Horse problem - Common stable vices include:
Wood chewing: Gnawing on wood out of hunger or boredom.
Cribbing: When the equine grabs hold of a surface with its teeth, arches its neck, and sucks in air.
Weaving: Rocking back and forth in a repetitive fashion, possibly a self-stimulating behavior.
Wall kicking: Kicking the walls of its stall with hind legs.
Biting: A nervous or anxious equine may reach out of its stall to bite at passers-by, human or animal.
Bolting feed: Eating food too fast without adequate chewing, this potentially can lead to certain problems in the digestive system including choke and colic.
Circling: Like weaving, this is a repetitive movement, only the individual circles compulsively in its stall rather than just rocking back and forth.
Pawing or digging: The equine constantly paws with its front feet.
Remedies for stable vices
Weaving
Try to find out the cause and rectify it.
Ask yourself if you have done all you possibly can to relieve boredom for the stressed horse.
Fix an anti weaving grill to the top of the lower stable door.
This allows the horse to look out but prevents him moving from side to side.
By preventing the weaving it has been known for some horses to box walk.
Wind sucking
If all else fails fit a crib-biting collar to help break the vice cycle.
For reasons of its possible link to colic which can be life threatening.
Check the collar regularly, looking for any rub marks.
The horse should wear the collar at all times except when being fed, watered and having his hay.
Crib biting
Anti crib gel or paste should be painted on all surfaces to make it less appealing, as it has a foul smell and taste.
Finally fit an anti crib collar. See wind sucking above for instructions and safety.
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