Riding on Stubble

 Only a short time ago Niko and I were given the great opportunity to go riding on a stubble field. It was my very first time riding on a stubble field, I am sure the same can't be said for Niko as he is a ex- point-to-pointer so no doubt it was nothing new to him.

 Niko was an absolute star for me and I can honestly now understand why some people go on about stubble fields the way they do, although none of the photos show it clearly the field was a great size for Niko to really go for it and let me see how fast he could go.

Here we are again not going at any real speed here but I'm sitting comfortably and Niko is going nicely for me. Speaking of going nicely I've bought Niko a new bit, it's called the Verbindend and is made by Neue Schule, it's a very good bit but more on that in another post.

And finally here we are all finished after a great time out on the stubble field, I think we both had a lot of fun, I know I did, and considering Niko's love of running I'm pretty sure he did too


More details on Niko's new bit and how he is finding it in my next post, till then I hope you're all enjoying life with your equines.

The Healthy Treat

  
Not too long ago we bought the horses and ponies a Horslyx mini lick to try, we first off got a mint one as in the past we have got licks and they didn’t like them so mint seemed like a good idea as we all now how much equines love mint. It went down very well but Murphy did get a little bit too excited and stamped on it. Anyway we recently tried them on the original which they also liked as it turns out that all the Horslyx licks seem to have a coating of molasses.

  
Here is a shot of the lick untouched. The Horslyx Original contains a mix of vitamins, minerals and trace elements that all help your horse, and his hooves too, in the right amount of course.

The Horslyx licks have so far proven to be a great way to treat the horses and also giving them something to do if they should have to wait for some reason. I look forward to trying more of their products, well not me personally ;) Do any of you use licks? And if so what’s your favourite make.

  
Here is a lick to the Horslyx website if you wish to take a look.