I have no idea the context of this. Are you simply wanting to automatically disqualify the first and second place horses to axe the two most extreme moving horses?
To make your own.... Cut a 9" section (more or less depending on your horse) of thin green garden hose and fold it in half through a 1" metal ring. Duct tape the two halves together. Attach the ring to a leather (or PADDED nylon dog collar with a piece of baling twine or other...
I've seen lots of the flip flops (Rubber garden hose) and I don't think they really slap the horses legs.... They are usually too short to really strike the horse. I think they just make the horse hyper aware of their feet and get more exaggerated action when they are on... And thus build...
You can train them to set their hind feet by touching the hip and the front feet by squeezing the withers if you train them that way. I've seen it more with the Shetland ponies, that's where I picked up this trick. I don't know why mini people tend to bend over and hand-set the feet.
When I...
I agree with Kendra... With the ultrasounds, collection and shipping fees and insemination attempts, it's expensive. If you're hoping to create a $40,000 andalusian foal it's worth the extra couple grand it might cost to create the breeding as well as reduce the chance of injury with a live...
I also use barn lime (Sweet PDZ brand) as well as the pelleted bedding where my pony likes to urinate. I have a box stall with mats, so absorbency is important.