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Post by ponylover on Oct 7, 2014 2:23:29 GMT
has anyone of you guys ever seen a mare crib? a lot of people just say that they are smarter. (witch very well could be true!  )
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Post by nhg on Oct 7, 2014 5:12:13 GMT
Are you thinking that geldings are more likely to do it? Interesting theory. A smarter horse I'd think would be more likely to do it because it's a tactic to relieve boredom so a smart horse would be more likely to do it.
I've had horses from twelve years old until my early twenties and then from 35 years old until now. I've only seen two horses that had behaviours related to long term stalling. One was an OTTB gelding that cribbed and the other was a quarter horse mare that weaved. |
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Post by hugs on Oct 10, 2014 17:49:46 GMT
Both of my mares crib the dominant one more than the other. She cribs less at our place than where she came from perhaps because she has more room to graze,less opportunity and more attention.
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Post by horselady on Oct 10, 2014 20:29:00 GMT
I just think it is boredom that encourages a horse to crib not the sex. i have been around some of the top jumpers and they crib. such is the pressure of the show ring and the seclusion of being in a stall without natural roaming will cause it.
i have had mares. ponies and non show horses and show horses. and no matter how intelligent or laid back . it is destroying the teeth that matter the most so proper and constant teeth management is necessary.
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Post by diamondgirl on Oct 11, 2014 1:10:18 GMT
When I boarded, there was a gelding that would stick his tongue out the side of his mouth and sort of roll it around. He was a former show horse and had been stalled a lot. Diamond really liked him, and they spent a lot of time together. One day I saw her standing beside him, doing the same weird tongue thing. She has never been stalled, but she had learned the same behavior. She hasn't seen him for a couple years, and has finally forgotten, the really bad looking, tongue thing, but suddenly this year they all became hole diggers. One of them must have learned to pick up dirt with the toe of their front hoof, and toss it on their back legs to shoosh off the flies. The flies, have been really bad this year. Anyway, now they are all doing it.
I wonder if some horses crib because they learned it from another horse. It's to bad we can't park them in front of a TV, and have them learn, by watching training videos.  |
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Post by hugs on Oct 14, 2014 2:00:37 GMT
LOL Perfect idea Diamond! Need one of those large screen TVs to make it more realistic.
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