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Vices of Horses and Equines:
Cribbing, Weaving, Pacing
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Introduction
Introduction
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A Biochemical Addiction
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Cribbing or Windsucking
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Woodchewing
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Pawing and weaving
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More Info
In nature, the horse is a gregarious, roaming animal, that grazes constantly. In captivity, the horse is frequently confined, alone, and without anything to chew. When you consider the changes in habits that we ask of the horse, it is amazing that he adapts at all. When pushed too far he will find ways to satisfy his physical and psychological needs and, like humans, what is "too far" varies widely from individual to individual. With repetition, these adaptations to an abnormal environment can become ingrained behaviors that are impossible to eradicate. There is evidence to suggest that some of these behaviors are based on the release of some of the pleasure chemicals in the horses brain called endorphins and enkephalins. We call these bad habits vices and they include: cribbing or wind sucking, weaving, pacing, kicking the stall. This article addresses the causes, prevention, and treatment of these problems.
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~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;
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Discussions on Stable Vices: Cribbing, Weaving, and Others
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 | Wind sucking/cribbing | 1 | 10 | May 20, 08 |
| Research Summary: Could cribbing be due to lesions in the brain? | 1 | 2 | Apr 29, 08 |
| Tree paint | 1 | 7 | Mar 16, 08 |
| Managing psychological well being for horses | 1 | 4 | Nov 8, 07 |
| Excess water intake any time near water. | 1 | 7 | May 30, 07 |
| Stall panic only at shows | 1 | 14 | Nov 8, 06 |
| Pacing mare | 1 | 15 | May 21, 08 |
| Stall walking | 1 | 19 | Jun 28, 06 |
| Weanling Chewing Wood | 1 | 8 | Feb 27, 06 |
| Equine Self-Mutilation Syndrome: A Stereotypic Behaviour | 1 | 31 | Feb 15, 06 |
| Windsucking - endorphin releasing medicine available? | 1 | 3 | Jan 12, 06 |
| Will Miracle collar help wood chewer? | 1 | 24 | Dec 8, 05 |
| Weaving and stiffness in front legs | 1 | 2 | Sep 25, 05 |
| Is this windsucking? | 1 | 18 | Oct 15, 07 |
| Cribber....baking soda? | 1 | 6 | Jan 30, 05 |
| Cribbing & Wind Sucking... | 1 | 6 | Mar 20, 04 |
| Rubbing Teeth | 1 | 4 | Apr 7, 03 |
| Muzzle to prevent cribbing/woodchewing | 1 | 4 | Dec 24, 02 |
| Why do so many know so little about cribbing? | 1 | 21 | May 14, 06 |
| Staple in ear to stop cribbing? | 1 | 4 | Apr 3, 02 |
| Has anyone tried the Vicebreaker to deter cribbing/windsucking? | 1 | 7 | Feb 12, 02 |
| Water dunking | 1 | 11 | Apr 1, 04 |
| Cribbing Ten-Year-Old TB | 1 | 4 | Oct 21, 01 |
| Weaves in Trailer | 1 | 7 | Sep 3, 01 |
| Pacing mare | 1 | 3 | Aug 27, 01 |
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