Salt lick problem

[baran]

How do you make salt licks last? The salt lick has a hole in the middle and the rope to hang it up by goes through this hole. As the pony licks at it, the hole becomes a gap and the salt lick falls to the floor. Pony then ignores the lick!

 

[KatWuh]

When mine becomes more gap than lick and won't hang up I put it in the corner manger in my horse's stable!

 

[Bobthecob15]

I throw mine away once it starts to go thin near the hole, otherwise yes it will end up on the floor!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

I thread the rope through it, tie it on a small piece of stick/ broom handle etc. Then tie other end to a convenient tie ring I've popped up.
Means it lasts a lot longer, then eventually when it breaks I lob it into an old feed bucket in the corner of a shelter.

 

[tda]

When the lick get close to breaking I used to put a hook over bucket over the fence below it, so the bits fell in there.

I splurged on these instead https://www.byhiggins.com/

 

[baran]

I thread the rope through it, tie it on a small piece of stick/ broom handle etc. Then tie other end to a convenient tie ring I've popped up.
Means it lasts a lot longer, then eventually when it breaks I lob it into an old feed bucket in the corner of a shelter.

Thanks for suggestions. Pony ignores it once it is in a bucket.

 

[Beausmate]

I have a short length of hosepipe through the middle, so the rope doesn't cut its way through when it gets damp, and rotate it when it's looking a bit worn.

 

[Red-1]

I just keep rotating to lengthen the time it is good, and bin when it falls apart.