanksgiving holiday is not normally associated with snow, New England in the early 19th century was enduring the Little Ice Age, (who knew?) a colder era with earlier winters. The complete verse with more historical info is here. 

I have a limited number of Farrier/Author Ray Legel's book TAILS OF A HORSESHOER that are hand signed and personalized by the author. Farriers will enjoy the stories, including a crappy chapter; "Road Apple Assault".

Click here to order - and find out what happened after Ray meted out the deserved punishment on his good-for-nothing brother-in-law.

***note*** Ray's book is SELF PUBLISHED - meaning he did all the work involved in procuring the illustrations, typesetting, arranging for printing, and warehousing the printed copies. This is a huge effort beyond the writing part. The copies I have on hand are limited, and may very well be the last press run that he does. You can listen to a podcast and learn more about Ray here. 

Hand cast in USA, these sterling silver ass pendants are remarkably accurate and detailed, right down to the frogs on the tiny hooves. Earrings and necklace are both 3/4" tall. Sterling silver chain is 18"

The main selling point for Rockin' Green Activewear Detergent is that it gets rid of that. I ordered a sample and set about testing it for myself.

This mask was pretty pricey; I bought it when he had a serious eye injury and the meds I was using required him to wear something to block the sun. Injured eyes produce a lot of tears, which somehow manage to dry and create a crust that's nigh impossible to clean off.

Because the mask was so expensive, I was reluctant to trust my washing machine with it. Instead, the frequent cleaning needed was a laborious task that required a scrub brush to loosen the dried eye goop. An hour in the sink with a tiny bit of Rockin Green Activewear Detergent and the goop was gone. NO SCRUBBING!