Oh help! grazing muzzle rubbing

[madhector]

Thought I had finally solved the laminitus problem by buying H a very expensive greenguard muzzle, only to find he has a couple of sores on his lip from it

Has anyone else had this problem, should I just let it toughen up? was going to smother him in vasaline tonight and see if that helped, but he has to wear it unfortuently, the grass round us is completly out of control

He does get rubs from things quite easily, so is proberly just him, but is there anyone else who has had similar problems with them?

 

[Law]

Mine rubbed at first but I think i loosened it off so that it hung a little lower and it was fine after. I had more trouble with it rubbing on his nose so I used a fleecy noseband cover to remedy that.

 

[Oaksflight]

A gelding on my yard suffered this problem, I don't know how well it was fitted though as never saw before they bought him a new one. I just avoided this because of that, and bought a shires one, which has lasted all summer. It rubbed my gelding a little to begin with but nothing to worry about, it's fine now. I have known for people to put sheepskin over the places it has rubbed, however this is obviously not feasible with the green guard ones since they rub on the actual muzzle!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Just keep adjusting the muzzle & at some point you will achieve the result that you want. Greenguard are really good muzzles but you have to get them adjusted corrctly otherwise you can get the problem you mention....good luck

 

[joshuaada]

I know this isn't going to help the Greenguard problem, but my horse used to have to wear a muzzle all day nearly every day when out. I have always used the shires ones (the deeper one of the two) They don't rub (only down the side a little and I glued sheepskin down the side of mine, worked brilliantly. He did his best to entice the other horses to get it off for him, but it didn't work. They are much cheaper than the Greenguard ones, mine was £11 something! They also enable them to filter a little grass through, which keeps them on the move, which is also beneficial. A Shires mask would be a lot cheaper than a vets bill.

 

[madhector]

I had him in a shires one and it drove him mad, he couldnt eat anything through it

This one seems to let him eat a bit and he looks quite settled in it, have loosened it slightly and doesnt seem to have rubbed anymore so will see how it goes

 

[Wooleysmum]

Hi, great you are using a muzzle. My cob has a Best Friend one, totally brilliant. Does not rub and cannot get out of it. Can eat through it. You can buy stuff from the web site to put on it to stop rubbing. You are probably fed up with folk telling you how great theirs is! Keep upthe good work, try a Best Friend if you can afford to buy yet another muzzle! I got cob size for my Welsh cob.

 

[amzy]

My greenguard isn't rubbing. They suggest you leave a gap of about 1/2 inch between the mouth and the muzzle. Hope you've got it sorted now.

 

[madhector]

thanks, have done that and seems ok now

 

[custard]

Padding with sheepskin or I used Fybagee and sort of stuck it on with duct tape, it lasted for ages and worked a treat using a best friend muzzle

 

[Thistle]

I find I have to alternate between a Shires and a greenguard every couple of days to prevent rubbing.