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My wife's horses are chewing up the board fence something awful... she tried painting it with used motor oil, and either got it too thin, or they like the stuff. She says capsicum pepper doesn't bother them either... I know there's a few real knowledgeable horsemen on here - looking for solutions. Thanks.
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Horses do that. I've never had mules but I'm told that they're even worse. The cure is to get the horses to quit being horses.
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They're bored. Cover in metal or stick a mineral tub in the pen.
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I learned along time ago, horses or mules,you keep them in an all steel environment. My barn where they can get to it is covered in chain link mesh. Stalls are lined with warehouse mesh panels. Corrals are pipe panels
It is like trying to stop mules from pawing. Put hobbles on the dang things and save you and the mule frustration.
There use to be a product, I think it was called Crib Halt. It came in clear and dark. Clear didn't do any thing, but the dark stuff stopped them. Of course it was taken off the market because it was too toxic.
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Boredom. Maybe put in a TV to watch. Link to a publication on the subject
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cribbing, aka wind sucking, isn't the same as one that just chews down fences/boards.....
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They're bored. Cover in metal or stick a mineral tub in the pen. Yep. Any wood I have is covered by metal if some sort. Flats have steel roofing, 4X4 posts have Sheetrock corner bead.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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Llamas will do it to a limited extent. My barn has manufactured wood panel siding. They've eaten a couple holes right through it.
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Yea,too many confuse cribbing with just chewy.
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Put a hot wire around the fence. One strand is enough. I know you shouldn’t have to but if they can touch something they’ll find a way to screw it up hurt themselves with it or both.
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Llamas will do it to a limited extent. My barn has manufactured wood panel siding. They've eaten a couple holes right through it. Horses love OSB. I suspect it’s the glue.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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When I was young and stupid, I threw a new wood a pallet into one mule's corral.About one a month.Mule was always careful to not eat the nail part. Now I am old,but still stupid, but I did change to all steel enclosures.
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What about drywall steel corners?
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What about drywall steel corners? They're bored. Cover in metal or stick a mineral tub in the pen. Yep. Any wood I have is covered by metal if some sort. Flats have steel roofing, 4X4 posts have Sheetrock corner bead.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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I have few dry wall corners on my 4x4's. Mules love them after they get worn a bit from rubbing.
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Interesting, Vince. Since I’ve put up corner bead and steel roofing, I have no more chewing issues. No longer having the mare that did the teaching helps too.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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Horse's chewing wood I have always heard was called "cribbing". Have had a few horse's over the years and every one of them did it.
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Horse's chewing wood I have always heard was called "cribbing". Have had a few horse's over the years and every one of them did it. Nope cribbing and just chewing are two different things. As Don ( Huntsman22 ) said cribbing is wind sucking
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I too grew up with wood chewing called cribbing. If you check out the old Gunsmoke shows, near all of the hitch rails are chewed.miles
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Here's a link to the vet school at UC-Davis about cribbing. It's more than just chewing wood. CRIBBING
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