What to do with cribbing

[NORTH FLORIDA]

colt? I noticed teeth marks on the top of my wood post. While I was bushhogging, I saw her cribbing. I really like her but should I sell her?

 

[holly heifer]

OK- this is a controversial subject. I have an app - throughbred ( out of First Secretary out of Secretariate) mispelled. He is a down and out stumpsucker--- cribs on the
stall ledge, fence posts, water tank ect. I tried the Weaver
cribbing strap-- he still cribbed. I tried an evil strap with actual
spikes that would gouge him with each crib. He just made
bloody sores and continued to crib. :shock: I bought a muzzle-- he became so depressed( cause he could NOT crib)
that he would not eat or drink( the muzzle allows for eating and drinking) I had to take it off. :roll: The horse is on 24-7
turn out with a loafing shed and a pony. He is fat and has never had colic from all the air he swallows. He is a fine pleasure horse and that is his only vice. None of the other
horses crib and they have all been around him the past 9 years.
I would not sell the horse unless some health issues arise from the cribbing. My horse is fine --- just annoying. PS My horse came from a farm that did not ever turn him out, I got him as a 2 year old and all he ever saw was the four walls of a stall. He
was bored and frustrated.

 

[NORTH FLORIDA]

Thanks for your story.Anybody else with cribbing stories?

 

[ALACOWMAN]

my young rope horse is a cribber. it can be a serious problem from tooth erosion,weight loss, colic,they make cribbing collars to help with this. there's a difference in wood chewing and cribbing

 

[NORTH FLORIDA]

I heard about the difference's in wood chewing and cribbing. When I watched my horse, she put her front teeth on top of a wood post arched her neck and sucked air. From what I read it sounds like cribbing. I"m worried about the destruction and passing it on to other horses.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

I heard about the difference's in wood chewing and cribbing. When I watched my horse, she put her front teeth on top of a wood post arched her neck and sucked air. From what I read it sounds like cribbing. I"m worried about the destruction and passing it on to other horses.

she's diffenitly a cribber try the collar on her its cheap insurance

 

[msscamp]

colt? I noticed teeth marks on the top of my wood post. While I was bushhogging, I saw her cribbing. I really like her but should I sell her?

There is a very big difference between 'cribbing' (sucking air while working the teeth against wooden surfaces) which usually occurs out of boredom, and wood chewing (actually chewing wood) which can occur from boredom or as a result of physical discomfort. Are you feeding this filly sweet feed? Is she in a pasture or confined to a pen? Feeding sweet feed to a young horse that is not getting the proper exercise has a tendency to cause stomach upsets that can be alleviated by chewing wood. Something about chewing the wood changes the acidity of the stomach and provides relief for the upset. Not a very good explanation, I realize, but true. I'll try to find the link that explains it. We had a young colt that was fed sweet feed and he nearly ate us out of house and home - literally! As it happened, an issue of Equus Magazine had an article about feeding sweet feed to young, confined horses - after reading the article the sweet feed was discontinued and he stopped eating wood.

 

[PaintCraze]

If the collar doesn't work, try putting hot sauce on the wood she chews. It works at the ranch were I ride, and it saves your wood

 

[Miss Daisy]

Liquid pepper mixtures are sold at feed stores to spray on you fences.

Quitt is a pelleted supplement that stops wood chewing due to lack of nutrients.

Make sure she has plenty of feed. Had a mamre that chewed/ate the wood when she was hungry.

Depending on the fence type, a leg of hotwire can fix the problem too.

Good luck.

 

[msscamp]

The most effective method we've found is to spray the surfaces with WD-40. We've tried the hot sauce, crib-halt, pepper spray, etc., they didn't do diddly-squat. Bear in mind, though, that if the wood-chewing/cribbing is caused by boredom or a high-strung nature it will simply come out in another form such as weaving, pacing, pawing, etc. Just my .02 worth.

 

[Miss Daisy]

The most effective method we've found is to spray the surfaces with WD-40. We've tried the hot sauce, crib-halt, pepper spray, etc., they didn't do diddly-squat. Bear in mind, though, that if the wood-chewing/cribbing is caused by boredom or a high-strung nature it will simply come out in another form such as weaving, pacing, pawing, etc. Just my .02 worth.

never heard of the WD-40, i suppose i will add it to the list of tricks i have picked up from your posts ;-)