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Posted by Nanci on November 18, 2003 at 17:38:46:
In Reply to: Re: Horses chewing to destruction posted by Jan Wooslton on November 18, 2003 at 12:49:13:
: : : The barn is a one year old beautiful clean barn my horse arrived and was the first boy. He never chewed until the other horses came in and started chewing the wood on the stalls. Now he is the worst, he will even chew in front of the owners. The owners want to a.) leave the horse out 24/7
: : : b.) put baskets on their noses ( unacceptable to me)
: : : c.) or try a new product called quitt Help i need suggestions to stop the horse from chewin.
: : Hi Jan- Horses tend to be giant beavers when they are confined - pasture care might be the answer. I've had horses for years and find that the following works for me regarding the chewing - protecting the exposed wood with angle iron or fine mesh (hardware cloth) wire - neither is terribly expensive and the iron in particular is available at scrap metal places - and it looks good on the fences. You could also try spraying the exposed wood with a pepper spray - make it yourself for economy (grind up some really hot peppers and mix with water and spray on the wood) or there are products out there in the feed stores and equine catalogs. Just remember that chewing is one of those habits horses get into because they are bored - nature meant horses to be out on the prairies, not to be boxed in pens or stalls. Good luck. Nanci
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: Thank you Nanci my horse turned out 10/24 hours tried the pepper didn`t work maybe have more suggestions? Thanks Jan
Did you use regular table pepper, or the hot peppers - jalapeno, chilipiquin, habanero? Not sure of the spelling, but those are some of the hottest peppers grown - depending on where you are located you can sometimes find them canned at the grocery stores, or growing around your place - I've got chilipiquin peppers all around my yard here in central Texas. If you do try some of these, be sure and wear rubber gloves when you handle them - they are potent! Good luck with this effort.