CLEAN SCRUB

I use baking soda, along with a scrub brush, to clean my horse’s buckets and troughs. It’s gritty enough to cut through any built-up gunk but rinses away easily without leaving any chemical residue.— Jamie Marchette, Redding, California

Send your suggestions for inexpensive horse-care substitutes as well as hints for saving effort and time to Hands On, EQUUS, 656 Quince Orchard Road, #600, Gaithersburg, MD 20878; fax: 301-9909015; email: EQLetters@aimmedia.com. Senders of published items will receive selected EQUUS merchandise.