Horse Cribbing

Horse Cribbing, Interesting Techniques That Help!

Cribbing or Windsucking horses tend to be “right brian” or thinking horses. Most of the time I have found cribbers to be non-dominant or submissive horses. In essence, these cribbers are more or less the type of horse that thinks more than it “works”. They become bored much faster than other [...]

Can You Stop Horse Cribbing By Wrapping Your Stalls With Metal or Rubber?

“Cribbing” is the act of a horse gripping an edge such as a wooden fence, grain bin, metal round pen, stable door, etc. with his front teeth, arching his neck, and swallowing air. In turn, the act of swallowing air creates a grunting or belching sound. But do note that cribbing and wood chewing are [...]

What Is the Best Way To Break a Horse From Cribbing?

One of the most frustrating problems for a horse owner is having a horse in his stable that chews wood or “cribs” for no apparent reason. This unusual behavior has animal science researchers baffled and owners “jumping through hoops”.
“Cribbing”, also known as “wind sucking”, is a behavior where the horse will actually bear down with [...]

Do cribbing sprays work?

That’s a resounding YES! A cribbing spray is one effective method which has become highly popular among horse stable owners to discourage cribbing or wind sucking. This is due to its numerous advantages such as:
-        It is relatively easy to apply and produces fast results. You can do it yourself and see the results in [...]

Colic in Cribbing Horses

Horses are prone to several digestive disorders. Horses are designed for browsing on relatively poor quality forage, eating small amounts of food more or less continuously all day long. In other words they were made for grazing. Many of our horses today have to adapt to a diet of a wide array of food consisting [...]

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