15 Important Items Every Horse Owner in Florida uses in January

Let me just preface this by saying it's been quite the interesting weekend here on the Gulf Coast of Florida for us horse owners....I can't believe how many days lately I have literally pulled medium weight blankets off horses to turn around and douse them in fly spray, and turn on their fans for the day. Seriously??? Don't even get me started about the tornadoes that tore through here Saturday night. IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. 

Thanks El Nino.... without further ado, I present to you:

15 Important Items Every Horse Owner in Florida Uses in January

 as told by a cynical, cantankerous Floridian Horse Owner

1.  Fly spray
   
   
2. A stable sheet
   
   
3.  A waterproof no-fill turnout sheet
   
   
4.  Flymask
   
   (he just thinks it's hilarious, like, "LOL It's January, thanks for the fly mask!")
   
5.  A weather radio for the rogue winter tornado
   
   (yep, this is from Saturday...)
   
6.  Fly sheet for the sensitive
   
   
7.  Stall fans on full blast, by day
   
8.  A medium weight turnout blanket by night
   
   (or in my guy's case, he gets his stable sheet underneath his turnout)
   
9.  Bath items
   
   
10.  Sweat pants and sweat shirt to complete barn chores
    
    
11.  Shorts and a tank top to complete barn chores
    
    
12.  Gloves
    
    
13.  Sunglasses
    
    
14.  Sunscreen
    
    
15.  Air activated hand warmers
    

Don't forget your mud boots, your keratex hoof hardener, your rainmaker hoof oil, an arena drag and waterer (yeah, and in a week it'll be muddy out there again), and layers. Layers layers layers. We may not be frozen cold like up north, but going from 40 to 80 to 40 in the span of 5 hours can make for some uncomfortable days at the farm!