Comments on: Why do horses crib?

By: Nnnomaddd

Nnnomaddd — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:58:53 +0000

They crib because you morons lock a wild animal up in a box all day. Hereditary my ass. You people will make up reasons why horses act they way they do out of thin air because you are stupid and ignorant and selfish.

By: gail ringland

gail ringland — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:46:46 +0000

great article I also believe boredom plays a big part; however, I think they may very well be missing some minerals.

By: Barbaraa

Barbaraa — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:39:28 +0000

I have a horse that started cribbing at a barn full of cribbers. I took her home. no cribbing.
Hores out in fields crib. I find my cribber (who started because when she was weaned she was separated from the herd) cribs when she is anxious. Not happy. She has mimal stall time.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:20:12 +0000

My paint gelding has turnout 24/7, balanced quality diet and exercise. I keep an on time schedule and he also has pasture mates. He still cribs!!
I have spent time watching him to see if he has moments of stress or excitement that would lead to his cribbing. He does not show signs of either.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:54:24 +0000

I believe now that cribbing is at least partially hereditary. I used to think it was learned. However, I have a cribber with 5 other horses and only her son from a line bred breeding also cribs (I swear he came out wanting to crib, only took three months to start). Her daughter on the other hand never tried (not line bred). I read an article that mentioned certain TB families have a higher rate (breeding), whereas the standardbred community which has virtually the same high stress environment has no occurrence…so we should study breeding far more than management practices.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:13:03 +0000

My horse is pasture kept (10 acres) with a herd of 4 others and he learned how to crib from a mare in an adjoining pasture. Yes, it is “Monkey See, Money Do”! My horse is only stalled during storms and has access to a round bale of hay 24/7/365 with riding of 3-4 days a week. Cribbing has an unknown cause and an unknown cure.

By: Emil

Emil — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:09:37 +0000

In every magazine and here horse channel read about cribing, and that show me that all of you are too leazy to study or don’t have brains in head.
Now, what animal is the horse, solitary or heard animal?
That mean your sientiests don’t know, and for that take your sientiests and you too and lock in a 6×6 feet cage ( individual ) for a month,and all of you will understand why a horse start to crib, kick, disrespect and so on.
A horse have to be 24/7 on pasture with other horses and not in stall by him self. Emil

By: Gee and Haw

Gee and Haw — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:39:04 +0000

Cribbing, I believe starts when a grazing animal, is forced to stay in a stall. They need to be out eating, which is natural for them. If not they can think of all kinds of trouble to get into.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:02:20 +0000

While the cause and prevention of these vices is obvious, treatment is not as easy as this article is making it seem. A horse that has developed a bad habit is not likely to change years of stressful behaviour even after a change in environment and abolition of the stress.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:58:19 +0000

It’s very distressing to have a horse that cribs.