cribbing

madhector

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never really had a horse that cribs before, so would like to know what everyone thinks about it, going to see a horse tomorrow that sounds perfect for me in everyway and the only reason i can afford him is because he cribs without his coller in the stable, would this put people off?
 
If he only does it in his stable and wont be in a great deal then no it wouldnt put me off, if he does it in the field too then yes it would put me off.
 
she said its only when hes in, and he doesnt do it with his coller on, would be in at nights with me, but we have brick stables so not much to crib on,

sounds fab though, am so excited
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aww how exciting! The yard i used to work at, our top point to pointer used to crib non stop without his collar on and he was a real star, won lots and lots of races and was very healthy.
He was in 24/7 most of the time but I think with a cribber its nice to give them as much turnout as poss so its good that he will be out during the day.
 
Doesn't worry me as long as it's not non-stop!

You could always try a mirror, see if it's a stress thing, or it could be stomach based so you could try Coligone or Blue Chip, they might help.

Hope he's what you want anyway.

Just a thought, do you have horses at livery, what are their stance on it as some yards won't have them at all?
 
Done an assignment onthis thing at Uni last week and it is because they are bored in the stable =- so try horse ball, likit, 3 x hay nets in various places and a mirror (horse now increased by £2k with kit) but they apparantly work?!?!? Hope he is what youare looking for - good luck!! (p.s. ex-racers are fab and good on you for contemplating being a new mummy - I have two and I love them to bits)xx
 
Some research has shown that cribbing can be caused by a cereal-based diet. If you gradually switch to a fibre based diet (no cereals or sugars) and add an ant-acid such as Feedmark's Settelex, cribbing can be greatly reduced. (Research was done in conjuction with Liverpool University Vet Dept). I have owned a cribber in the past and wish I knew about the feeding regime, he was perfect in every other way. It certainly wouldn't put me off and I for one don't believe it is "catching". It is a stereotypical behaviour. If you do decide to buy the horse, perhaps ask an independent nutritionist, such as Clare Macleod, to work out a diet plan. I am sure this would help.
 
I had a cribber and TBH it would put me off another one. Purely because it irritated the hell out of me and the horse destroyed a lot of wooden fencing!! Plus it does wear their teeth out quicker than non-cribbers obviously.

It would depend on how bad it was though, some do it seriously, others only a little. However if the horse is perfect otherwise then its up to you to decide if you can accept it.
 
My lad cribs. I spent many months working on his diet to help the problem. He is now on A&P Sugar and cereal intolerance with Baileys Outshine. He looks and feels well on it and cribbing has reduced 80%. He was supposedly a poor doer in winter and was being fed pasture mix, sugarbeet and alpha A by the bucket load prior to getting him. He is now on 1/4 of the hard feed he was getting and still put weight on this winter.
Only other critical is adlib hay. Very important that they are not left for long periods of time with nothing going in the stomach.
He would crib in the field but single strand of electric fencing along the top stopped this completely.
Certainly doesn't bother me now.
 
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