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 [...]

Are There Any Horse Cribbing Home Remedies?

By nature, horses want to nibble and graze. In the wild, they keep themselves occupied by wandering and grazing. Unfortunately, the domesticated horse may be stabled most of the time, eating and drinking only when he’s fed or watered and exercising only when taken out of the stable. In such situations, the horse’s natural grazing [...]

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 [...]

Is Horse Cribbing the Same as Wood Chewing?

Wood Chewing
Many times novice horsemen will confuse “wood chewing” with “cribbing”, but fortunately the only thing in common with the two vices is wood. A wood chewer will slowly nibble on wood to keep himself occupied. On the other hand, a cribber isn’t actually chewing wood but rather grabbing it so that he can contract [...]

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