Would you buy a horse that windsucks/cribs??

I have once, never again. Even though I have my own stables and land. The windsucking kept me awake at night! Drawback of living only 100 metres from where my horses live, bonus is if there's ever a problem at night I hear it too!
 
One of my ponies as a kid was a crib biter. Would never have another one. I am sure there are those that can be successfully managed so they don't do it but have yet to meet one (have known quite few over the years).
 
No never, have had one in the past and by the time he was 17 his front teeth were totally worn down so keeping condition on him was a nightmare.
 
I had one. I wouldn't again. Managing it was a nightmare and she would stand in the field doing it instead of eating.
 
Have bought one - only way I could afford him! (Adv eventer who was also grade B showjumper, working adv med on the flat )

Had him scoped and gave him gastroguard - reduced the windsucking significantly.

Also kept him turned out as much as possible as he was claustrophobic (probably had contributed to the windsucking in the first place! )
 
Not unless I was buying a horse that I would otherwise not be able to afford, so something special that ticked every other box which should put it out of reach financially but the cribbing reduced it to make it possible to buy then possibly.
It may be related to ulcers or stress and a change of environment may help reduce it but it is a bloody nuisance, destroys fencing, wears down the teeth, the ones I have known never suffered from colic but many do, it also makes it hard to sell on if it doesn't work out for any reason.
 
I have and he's the best horse I've ever bought! Total horse of a life time and I can't imagine the loss of not experiencing having him in my life had I ruled him out because of cribbing.
Management plays a massive part in it. The cribbing is actually the easiest part to managing my one as he also self harms when stressed and is a false rig.
 
It would have to be an amazing horse otherwise for me to ignore either of those habits.

I am quite surprised that a fair few people would ignore it even for the average horse to be honest. Thought these kind of habits would be an instant no for most people.
 
My oldie used to be chronic crib biter, so much so that his front teeth are worn right down to the gums. He had a shady past life so suspect it was a coping mechanism.

Now, he's happy as Larry and he almost never does it, even when stabled - just a tiny bit after eating. He prefers to lick the top of the stable door!

Also, unlike a poster above, I've never had trouble keeping condition on him and he's now pushing 25.

So yes, I'd get another if that was the only problem.
 
Well don't own one but have 2 living on site here that windsuck, I hear a minor rattle from the doors but that is it no issue. So in answer to you question yes I would.
 
rachk89 said:
It would have to be an amazing horse otherwise for me to ignore either of those habits.

I am quite surprised that a fair few people would ignore it even for the average horse to be honest. Thought these kind of habits would be an instant no for most people.
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I think if they were really in the situation of buying and were looking the people that say they would buy would actually look elsewhere, it is a vice and in the average horse most of us would not choose to take on a cribber unless the horse was very special in some way.

As a YO I have had a couple in the past that did it and I would not really want another here as one destroyed the metal covering on his door, the one I owned wore his teeth down, was difficult to keep weight on as he got older, this was before the known link between ulcers and cribbing, now I would look at ulcers first but they are usually secondary to other issues so the chances are the horse is unsound somewhere or in pain which would mean if buying would you want to start with a horse that may have issues as yet not found.
 
My horse of a lifetime did it, he almost stopped with a change to feed and management. He also weaved at feed time. Would put up with it if I could have him again.
 
I thought I wouldnt mind having a cribber, if it didnt affect him in any other way, until one of mine became a manic cribber after being at livery a few weeks. The noise drove me insane!
 
If I had stables that were concrete then maybe. But not at my current yard, it's wooden, with metal strips over the doors, but the inside is wood, so it would get eaten! I don't think my YO would be too happy with that!

ETA: I don't think I would ideally want one as windsucking drives me mad!
 
No not ever. But then I'm on livery and as well as deal with my own feelings about it, I would have everyone else moaning about it
 
I bought one, thought long and hard and went for it, 6 years on its reduced a lot with better management, wouldn't say no to another and never had an issue at livery yards either (although some wouldn't take him)
 
My mum's horse cribbed. He was the kindest horse I have ever known and if anything could bring him back I wouldn't even take a second to think about it. He never cribbed when he had his cribbing collar on and had the sweetest temperament and to ride was a complete dream. My mum evented him successfully and even I could ride him in a great big open field when I was 8 (he was a 16.3hh TB X). Every horse has their quirk's just like humans. If it is the right horse in every other way cribbing can be managed successfully :)
 
I would never have another.

I had a TB that did and it trashed anything that didn't have a metal surface. Not only that but can cause health problems.

Coming from someone that has worked hard for my own land and stables, I would never want another to come in and trash my beautiful stable doors and post and rail!
 
I did and much as I loved him I would never buy another! I was told that he "only does it at feed times" which was total rubbish. He did it all the time whether stabled or in the field. He wrecked the stable and trashed the fences - even managed to pull a fence post out of the ground once (it must have already been rotten though)!! I loved him dearly but spent the whole time worrying about his teeth and his health due to the habit. He was a very poor doer, so I had him scoped for ulcers but nothing was found. He was kept at home with a companion and had a very relaxed lifestyle. Personally, I couldn't cope with the stress of another wind sucker.
 
Yes I would. He was imported from Germany and he was just the best horse ever. He was so bad he would colic from it. At one point we nearly lost him so I had a metal ledge made for the top of his door. It was too wide for him to get hold of and stopped him completely. He would have an occasional go at the fence posts in the field but nothing major. Sadly I lost him to colic and miss him every day. He is the horse in my signature.
 
Not through choice, I can mange them if need be to reduce stress but having had two that it caused serious problems with I would be loathe to have another. The first was a livery who windsucked and whenever we had frosty weather she colicked. The second was homebred and had no reason to crib, none of our others did however he was always quite a highly strung, spooky character. He ended up being PTS at 19 due to colic, I decided against surgery as his aftercare would have been a nightmare. A PM showed he had epiploic foramen entrapment which horses who crib seem to be predisposed to - he was in agony and it was horrific to see.
 
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