Mineral licks? Info please

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AntxGeorgiax

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Hi there, I've noticed the horses in my horses field (inc her) have started digging and eating / licking the mud, there is one of those big Himalayan salt licks in the field, but they don't seem to want it.
Feed wise, they are all mostly just fed top spec balancer (the correct dose) and perhaps a handful chaff if they have supplements,
I know (I THINK it's dengi) do licks that are supposed to be totally trace element and mineral balanced, but I'd like to avoid feeding additional sugar in a spring field! Also there is the issue of fighting over the lick etc,
I don't know about soil testing as its not my yard, I'm just a livery :)
Does anyone have any suggestions for a supplement/lick to use? Even with the balanced top spec balancer they are doing it (and apparently they did last year when on blue chip balancer too) any suggestions would be really appreciated :) Thankyou for reading
 
I have red rockies in the field all year, and last year I got a bug-go one which has added garlic as well, they really enjoyed that but not found one for sale yet this year.

If you do put one in, try spraying it with water initially as they seem to find them quite hard to get started, a bit of moisture softens it enough for them to lick more easily. I make a cover for mine out of a cheap rubber tub trug, on its side with a hole either side, rope through the middle with plumbing pipe over it, otherwise I find the heavy rain either cuts them in half down the rope or just washes it all away anyway.

Plus they tend to use it in fits and starts, seemingly with the variations in grass growth - when it is doing well they use the lick less, when it has been a dry few days they use it more.
 
my mare has baileys balancer -16.3 wb but one of the others has brought a himilayan rock salt lick on a rope and she cant get enough of it. going to get her one on Monday of her own.
 
I use baby rockies, either yellow or red, they are only a couple of quid each, so I tend to buy a variety and see which one the horses go for, this year, it seems to be yellow :)
 
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