Would you buy a horse that I a known cribber?

I was given one and he has been no trouble. A TB who is a good doer and have had him for 10 years.

Not sure if I would have actually bought one though :rolleyes: ... if they are at Livery people have differing views on whether they can 'catch' it :rolleyes:
 
I had a horse on loan about 6 years ago that cribbed, but just occassionally. It depends on how bad/often it is and if it efffects them in anyway. But if it was just occassional and it hadn't resulted in to further issues - it wouldn't personally bother me, as long as he was what I was looking for in all other aspects.

That's just my opinion though - there are others who would be against it.
 
I wouln't pay to own one unless it was super-duper and could win me lots of money!!:D

Cribbing can't really be "caught" - it's an unsoundness rather than a vice. Weaving is a vice. Toe scraping is also a vice. And yes, my horse 'learnt' to toe-scrape! However he has been in yards with a cribber and he just looks at them wierdly when they do it... also, my friends horses live out with a cribber 24/7 and no, they haven't learnt to swing off the fencepost in all 3 years.

It will cost you lots in new doors, poles, fencing etc but you can't cure it.

If you're worried about ulcers, it's not often the case and it's not the cribbing that causes it.
 
I brought (and still own) a cribber. Brought as broodmare. I would NEVER have another. Youngstock all OK so clearly doesn't carry but fence posts/rails/stables a mess. She also colicked 7 times last winter (they say not to do with cribbing though). Its also really irritating on a lovely peaceful day if she's in.
 
My horse cribs and is a superstar in every other way!! I wouldnt change him for anything :) I fi had a huge budget, i probs wouldnt buy a horse that cribs unless hes an absolute incredible horse. However, i dont have a massive budget and managed to get an incredible horse that i wouldnt have been able to afford if he didnt crib. Ive never had a problem with him, hes in great condition and amazing coat etc. :)
 
In a word...no.

Unless the animal is ultra super performing and I had my own place.

You always have to consider the saleability of an animal and unfortunately loads of people would not touch a horse with a nice with a long pole.
 
No. Why give yourself an extra problem? Both of the horses I have who windsuck, have problems because of it. If the horse was absolutley everything that I wanted and normally would be way out of my budget and was the only possibilty of me getting a horse like that then yes I would consider it but it would have to be an amazing horse!
 
Having owned one once, No, I have to say that i would not buy another!! The problems you are likely to find are:
a) Livery issues
b) resale ability (or lack of)
c) health implications, increased risk of colic.
d) weight management issues, (alot harder to keep weight on one!)

When there are so many horses available without vices then it would have to be one very special horse for me to even consider buying another cribber, i.e one that would take me very far in one discipline or another, plus I'd have to have the knowledge that I could keep the horse for the rest of it's life without the worry of finding a suitable livery yard to keep it at (i.e had access to own land)
 
I bought my mare as a bucker and a windsucker. She also rears occasionally on her way to the field if it's windy and she hasn't been out much.

I also paid a fair bit for her.

As my very wise Instructor said..."she is good in traffic and perfect for you under saddle. What she chooses to do in her own time is nobody's business but hers ":p !

Incidentally, she is a very good doer, I had her scoped and treated for ulcers and she only windsucks now when extremely upset or colicy.

At least windsuckers don't destroy their surroundings too.
 
I have a cribber, Wings. He doesn't do it excessively, so doesn't lose weight. Has never colicked in the 3 years I've had him, doesn't ruin fences or doors, and generally is perfect healthwise, he just has a bit of an annoying habit!
 
Yes I would without hesitation. My mare is a chronic windsucker and cribber, really bad. She does look poor and you have to feed her next to a fence or she wont eat, yes my fences look pretty bad and friends dont know how I can stand it but I woudnt change her for the world! Her foal doesnt do it (and she is now 3) and none of the other horses on the yard have caught it, I am sure that is total rubbish!
She is an exracer and I am sure it is a habbit caused by her stress at that time that now is ingrained in her. She is happy and unstressed now and she is a FABULOUS horse. I have bought and sold many horses and, yes, she would be hard to sell but ..... out of all the horses I have had SHE is the one I wouldnt want to sell!!
Basically, dont rule out a windsucker and you may get a better horse for the price you pay, but you must be able to "turn a blind eye" to the habit and not let it irritate you so you get cross with the horse!
 
It wouldn't bother me if it was a horse to keep but not as a horse to sell on.
Horses with vices are difficult to sell on.
 
Lets face it Cribbing and windsucking is man made, bred a cribber and it wasn't her fault that she was stressed out being stuck in stable nearly 24hours a day when she was weaned (livery yard) and she didn't really change when we bought our own place, it didn't bother her just me and in the years I owned her, I finally learnt to leave her be, as what ever I tried to do to stop her made it worse.
 
My horse is a confirmed cribber (ex-racer) he does it on his stable door and even in the field (although stopped with a strand of wire on the post and rail).

He has never coliced in the two years I have known him.

He's a fantastic weight, even coming out of winter... in fact he got a bit too porky in the summer.

His teeth thus far haven't been a huge issue, they're done every 8 months.

BUT... I do find it a pain when looking at livery yards, no horse (even foals) has ever copied but people do find the noise annoying, to me it isn't an issue but it does bug other people and I've heard some very 'retro' views on it... one YO even called it a PERVERSION! :D

I would never use a collar on him, if he is in the stable in the evening he has a chain on his door so he can't crib, this has worked wonders and he is usually found eating or dozing when I get to the yard.

Would I have another... hard to say... I bought my horse because I totally fell for him, even though he doesn't do half the stuff I wanted my horse to do BUT I am happier than I have ever been, for him I make an exception for a lot of things, he is truely unique!
 
It would depend on the individual.
Mines cribs and alwasy has done- not that we knew until we got him home. He'd been out on loan, it had gone wrong (which is where he started the cribbing) so his owners put him out to grass for 2 weeks until he was sold, so I can genuinely believe they didn't realise.
He isn't a stressy type and not your normal cribber.
Never had a problem finding a yard for him, nor have I ever known another horse to learn/copy the behaviour.
For the first time in 7 years he damaged a section of fencing last week (we're knee deep in mud so it made posts loose and he pulled fence over- very embaressing getting call from YO to say please fetch him in before he pulls it down fully & lets them all out!)
But I have known some horses who are anxious stressy types and that type I would avoid at all costs, from the ones I've known, they've been hard to keep weight on & focussed.

FWIW, my horse doesn't have ulcers- he was poorly last year & as part of investigations vet did full gastro scope (so about 6m instead of normal 1.5m endoscope) and completley clean- they scoped him twice as couldn't believe it! And the colic he suffered from was found to be completely unrelated and the insurance have (so far) paid the full claim on his digestive problems, despite having cribbing exclusion in place

So I would view on an individual basis & try to establish cause of cribbing then make informed decision.
 
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