Grazing muzzle rubbing

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Decided to try out the grazing muzzle again this year . My boy couldn't get the hang of it last year , but I cut the hole a bit bigger and he's Sussed it out. Unfortunately though, I've found a downside. His chin is getting rubbed so much so the skin has rubbed off it :(. I wasn't expecting it to rub at that bit, if anything I expected round the edges where if it did I could add sheepskin or something.

Has anyone experienced this before? It's the bucket style muzzle and it's rubbing just on the inside where the loop would be to attach the lead rope, straight on to the knobbly bit of his chin. I've put Sudocrem and Vaseline on his chin and have tried a poultice type thing for protection in the mean time. Tonight I've put a nappy in it so we'll see how that goes tomorrow.
 
My miniature is in a grazing muzzle, he was hopping lame when I returned from holiday... So back on with the mask... He is really greedy and his mum doesn't need to wear one even though the grazing is good. He has rubbed his chin but it isn't sensitive to the touch and I think if I put too much cream on it will soften and become sore and oozy! - even worse attract flies! Would love to try some padding but it hasn't worked in the past and would rather he had a sore chin that laminites..
 
My mare takes cob sized everything so naturally I bought a cob sized muzzle, shires bucket type. It rubbed under the chin as you describe, I tried sheepskin padding didn't make any difference. So after a quick google many folk suggested going up a size.
I bought a full sized muzzle, seemed huge.
Success, no rubbing.
Moved yards and haven't needed to use if for a couple of years until this year. Mare had it on overnight for the last couple of weeks so 16hrs (ish) a time and no rubbing at all.
 
My friend used Gaffer tape with a shiny surface. She put a piece of tape on the part of the muzzle that actually rubbed the pony's chin and that seemed to reduce the problem considerably.
 
I sewed a bit of fake sheepskin over some sponge in the place where the rub was, when my mare had rubs from the muzzle and this sorted it out. I did have 2 and washed them in the washing machine weekly so she always had a clean (ish) one as the dirt will aggravate any rubbing.
 
They do rub to start off with until the skin hardens.

I found the one that rubs the least is the best friend have a heart grazing muzzle with expandable noseband. They come up quite big and I chopped off the two extra thin straps on it and expanded the noseband as much as it will go. Rather than putting cream on the rubbed areas I put the cream on the muzzle and this seems quite good so far.

I use equimins msm cream and also some flamazine I got from the vet.

As others have said rather sore nose than sore feet!
 
I've had to give up with the very expensive Greenguard muzzle I bought, complete with headcollar. It has rubbed my mare's nose (note: not chin) so badly it went septic. We've tried faux sheepskin, veterinary products etc - none have worked. £70 down the drain and she's back in a bucket muzzle, which if she gets stressed brings on COPD symptoms. NOT a happy bunny....
 
I have 2 different muzzled, shires bucket & a dinky - when 1 starts to rub, swap to other as they tend to rub in different places.
 
Oh dear that's terrible Rose Folly.

Yes the grazing muzzle is great for him as it allows him into a decent field as opposed to a dry paddock with Haynets.

I think I have possibly gone up a size, I bought one last year in his normal size but changed brand and went up one. If I go up another the whole thing would be too long for his face.

I thought about sheepskin or silk and then wondered about it getting dirty and causing more of a problem!

I'll maybe go and get some cow cream, I used to use this on heels!

I quite like the idea if two different muzzles. If the bucket one didn't work I as going to try greenguard but it's a lot of money for it to rub too! Will look into the dinky ones .

Thank you for replies :)
 
Can I jump on your thread, OP? I need to gt a muzzle for a little dartmoor type pony I have here for the summer. I am going to get a Shires one, what size would anyone recommend? Small pony or pony? I just had a look at them and I see they do an improved design, anyone used them? (I haven't had to muzzle for years, only have big horses is much easier). Thanks for any help.
 
No bother :) I'd personally go for pony Clodagh.

My boy is cob size round his face, but pony size in length and I prefer full size for round his ears! I originally bought a cob size muzzle but thought it was a bit tighter than I'd like, so he's in a full. The only downside is that all the straps are at their shortest! He's a coloured cob x welsh c
 
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