This grazing muzzle?

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I’ve just seen someone selling these on a FB page (hope this is allowed😬)

What do we think?!
I don’t have loads of grass anyway but do want to restrict a bit and this is going to make eating harder than nothing.
I’d like to know how much it would restrict. I guess it’s a case of try it or similar and monitor carefully
I like the light airiness and the fact it won’t restrict breathing in any way.

@Landcruiser ? Might work for you!

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Yes there is that, although with a field safe head collar it should come off. It’s probably more likely to get caught in the first place though.
 
That's the sort of thing they use on the horses and ponies at Cannock Chase Trekking Centre (where I ride) to help stop the horses snacking out on treks when ridden by a beginner/novice/child. They are good for that, but I'm not sure how they'd work as an actual grazing muzzle.
 
Thats a no from me. Too close to the face all the time and too easily caught on things. Also don't think it would actually restrict that much.

How much are they selling them for?
 
smolmaus said:
Thats a no from me. Too close to the face all the time and too easily caught on things. Also don't think it would actually restrict that much.

How much are they selling them for?
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Umm, I can't even find the advery now but I think it was about 23 plus post (my pound button is not working!!) Definitely over 20
 
Mine would laugh in the face of that 🤣 He can wreck a normal muzzle in no time so that wouldn't even register as a challenge ...

I also don't think it'll be particularly safe or effective.
 
poiuytrewq said:
Umm, I can't even find the advery now but I think it was about 23 plus post (my pound button is not working!!) Definitely over 20
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Hmm. You can get the Shires bucket muzzle for not much more, several different models of Shires ones actually. Think they have rather missed the mark!

Not the only ones tho, I am getting adverts for the Lite Bite ones now, obviously marketed as a competitor to the flexible filly, and they're no bloody cheaper!
 
Ignoring for a moment all the safety issues of that munch net...

The point of a grazing muzzle is to restrict grazing. They work by restricting the access to grass - usually by way of holes in a solid structure that goes around the muzzle. The horse is unrestricted in movement, but the grass is accessed through only the holes in the solid structure.

With this, the 'holes' in the net are big. There is very little restriction on the grass that gets through this net.

So in order for this to work, it must do so by restricting how much the mouth can open. Much like a flash. And we all know that flashes are evil.

So to me, this either works by keeping the mouth mostly closed, or (much more likely) it doesn't work.

I would say the worst case scenario is that you could try it and it doesn't work, but no, the worst case scenario of turning your horse out wearing a munch net on its face is that your horse gets it caught on something, panics, and gets severely injured.
 
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smolmaus said:
Hmm. You can get the Shires bucket muzzle for not much more, several different models of Shires ones actually. Think they have rather missed the mark!

Not the only ones tho, I am getting adverts for the Lite Bite ones now, obviously marketed as a competitor to the flexible filly, and they're no bloody cheaper!
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Well, the Lite Bites are good, airy, ‘tooth kind’ ( think they pre-dated the ‘Filly’ model, a neighbour later saying she’d found one that was similar to mine). I remember Lite Bite was pricey at the time, but been really pleased with it, and you could easily widen the grazing slot if wanted.
 
I think the strings could quickly rub and scrape the horse’s face, plus risking getting caught on things as said above, getting shoe stuck in it maybe. It’s a no from me, for sure!
 
I think it might be dangerous as it would easily get caught and might not break. There is a reason that haynet are usually attached to binder twine or something that might break in an emergency. If a shod horse rubbed his hoof might get stuck on shoe. Possibly ok for unshod horse in field that is electric fencing all the way round with no trees or shrubs or anything they could get that stuck on.
 
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