Would you buy a horse that cribs?

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doesn't do it in the field, in 24/7 at the moment and not regularly seen to do it. Only once or twice every few hours. Really sweet and quiet in every other way, has potential to be a fab little horse!

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Yes and I did!! Mine cribs after treats and his feed. As long as it doesn't cause the horse any ill effects and it is right in all other ways then it wouldn't bother me at all.
 
If I could see a reason for his stress (in 24/7 as a start) and thought I could manage him in a different way to hopefully stop it - possibly

Is it worth getting your dentist to have a look to make sure he hasn't damaged his teeth and that what you've been told regarding how much he does it matches up with his teeth?
I assume cheaper than he would be viceless.
 
It wouldnt put me off unless it was literally all the time. I had an ex racehorse that cribbed a lot in the stable at feed time but was fine in the field. I tracked him down later in life about fifteen years after I sold him and must say he had worn his front teeth away almost entirely so had to have mush food and wasnt good at grazing. But he was about 24 then. X
 
I have a rule that what the horse does in his stable on his own time (or in his field) is his own business as long as he turns up to work.

Doesn't mean that there is not more "trouble" with some. Mine is a jumper and so needs 6'6 fences. Then he can be a hooligan and contained. The fences were a trouble to put up! I had a horse that cribbed, and I did use a collar as she did not do it at all with a collar. That was 25 years ago though, and these days the "trouble" for me (as in time and trouble) would include checking for ulcers and turning out as much as possible, high fibre feed, ad lib hay etc etc.

I do know of some horses who have quit cribbing altogether with different management.

I would still consider a collar when stabled as it stopped mine getting colic.

To me it is all worth it if the horse turns up to work.

Most horses need individual management to some degree to be the happiest we can make them.
 
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No i wouldn't again. I bought a yearling from a sales that windsucks. She's 25 this year but tbh its been a constant pain throughout. She's had 2 nasty bouts of colic due to it we reckon and no doubt colic will get her in the end. People are funny on yards about windsucking , not that we have that as shes at home. Another friend of mine has a tb that cribs, only 7 years old and thats also had colic recently. She uses a collar now, but im not sure that it helps the situation as he seems more stressed when not being able to crib. We banged a post in the field for ours to crib on...
 
SusieT said:
No, wouldn't interest me at all as plenty of nice horses out there who don't crib.
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I so wish that was true, I'm searching only criteria are gelding to jump (well between 7 and 10 and 15.3hh and 17hh) and reasonable distance of where I live in Lincs - can't even find any worth going to look at - do point me in the direction of all the nice viceless horses who are sound and well put together
 
I have a horse that only ever cribs when kept in - she did it when on box rest and then when she was kept in for a few days due to flooded fields - turned out for the majority of the day she does not do it.
 
Not sure on this one tbh.

My homebred cribs - she was stabled at night when it started and we changed her routine so she's now out 24/7 and in a small herd. She didn't crib at all when there was a mini herd but started again when there was just two of them. So she needs specific management of being in a herd and out 24/7 which does limit our livery options as we need good facilities as we event her.

I find it very irritating and I'd prefer she didn't do it... But it does depend how much they do it and how much I liked the horse.
 
My friend has bought this but doesn't want it due to it cribbing. It's on my yard so I know how often it cribs as see her often, and she was out 24/7 at the dealers on a scrap yard with no food.

If I buy her, I'll turn her out with my other mare, the field is electric fenced so she would have a job to crib. Friend didn't know she cribbed when she bought her!
 
I would be hesitant to buy a horse that cribs. It can be difficult to find yards that will take horses like this for fear of wrecked fencing etc. Also, you have to consider whether you are intending to keep the horse until its dying day - if not, you have to consider ease of resale in the future.

If you really can't find anything else out there then could you ask for a month's trial to see the habit for yourself and work out whether you could manage it? I would imagine it has been played down by the seller tbh.
 
It doesn't bother me, i own one that cribs quite badly when given the choice, but have got his stable so he can't crib and to be fair he doesn't do it overly much when out in the field. I just keep him on a high fibre high oil diet and have him on feedmarks settlex which i personally think has made a difference since hes been started on it.

I personally wouldn't let it put me off if he/she is going to do the job you want to do
 
I did and she's a star, wouldn't have got her half as cheap if she didn't crib. She had ulcers and unfortunately after we treated them it stopped the cribbing to a point but not completely as it became habitual- BUT I love her and I wouldn't change her. It's her mechanism for coping with whatever she needs it for. I often shoo her away from the stable door and she accepts that if I am grooming her or whatever she has to stand there and not crib.

I ended up buying snkther cribber but he was stabled 24/7 most of his life, he only cribs in the stable- now where else which we think is just his way of coping with being stabled. Unfortunately he has to come in at times so I allow him to crib on his door but he's out as much as possible, he will be scoped in the summer (only had him a few weeks) just to be sure.
 
No I wouldn't, too many livery yards won't have them and finding livery is hard enough locally. Also known a few that coliced / had ulcers and would want to rule out ulcers so potential cost. Thirdly not being able to insure for any related health problems.
 
Yes, have done and would do again because mine who did was the most fantastic little horse ever! The only thing I would say though is, if you aren't on your own land, some livery stables do not take cribbers.
 
Thanks for the response, at my livery yard they have a stallion and broodie that crib so they're not bothered either way.

She's a real sweet little mare think she will turn out well. Going to see how it plays out and whether or not I shall have her!
 
Only if it was a seriously smart competition horse performing well and reasonably priced.

I wouldn't entertain purchasing an unproven cribber
 
I did, but the sellers neglected to mention this when I asked about vices!! Mine is the same as exracehorse, she cribs out in the field rather than the stable, and has cost an absolute fortune in fencing and also gnaws on the shelter, despite having other horses with her and plenty of grass. She also likes the taste of all anti-cribbing lotions and has no respect for the electric tape I place about a metre in front of all post and rail.
it is annoying but I can over-look it as otherwise she is wonderful! However if we were keeping her at a livery yard I can imagine we wouldn't be too popular.

I would probably buy another cribber if perfect in every other way, but to be completely honest would prefer one that didn't do it.
 
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