Our previous "lists" posts and pages have always been favorites on sites and blogs.  Given the recent heat, I have created a list of  'Currently Indepesnsible" items.
1.  A fridge and freezer in the barn!!!  Cool water and ice...medicines stay fresh.
2. Electrolytes - water soluable and paste for the horses, EmergenC and ElectroMix for riders and workers.
3. Indoor/Outdoor digital thermometer
4. Fans, more fans, another fan
5. Mister hose attachment to create a swamp cooler with a fan
6. Shade trees in the pasture - I am so glad we did not clear the entire thing!  We have one quadrant with both evergreen and deciduous trees that create a shady grove.
7. Ice wrap - a premade ice wrap with velcro closure.  Makes it super easy to pull it out of the freezer, put it on in a few seconds, pull it off, wipe it off, and throw it back in the freezer.  Well worth $30 when Johnny needs to be iced daily and its too hot to dally with ice packs and wraps.
8.  Jack's Ice Boots - These old fashioned style boots are a completely different animal than an ice wrap.  These are a sort of bag that fasten around the pastern and have a strap around the withers to hold them up like suspenders.  The bags around the legs hold ice that you put inside.  These boots not only help prevent injury but they cool a horse after a hard workout, especially interval training, gallops, or a cross country course.  I got ours through www.doversaddlery.com for about $50.  Again, a great investment.
9. Fly spray, fly strips, fly traps, bug zappers, fly swatters, hornet/wasp spray, fly mask...you get the point.
10. Mint!  Refreshing to eat fresh for both horses and riders and the oil mixed in warm water makes a wonderful cooling wash or in alcohol or witch hazel makes a great linament. www.getmint.com .