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Would You Buy A Horse That Wind Sucked/ Cribbed2007-11-24 21:23:30

Some people were worried when I brought her back that my other horses would pick up the habit. But I think in general that if your horses are happy and have enough to do, it's unlikely that they'll copy. Certainly, none of my others started anything untowards.

I think sometimes people are too quick to dismiss horses with vices out of turn, without looking at the bigger picture.

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Yeah maybe, if everything else was good. They can be cured anyway.

But I would never buy a horse from that woman!

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That seems fine to me if you really like him, go for it. Personally i would bye one because wind sucking doesn't really effect the horse in any way. I think its stress and stuff, so if you give him a little TLC it may get better. Good luck : )

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yes. I have a mare that does it. She stays a bit thinner than I would like and I have to have her teeth worked on more than usual-but its just a vice I live with. The original owner and I thought that changing her environment (dry sand lot and alone to grass pasture with friends) would help her stop, but nothing did. She does not wear a collar, has feed in front of her 24/7 and really does not have any bad repercussions from cribbing. If you fell in love with this horse-then dont worry about his bad habit. (you probably have one or two yourself-dont we all?)

Congratulations on your new horse! Sheri