Help - chewing wood!!

[Dreckly]

My new horse is perfect in every way, but he has one vice he likes to chew wood. It is not a massive problem, he is not windsucking, just likes to have a little nibble when tied up outside, and is having a go at the door of his neighbours stable. We have indoor partitioned stables so he cant do his door as metal framed.

Does anyone know of anything I can put on to discourage him that is not cribbox. As neighbouring owner hangs rugs over the door this would make them sticky. I know this is something that is hard to break, and my YO has been great saying that it is not a problem as they have spare boards that can be replaced if necessary, but I feel terrible that it is my horse doing this.

One thing occurred to me, I know he will chew regardless, would it help if I tied up a small tree branch or something in his stable for him to chew.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as none of my previous horses has done this.

 

[Slightly Foxed]

Horses will naturally browse in hedgerows and nibble branches and trunks. Many don't have the opportunity to do this, I wouldn't worry about this turning into a vice.
For your immediate problem, washing up liquid!

 

[putasocinit]

Bored, not enough grass to eat so feed more hay, they want fibre, also lacking in vits because all the vits they need are in the grass which isnt there right now

 

[Dreckly]

Bored, not enough grass to eat so feed more hay, they want fibre, also lacking in vits because all the vits they need are in the grass which isnt there right now

This is only happening in the stable. He is on a full fibre diet with ad lib hay. He also has pro hoof vitamin supplement. Will try the washing up liquid. Am waiting to see tomorrow morning if he was chewed the log I put in for him!!

Looking at the earlier thread on this seems as if I am not the only one with this problem at the moment.

 

[Voxhorse]

If he is getting enough fibre, then it could simply be boredom, Has he a salt lick, stable toy ?