So for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, The Stable Box is a subscription box sent out monthly with at least 6 horse related products and also the latest Horse & Rider magazine. This is a monthly subscription which can be cancelled at anytime. It's generally £39.99 a month but you can prepay 3 or 6 months and get a little bit of a saving.
So on opening my box this month I found the theme is 'Summer Ready' which is perfect knowing Silk is due a good tidy up so there had to be something in the box to help me with that!
In the box there's 8 items altogether including the Horse & Rider Magazine, so already I can see I have my moneys worth! The great thing about the box is I find I get to try things I wouldn't necessarily pick up at a tack shop, usually I have Evie with me when I go to get whatever I need for Silk, so I just go to the same old stuff I know and love with little time to browse at anything.
So after pulling out my magazine, the first item I came across was a Vanquish Unicorn Groomer! I've spotted these around but I quite honestly wasn't sure about getting one as they seem a bit pricey and I had my trusty shedding blade. These retail at £20 but when I read the instructions carefully I looked forward to trying it as it was also a sweat scraper and I don't know about you but I find my sweat scrapper the most annoying piece of grooming equipment in my box, it seems to just hook onto things you want and is super annoying! I also rarely use it so I pull it out the box then have to go hunting for it when I do actually need it. So I will happily pull my original sweat scraper and shedding blade out my box and replace it with this funky green small two in one.
Next I pulled out a Lincoln rubber sponge curry comb, these are super handy at this time of year when bathing and trying to get rid of all that loose coat at the same time. Just a quick flick of the wrist and you have the action of one or another. This one retails at £2.50.
NAF OFF Citronella wrist band which retails at £4.99 was next out of the box. I've had one of these before when they first came out but I can't remember if it worked so I will give it ago when out hacking this weekend. It's meant to be lovely and warm so the flies will be out in full force!
I couldn't for the life of me work out what the next item was for, it was a Lincoln Cactus cloth. This retails at £5.50 and I have to say I would likely have just looked past this at a shop but I think if it does what it says on the packet this will be a super item to have in my grooming box this summer! Stating it's flexible natural fibre is tough yet softer than a brush and effective on both stable or grass stains plus stubborn sweat marks. Looking forward to giving this a try on miss sensitive.
A well needed product was next, the Lincoln Citronella spray with Aloe Vera. With well known fly repelling properties also with added Aloe Vera to help condition and soothe the skin you just can't go wrong with this product. There was also a HY fly fringe which is another super way to help stop the pesky flies irrigating our poor horses, these seem to have gone out of fashion since the full mask took over but I find the full masks just get dumped in the field somewhere so I am looking forward to seeing if this is less annoying to Silk but will help still stop the flies irritating her so much over the summer months. The citronella spray retails at £8.50 and the fly fringe at £5.95
Last in the box was Show Proof Glossifier with citronella and coconut. Again yet another product with summer totally in mind. The glossifier is to add a finishing sheen to your horse's coat, with a quiet misting spray that has coconut oil in to condition and citronella to repel the flies! This retails at £14.99, which I honestly wouldn't pay just looking at this on the shelf so it will be interesting to see the results and see if it turns out to be one I pick up in the future!
A massive RRP price altogether of £66.63 for only £39.99 with the added excitement and surprise I really feel you can't go wrong with this subscription box. Yes I do think there will be times you get stuff you already have or will be no use to you but it's not the end of the world and you can always pop them on Ebay 😁.
To order your own The Stable Box go to thestablebox.com/
