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I’ve got a very mouthy gelding who likes to pick up/pull on/chew things, everything. I’ve put some nice stables up in my OHs brand new shed… initially he had a little nibble on the wooden beam on the back wall but moved on to chucking his bucket about quite quickly and that was that. Today I’ve gone in and he’s remember the beam again. So I need to paint it asap with something disgusting and get him a chew toy he can flap about instead or my nice new stables will be occupied with sheep and the ponies will be unceremoniously chucked out!! Creosote or is there something more icky? He doesn’t crib or wind suck and he has plenty of food/company, he’s just one of those who never grew out of doing everything with his mouth!!!
 
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The best place to start is to ask yourself why is he mouthy, and chewing everything - why is it that some horses do, but other horses don't? I would get his teeth checked, even if they've already been looked at. If you were a horse that had a sore mouth, how would you display your discomfort? A friend of mine had a horse that bit and chewed buckets, fences and people. The horse saw 5 different dentists. Four said there was no problem, and the fifth found a blind wolf tooth. She removed it, and the horse stopped chewing buckets, fences etc..
 
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Mix old engine oil with creosote. Goes further and they don't touch it. I have wood munchers. This time of year when there is nothing left in the grass is one of the worst times. I'd also add a rock salt/mineral block in the field.
 
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Cribox is messy stuff and didn’t/doesn’t stop my horse - he just carries on until he’s licked it all off - same with engine oil and creosote! Anti chew strips would be the best way to protect from the chewing (and no risk of ingesting nasty chemicals if he’s as determined as my boy).
 
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Breather said:
The best place to start is to ask yourself why is he mouthy, and chewing everything - why is it that some horses do, but other horses don't? I would get his teeth checked, even if they've already been looked at. If you were a horse that had a sore mouth, how would you display your discomfort? A friend of mine had a horse that bit and chewed buckets, fences and people. The horse saw 5 different dentists. Four said there was no problem, and the fifth found a blind wolf tooth. She removed it, and the horse stopped chewing buckets, fences etc..
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Thanks but he sees a dentist I trust 100%, doesn’t bite people and is not exhibiting any signs of stress or discomfort when he’s nibbling stuff (he’s quite vocal when he’s unhappy!). He’s just a late gelded nosey parker who never grew out of investigating everything with his mouth 😂 he doesn’t generally chew things he mostly likes picking them up and flapping them about, but he enjoys stripping the beam like many horses would tree bark in a field…

I’m glad I know horses/my horses before posting on here. You ask for a product name and get told your horses teeth are pinching or going to fall out & your dentist has missed it! 😂
 
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I use the paint on cribox for my boy and it works.
like yours he is a happy chap whose teeth are checked twice a year with no issues. It’s just everything has to go in his mouth.
 
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