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Dell

Posted on Monday, Nov 18, 2002 - 11:18 am:

I have five horse that have been in my pasture for a period of 9 years to a colt of 6 months old. Within the past 4 months they have ALL begun to crib. They are destroying $$$$ of fence. Tried 2 kinds fo spray and collars. HELP!!!! Never cribbed before and their feed and hay is basically the same.
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Chrism

Posted on Monday, Nov 18, 2002 - 12:54 pm:

Mike -

Are you sure they are cribbing and not just chewing the fence? What is the pasture like? How is their weight holding up?

If they are just chewing on the fence, the pasture is eaten down and they are looking a tad slim, this suggests to me they may need more "scratch" - i.e. hay, fed more frequently throughout the day, or even free choice.

You can also protect the fence line by running mesh wire on the inside of the fence.
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