Best Friends Equine Cribbing/Free to Eat Muzzle

ilovepaints1 · 01-13-2008, 06:23 PM

- Product Info -

Manufacturer: Best Friends Equine

Model Name: Cribbing/Free to Eat Muzzle

Product Type/Product purpose: Stop wood chewing,biting,cribbing,etc

Price and Purchase info:
$42.95 http://www.bestfriendequine.com/cribbingmuzzles.htm-

Product Description - Muzzle with an aluminum grill and 4 velcro flaps that attach to a breakaway halter

Pros: It is a great alternative to the cribbing collar for cribbers like mine that have developed sores and overall discomfort from other cribbing products.

Cons: The velcro flaps can be taken off by other horses.

Would you recommend this to a friend?: Yes definetely!

Other comments: I originally bought this product for my two wood chewers when I put them in their stalls so that they didnt continue chewing down the stalls. It worked great and I thought okay they are staying on so I am going to put them on Cowboy who is a horrible cribber and colics everytime he cribs. It has been a godsend to him. The cribbing collar caused sores even with the fleecys and I know it must have been so uncomfortable but I had no other alternative to keep him healthy. He has been wearing the muzzle for about a week now and can eat his grain, hay and drink fine with it. It just takes a little longer. It has made a big difference in his temperament and even though he looks hilarious I love it.

Overall Product rating: (out of 10)10

Reviewed by:ilovepaints1

Slim Pikkens · 01-18-2008, 01:09 PM

Those are great at a show if your stalled horse likes to grab at people or horses going down the aisle.

Hideaway · 01-18-2008, 01:23 PM

I liked mine for a cribber and have also put it on my blanket eater. The only thing that doesn't work for me is in the stall. I have corner feed buckets and I'm afraid they'll get stuck because it's a little big and cumbersome. Ditto on the straps. That's a pain.

heckyes17 · 01-18-2008, 08:40 PM

no problems with the horses getting stuck or caught?

ilovepaints1 · 01-19-2008, 07:37 AM

Not so far I have used them three nights in a row and 24/7 on Cowboy now for awhile and they have been fine. There is really nothing (knock on wood) for them to get stuck on and I think the leather straps that I have used on the halter would snap pretty easily if needed to. I am just in heaven with them Cowboy is so much happier with it instead of the cribbing collar and the bratty mares cant chew up my stalls anymore!

Jess6092 · 01-21-2008, 12:56 PM

My first leased gelding was a bully in the pasture so we had one of those on him. It had clips to attach to the halter though, not straps, so it never fell off. We did use a breakaway halter though in case he got caught up. Thank goodness I've never had a cribber but I'll keep it in mind for that purpose too!

BBT2T5 · 01-23-2008, 05:03 PM

While my daughter is taking her lesson I go and see the horses. One time a horse was wearing one and he came to close to the fence that was hot and you guessed it, zapped. I felt so bad for him.

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01-13-2008, 06:23 PM
ilovepaints1 Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,072	Best Friends Equine Cribbing/Free to Eat Muzzle - Product Info - Manufacturer: Best Friends Equine Model Name: Cribbing/Free to Eat Muzzle Product Type/Product purpose: Stop wood chewing,biting,cribbing,etc Price and Purchase info: $42.95 http://www.bestfriendequine.com/cribbingmuzzles.htm- Product Description - Muzzle with an aluminum grill and 4 velcro flaps that attach to a breakaway halter Pros: It is a great alternative to the cribbing collar for cribbers like mine that have developed sores and overall discomfort from other cribbing products. Cons: The velcro flaps can be taken off by other horses. Would you recommend this to a friend?: Yes definetely! Other comments: I originally bought this product for my two wood chewers when I put them in their stalls so that they didnt continue chewing down the stalls. It worked great and I thought okay they are staying on so I am going to put them on Cowboy who is a horrible cribber and colics everytime he cribs. It has been a godsend to him. The cribbing collar caused sores even with the fleecys and I know it must have been so uncomfortable but I had no other alternative to keep him healthy. He has been wearing the muzzle for about a week now and can eat his grain, hay and drink fine with it. It just takes a little longer. It has made a big difference in his temperament and even though he looks hilarious I love it. Overall Product rating: (out of 10)10 Reviewed by:ilovepaints1 __________________ "To many, the words love, hope, and dreams are synonymous with horses" - Anonymous

01-18-2008, 01:09 PM
Slim Pikkens Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,950	Those are great at a show if your stalled horse likes to grab at people or horses going down the aisle.

01-18-2008, 01:23 PM
Hideaway Coming two Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: PA Posts: 1,950	I liked mine for a cribber and have also put it on my blanket eater. The only thing that doesn't work for me is in the stall. I have corner feed buckets and I'm afraid they'll get stuck because it's a little big and cumbersome. Ditto on the straps. That's a pain. __________________ Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History

01-18-2008, 08:40 PM
heckyes17 Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Waterton, Alberta Posts: 389	no problems with the horses getting stuck or caught?

01-19-2008, 07:37 AM
ilovepaints1 Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,072	Not so far I have used them three nights in a row and 24/7 on Cowboy now for awhile and they have been fine. There is really nothing (knock on wood) for them to get stuck on and I think the leather straps that I have used on the halter would snap pretty easily if needed to. I am just in heaven with them Cowboy is so much happier with it instead of the cribbing collar and the bratty mares cant chew up my stalls anymore! __________________ "To many, the words love, hope, and dreams are synonymous with horses" - Anonymous

01-21-2008, 12:56 PM
Jess6092 Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 997	My first leased gelding was a bully in the pasture so we had one of those on him. It had clips to attach to the halter though, not straps, so it never fell off. We did use a breakaway halter though in case he got caught up. Thank goodness I've never had a cribber but I'll keep it in mind for that purpose too!

01-23-2008, 05:03 PM
BBT2T5 Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Naperville, Illinois Posts: 1,960	While my daughter is taking her lesson I go and see the horses. One time a horse was wearing one and he came to close to the fence that was hot and you guessed it, zapped. I felt so bad for him.