Gumbits - trying to make them as they are so expensive

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Has anyone tried to make something like gumbits? My friend uses them for every ride on her dressage horse and I was hoping to find a recipe or get some advice on how to make them as they are so expensive.
 
I'd never heard of them either, so googled, and as above - wow, just wow, whatever next.

I suppose it replaces marshmallow fluff in a way. They say they are all natural, but is eating beeswax natural for horses? A plain sugar cube or polo mint would be cheaper and better IMO.
 
Has she tried bit butter, which has much the same ingredients? Hard to do a price comparison as it’s used in a different way, probably about a teaspoon per ride but I’d think it’s cheaper. Obvs not natural substances for horses to eat but probably harmless in these small quantities.
 
Abacus said:
Has she tried bit butter, which has much the same ingredients? Hard to do a price comparison as it’s used in a different way, probably about a teaspoon per ride but I’d think it’s cheaper. Obvs not natural substances for horses to eat but probably harmless in these small quantities.
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I adore the smell of bit butter. It's one of my favourite smells.
 
I tried gumbits, didn't do anything for my boy. Not sure he even liked them!! He always has an extra strong mint when I mount now, it has pretty much the same affect!
 
"Chewing gum for horses"? What happens if they swallow it?

I'd want a loriner out at the very least.... If not also dentist/vet and saddle fitter. If they're unhappy something isn't right somewhere and those would be a better use of money. Sorry. Bit blunt but discomfort would be my worry.
 
Bit butter is not the same thing as gumbits. Bit butter is for use on the corners of the mouth to soften and protect.

Gum bits are usually used to mask teeth grinding by coating the teeth.
 
Teeth grinding is a reaction to discomfort.

Retired senior mare used to do it sometimes (non ridden), and I agree with @ester that it is like nails on a blackboard 😬.

Then discovered that the non vet EDT had been doing a crap job of floating the teeth of all my three despite floating them regularly, and this was what the specialist vet dentist discovered when he came to float senior mare for the first time 2 years ago. No wonder she was grinding her teeth, look at the sharp points, the wave mouth and the displaced molars. Grr.

She’s grand now as the specialist vet dentist has taken over all the floating, and no more teeth grinding.



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Well you learn something new every day!
Another who had to google and my first reaction was one of what the heck... The above explination makes it sound less silly to be fair. Agree there's usually a reason but anything that helps with these things in the interim (as long as they are not then just swept under the carpet) is ok imo.

That said I didnt look at the price.
 
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