Professional barrel racers and trainers Brandee Wardell, Cami Bussmus, Whitley Sharp and Kylee Scribner-Fischer share their favorite tack and equipment.
Brandee Wardell – Flexineb Equine Nebulizer
“I am kind of addicted to my Flexineb. I use that a ton. I love my nebulizer. I have a four-way mix of drugs I put in it that Dr. Cammack recommended for this stud. I also really like Silver Solutions colloidal silver mix so I use that. They also have a eucalyptus colloidal silver that I use for the ones that maybe don’t need drugs, but just to help open up their airways.”
How often will you do a breathing treatment?
“The stud gets it nearly every day. I have a six-year-old too, he also gets a lot. Those two are my big breathing problem horses. Everything else, not as much. I have a couple that the day before and the day of a race I might run that Silver Horse through them just to keep everything opened up more as a precautionary dealsince we’re having such a weird year with humidity and more pollen than we’ve ever had. In Arizona, I really have to pay attention because it gets so dry and dusty.”
Cami Bussmus – Bemer and Crossway
“I think anything you can do to have your horses feeling the best. love my Bemer.”
“KayTee Bleeker with Bar-O-aBit makes the Crossways. We did some clinics last summer, and I found that helped a lot of people’s horses if we put the Crossway on them for a while. Just if they didn’t have the complete concept of collection, it really helps a horse learn proper collection, especially at speed if they’re kind of getting strung out. So that’s something I don’t really compete in it myself, but I use it a lot. I’ll put it on a lot of different horses.”
Whitley Sharp – Vet Kit, Jim Warner Hackamore and Seven Saddles
“I can’t live without my vet kit and everything that’s in it!”
“She’s a pretty rate-y mare, so I just feel like the Jim Warner Hackamore allows me to kind of stay out of her way but also gives her a little bit of balance. I think it probably is more me than it is her. I tend to ride a lot of horses in a hackamore so I think it just is something that fits my hands really well. It seems to always be the thing that even when I’vetried to kind of switch things around, I always end up back to that.”
“I absolutely love the Seven Saddles, and they’ve changed my riding completely. That’s always going to be a staple in my program.”
Kylee Scribner-Fischer – Master Saddles
“They just keep me balanced and keep me centered on my horses to where I can, you know, perform the best, and they’re lightweight to help my horses out. And I don’t think I could go without them.”
