RE: [RC] grazing muzzle for fat horse - Jerry & Susan Milam
I have
a wonderful pony/arab cross who we muzzle early April through end of May for
sure. We leave it on here all the time and check for abrasions weekly. A problem
we had doing this was access to mineral and salts. We solved it by putting up a
bucket with loose salt/mineral big enough for her to push her nose
with muzzle into. I also had to put sheepskin around the edges of the webbing
because of the rubs she used to get.
This
system aslo worked well for us.
Susan
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I have been
successfully using grazing muzzles on an overweight horse & pony (POA).
Yes, the pony does think of innumerable ways of getting the muzzle off, UNTIL,
I put a fly mask on top it and tied mask & muzzle together at the poll.
Problem solved. I use the muzzle whenever I turn the POA out, which is usually
about 6-8 hours per day, year 'round. When the muzzle is off, she is in her
stall/paddock area and can eat oat or grass hay and even some beet pulp, to
her hearts content (she has no desire to overeat hays). The horse, a Morgan,
gets muzzled about 6 or 8 hours per day only during the rich
grass season. Her muzzle comes off at night for grazing when the sugar
content is lower. So far this program has worked well. Good
luck.
