More on horse chewing problem?
I am going out today for some other toys and other tips given to help prevent him from chewing. I was asked a quiz by Stacie Bee regards to his teeth which now kinda concerns me. I had my vet check them pay for in august and he said they were fine and floated them but he has be stretching his neck out and playing around with his mouth like something is bothering him contained by there. Only way i can decribe what he is doing is like when you enjoy food stuck in the back of your mouth and are trying to get it out next to your tongue. I have looked in his mouth my self and can't really see anything so is this just added boredom, bleak habit he started or maybe a reason for the recent destructive chewing. Thanks again for any relieve on this.
wood chewing is called cribbing there is this thing call a cribbage that stops the horse from chewing but it's painful and if you put it on your horse i'll personally come over and put it on you the foundation you're horse is doing this is because it's bored this is a sure sign of boredom
If he actually chewig on things or merely messing around with his tongue?
We have a mare at our barn who mades a "food face" at feeding time. She flips her skipper all over the place, sticking her tongue out the sides of her mouth so much that she begins to foam. She has no dental issues...its a short time ago something that she does.
Answers: Equate what you're seeing and what you've been told to your own self. Are all the problems you experience with your teeth marked with a glance? Perhaps the problem is physical with the horse's mouth but not due to sharp points on the surface of the tooth - perchance there's a tooth root that is causing the problem.
Vets are great, but they are typically required to know as much as they can about like mad. Perhaps a horse dentist could solve the problem? It does sound like the horse is experiencing some mouth problems of some sort from the behaviour you discuss - conceivably even a physical issue that's not in his mouth but in his esophagus - stretching his neck out could be alleviating something contained by his throat.
However, I doubt the wood chewing is a result of this discomfort - it's probably the other way around. He's chewing wood either due to boredom or a lack of something needed within his diet which may be exacerbating something else wrong in his mouth or throat.
I personally retain the services of a horse dentist as I've found my dentist knows and finds minute things that a typical vet does not - because his practice really focuses on the mouth and dental issues - not the undamaged horse.
Perhaps you cannot prevent the chewing - if his living area is sparse, he's alone and he's bored, this might be such a strong habit you can't break it. When I've be in this situation, if I get a sapling poplar tree - I don`t know 3-5 inches in diameter with smooth bark - the horse will run to chewing that rather than the barn or stalls. I have heard there's something of late under the bark that they crave. Such trees might not be easy for you to attain, and they don't last long, but it's an idea.
Good luck.
Might have food of some sort stuck between teeth and gums.
Might have a unpromising tooth that is aggravating him.
Even though the dentist has been in attendance not too long ago...it might be worth having him checked again.
