This review is a Cloudy based one. The reason I chose the respiratory lick is because Cloudy has been known to suffer with choke and will cough throughout the winter when in the stable depending on how dusty it is. So the reason behind choosing this is because it's designed to provide a unique approach to supporting the respiratory system. The ingredients such as menthol, eucalyptus and aniseed supports the airways and helps keep them clear of mucus which helps the horse breathe more easily. The minerals such as Vitamins C & E, selenium, chelated copper and zinc in the balancer package help maintain immunity which then helps support and aid a healthy lung function. 

The high oil content helps for healthy skin and coat while the Biotin, zinc and methionine helps with healthy hooves. 
The 2 main reasons to why I chose this one for Cloudy are:

• If your horse is prone to coughing or any respiratory compromise, Respiratory Horslyx Balancer can support the body’s natural defense mechanism.
• For horses that are stabled for long periods of time, Respiratory Horslyx Balancer can help maintain healthy breathing and lessen the chance of ill-health affecting performance levels.

After the first night of giving Cloudy the lick this is how I found his stable the next morning. Safe to say he'd had some fun fighting with the lick to get it out. Please excuse the mass amount of poo in this picture, this was on a bad night haha. After retrieving and trying to clean the lick the best I could, I paired up the licked with it's container again for him. The next night he'd managed to get it out of the pot again and hide it in a pile of hay, thankfully the third night he had it, it stayed in the pot. 
After all the fighting with it to get at it I'm sure he loved the lick. I was also told that he had brown patches on his nose from where he was getting in there to get at the lick.  

Now although Cloudy loves these licks, Legacy isn't that keen on them. I bought her one after the Nettex one's she used to have stopped being sold in my place of work so I thought I'd try her out with the original one. She has licks in her stable to try keep her occupied while she's in there for a long period of time. This is mainly because she gets stressy and starts to box walk and crib bites. When I first put down the Original tub she went over for a little smell, but wasn't majorly bothered with it. I thought she'd take a few days to try it out, but it ended up just staying in her stable gathering dust. In the end I had to throw it as it had gone to bad to give to Cloudy.  

These licks are great if you have a horse that's not needing any food and is on a good forage diet. These can supply all the vitamins & minerals needed for a balanced diet for them. They are weather-proof which is great for being used in the field as well as the stable. 
They come in 3 different sizes
- 650g which lasts 3-4 days
- 5Kg which lasts 20-25 days
& 15Kg which lasts 60-75 days 
The length of time they last depends on the size of your horse and how much they use it for. 
They also come in 4 different flavours Original, Respiratory, Garlic & Mint.

The average prices for them are:
 650g one is £3.50 - £4.50
5kg one is £14.00 - £16.00
& 15kg one is £28.99 - £34.00

The original is the cheapest one and then the flavoured or specialised ones are more expensive. 
You can also get a stable holder for the 5kg tub, and a ground holder for the 15kg tub.

Here are 2 sites I've found which sell a range of the Horslyx.
Naylors Equestrian & Countrywide Farmers

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Hay Box Subscription Box Review

This is the first box of a new equine subscription box, from Hay Box.

They have 2 boxes available in the horse category a standard box which has goodies up to the value of £25+ and is £15.00 + P&P a month or a deluxe box which is up to the value of £35+ and is £20.00 + P&P a month. It offers items for both yourself & your horse.

The box which I have subscribed for is the Deluxe box which is pictures above. The Items which I got in my box are as follows:

- 8 Ft green & black lead rope

- Red & White spotty hood pick & brush

- Likit Treat bar in Cherry

- Toggi riding socks

- Black full size Diamante brow band

- Red super grip riding gloves

- Local Free Magazine 

As this was my first box of the subscription service I received a discount code which is Start. This means you can get £6.00 off of your first box, meaning they will either be £11.00 + P&P or £14.00 + P&P. This is great to have a discount so you can try it out without having to spend the whole price.

Overall I was happy with my items, the lead rope will come in very handy as they are always going missing and walkabouts on the yard so I will be keeping this one in my car as a spare for personal use. You can never have enough hoof picks in my personal preference, I think all together I'm nearly in double figures with my collection ranging from standard ones to the ones with brushes. Legacy doesn't like anything from the Likit range, neither does my mums horse, neither of them will entertain it and if you manage to get it in their mouths it's straight on the floor next second, so the treat bar went to her stable friend who will never turn down anything Likit. 

Again riding socks is something I like to collect so having these in the box was great for me, the heels seem to wear away on the ones I've had a while so some need replacing. I've never been a person for diamante tack and have always said that I'll never have Legacy in one no matter how much my mum says she'll look pretty in it, but I find this one nice a subtle and I will actually use it, next time the bridle comes home for a good clean I'm going to change it over. Shocking things do happen!

Next up is the super grip riding gloves, I'm really gutted about these as they came in a size large and with my tiny fingers I have to have child's gloves or be very lucky to find a adult small with short fingers, so these went over to my mum, but gloves are something new I'm getting into and have struggled to find any that I'm comfortable riding in until I tried on some child's ones, I love them to be like a second skin. 

The magazine is one which I also get in my local area but the name has just been changed to 'Welsh Rider', all of the articles are the same so I'd already read this one but it's a great little added extra to the box. 

The March box is no longer available but you can now order ready for the April box, I promise to have my review up earlier in the month while the April box is still available for the next one.

So you can all have a spy before ordering if you would like.

Don't forget the discount code: start for when ordering your first box.

Website is here and box choosing is here. 

Stable Toys & Licks

The cold & wet weather has now approached us in the UK, and for those fortunate enough that can only mean one thing with horses, stable duties.
This is Legacy's second winter stabled at the yard and she's in a different stable this year to last due to a leaky roof. She doesn't like to be in the stable alone and can be one of the worlds biggest attention seekers when she is. She can be nodding her head and neighing for the others. Although you leave her then spy on her later and she completely fine just eating her hay. 
Although in her stable stable I did find bits around to where she had started to crib bite, only presumably when she's bored. 
So this lead to me trying to find some stable toys to keep her entertained throughout the night when she's eaten her hay or has a fully belly.

The first thing I tried her with was a likit, I had no luck with this. I went through all 4 of the main flavours that my work has and none of these seemed to work. I though the mint one would've been sure to make her curious about it but no luck. I then tried the Nettex version, the Tastylyx in carrot which has natural ingredients in, hoping this would work as she loves carrots, and again no luck. So I gave up with that and after a customer recommendation I decided to get her a treat ball. After trying the likit and failing I took to ebay to try and find a money savvy one just in-case it failed again. I found one on there for £15ish including free postage and that was great. At first she didn't know what to do with it, I tried all sorts of treats inside it, one's she'd go mad for and ones that you can add into the food. She didn't bother with any of them. One day I got an idea to try horse & pony nuts in it, and this worked. It's so funny to watch her with the ball now, she goes straight for it when she goes into her stable, kicking it and nudging it with her nose. It at least keeps her quiet for a while in some sense. I couldn't find the exact one I bought but I found this one on ebay which is cheaper and looks great, they are really great for the stable and the one I bought is really durable. 
This one on ebay for £9.95 with free P&P in a range of colours, red, purple, pink and blue. (This one is the one in the image above.)

Below is Legacy playing with her treat ball.

The other thing which she loves while shes in her stable is her Nettex Supalyx. There are 4 flavours available for specific things such as Nimble which has Biotin & Glucosamine in to help with feet and joints, Garlic, Easy Breather which has qualities to help sooth the trachea and a general health one, they are all filled with general vitamins & minerals along with the specific qualities for each flavour. For the stable I get her the 3KG size, but there's also a 12.5KG size available for the fields. She loves these licks and I'm lucky to have one last longer than a week. 
All of the Nettex treats mentioned can be seen here. From the Supalyx to the Tastylyx.

Do you have any stable toys for your horse? 
How do you keep them entertained throughout the night? 
Leave your suggestions below I'm always open to try new things with Legacy to keep her quiet and calm.