Horse Cribbing

How Do Cribbing Collars Work?

Stable owners and people who love and own horses have many ways of dealing with a horse that cribs. Unfortunately, most of these methods in dealing with horse cribbing have produced mixed results.
What exactly is “cribbing”? Cribbing is when a horse swallows air, also often referred to as “wind sucking”. Some horses crib by grasping [...]

Do Cribbing Collars Work?

“Cribbing” and “wind sucking” are different terms used to describe a particular annoying habit that’s unique to horses.
Typically when a horse cribs, he sets his upper teeth on an object (usually about his chest level), presses down, opens his mouth, arches his neck, and pulls back while making a belching sound. Horses may or may [...]

What is the Best Anti-Cribbing Collar?

Many horse owners have used anti-cribbing collars to prevent their horses from cribbing. An anti-cribbing collar works by fitting tightly around a horse’s throat latch and making it utterly difficult and uncomfortable for the horse to crib.
Generally, there are three kinds of anti-cribbing collars:

The “Nutcracker” type collars have a shaped [...]