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ily drink “strange” water, especially when excited by race day activities. The best way to ensure hydration is to bring water from home.
• Wash buckets, scrapers, sponges, liniment, warm water for washing. Hot water can be carried to hunt meets in those big orange coolers like used on construction sites. A plug-in water heater can pop right into the filled cooler while you’re getting loaded up to.
• Race bridle, halter, lead rope, chain shank. Even the quietest, most docile racehorse usually “wakes up” when he gets to the races, so having a chain over the nose or, in rare cases for ‘chasers, over the gum, is a good safety measure to make sure he doesn’t get out of hand.
• Grooming kit, tack cleaning sponge.
• Cooler, anti-sweat sheet, heavy rug. Depending on the weather.
• Vet kit. Although an official veterinarian will be on the grounds of every Virginia steeplechase, it is good to carry a basic medical kit.
• Human medical kit. How many times have you needed tweezers to remove a stray splinter, or a Band-Aid to cover a cut, while
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