TaylorBug
Loving the herd life
Hey all.
I have a 20 year old Paint gelding who has cribbed his whole life. I have owned him for about 5 years and he has cribed the whole time. When we bought him, the previous owners gave us a hinge-style collar but I didn't want to put it on him because I didn't have any experiences with cribbers and didn't want it to hurt him (he is palomino with sensitive skin), and because it hasn't really been a problem. I'm only now getting concerned because he is getting up in his years and I want to ensure he won't have any problems eating now. Does anyone have any tips for deterring cribbing? Now that I put his collar on him, he seems to not be as interested in it but I may just be because he remembers wearing the collar from before and because I was keeping an eye on him.
I have a 20 year old Paint gelding who has cribbed his whole life. I have owned him for about 5 years and he has cribed the whole time. When we bought him, the previous owners gave us a hinge-style collar but I didn't want to put it on him because I didn't have any experiences with cribbers and didn't want it to hurt him (he is palomino with sensitive skin), and because it hasn't really been a problem. I'm only now getting concerned because he is getting up in his years and I want to ensure he won't have any problems eating now. Does anyone have any tips for deterring cribbing? Now that I put his collar on him, he seems to not be as interested in it but I may just be because he remembers wearing the collar from before and because I was keeping an eye on him.