Windsucker

Sea Ha · 12-23-2004, 09:31 AM

Its a hard habit to break as they get addicted to the high they get from it.

I suggest you find a substitute thing. As someone mentioned put him to work before he starts at it each time. This will either get his mind off it for good or will teach him that when he wants to do it he has to work.

kulasmom · 12-23-2004, 04:03 PM

I will let you know how Quitt works.

SeaHa- I'm going to try working him, too. I am just going to wait for our temperatures to get out of the single digits!!

Asfaloth · 12-24-2004, 07:01 AM

I have not tried it eiter. My 36 year old has been a wind ****** since befroe I got him 21 years ago. I don't like using a collar but it is eiterht hat of have him get gass colic. He has to stay in his stall several days a week at our stable so he cant go walk it off. If your horse can be out as much as possible it will help. Whebn Whiskey was out every day we didn't use the collar. He only likes to Suck right after he eats so if he is in the field he will still find a place to suck but then he walks around all day and toots the gass out. In the stall he can't move arond as much and that is when he has gotten each of his 3 casses of gass colic. So better the collar than death.
I am currently giving him antacids with his dinner to see if it helps but so far not really any difference.

Honest suckker is not a swear word!

kulasmom · 12-27-2004, 04:35 PM

Tried the Bitterlicks yet? Quitt isn't helping so far. He's still sucking.

CrazyHorse · 12-27-2004, 05:13 PM

The bitterlicks hasn't arrived yet. I'm thinking it's held up because of the holidays. I will let you know though as soon as I get it & see what he does with it.

kulasmom · 01-03-2005, 09:49 AM

Any word on the Bitterlicks? Don't try Quitt, he didn't quit. If this stuff doesn't work, he's just going to have to get a collar.

shaunamccann · 05-10-2008, 07:20 AM

Heey, First Of All, Windsucking, Isn't as Bad As It Sounds! Its a habit, Like Some People Bit There Nails! Other people Dont, But there is No Problem to that So Why Windsucking So Bad? i Hear lots of people saying I Never want On, To Be Serious, a Horse is a Horse, If he/she has habits So Be It, If You Call Your Self a Horselover,But say you Never Want a windsucker, Then to be trueful your no horse lover! MOST OF THE TOP SHOWJUMPING ETC HORSES WINDSUCK!!!!!!!!
Your Problem..
Okay, My 16.2hh Bay 6year old Ex Race Horse,(Rocco) Windsucks, Yeah Its Annoying at times, but..you get used 2 it, Do What i do, I lift there Poo, and But the Poo On the Top of the Wood, Therefore they stop, and i also put a Batteryed Fence around, 2 pen him in away form the tops of wood..
Good Luck

dlindsey2000 · 05-10-2008, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kulasmom

Any word on the Bitterlicks? Don't try Quitt, he didn't quit. If this stuff doesn't work, he's just going to have to get a collar.

Quit is not a cure for cribbing. its for horses who chew on wood because of a vitamin deffenciacy. if they are missing that type of vitamin then the horses stops chewing on the wood. but if the horse is fine but is a cribber the quit will do nothing.

StockHorseGirl · 05-10-2008, 08:06 AM

I don't know if their is even truth to this, but from what I've seen windsuckers have been more sensitive to colic then other horses. I owned a QH mare who was a really bad windsucker (every time after she ate she'd go windsuck on a certain tree in our pasture) and she passed away form colic. I know a lot of other people who have had windsuckers who died from colic.

Arabians4ME · 05-10-2008, 08:08 AM

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12-24-2004, 07:01 AM	#13
Asfaloth Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh Posts: 972 Images: 36	I have not tried it eiter. My 36 year old has been a wind ****** since befroe I got him 21 years ago. I don't like using a collar but it is eiterht hat of have him get gass colic. He has to stay in his stall several days a week at our stable so he cant go walk it off. If your horse can be out as much as possible it will help. Whebn Whiskey was out every day we didn't use the collar. He only likes to Suck right after he eats so if he is in the field he will still find a place to suck but then he walks around all day and toots the gass out. In the stall he can't move arond as much and that is when he has gotten each of his 3 casses of gass colic. So better the collar than death. I am currently giving him antacids with his dinner to see if it helps but so far not really any difference. Honest suckker is not a swear word! __________________ Happiness is Owning and Riding Somthing Extraordinary Last edited by Asfaloth; 12-24-2004 at 07:05 AM. Reason: well the sensors are sure sensetive!

12-27-2004, 05:13 PM	#15
CrazyHorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florence, Mississippi Posts: 6,291 Images: 373	The bitterlicks hasn't arrived yet. I'm thinking it's held up because of the holidays. I will let you know though as soon as I get it & see what he does with it. __________________ Join the HGS prayer Chain! "I've been Goosed!" Ben~8 year old Mustang gelding God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart.

05-10-2008, 08:06 AM	#19
StockHorseGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northeastern AL Posts: 511 Images: 30	I don't know if their is even truth to this, but from what I've seen windsuckers have been more sensitive to colic then other horses. I owned a QH mare who was a really bad windsucker (every time after she ate she'd go windsuck on a certain tree in our pasture) and she passed away form colic. I know a lot of other people who have had windsuckers who died from colic. __________________ Lawren Horses are living proof that God loves us.

05-10-2008, 08:08 AM	#20
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12-23-2004, 09:31 AM	#11
Sea Ha Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 479	Its a hard habit to break as they get addicted to the high they get from it. I suggest you find a substitute thing. As someone mentioned put him to work before he starts at it each time. This will either get his mind off it for good or will teach him that when he wants to do it he has to work.

12-23-2004, 04:03 PM	#12
kulasmom Full Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 121	I will let you know how Quitt works. SeaHa- I'm going to try working him, too. I am just going to wait for our temperatures to get out of the single digits!!

12-27-2004, 04:35 PM	#14
kulasmom Full Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 121	Tried the Bitterlicks yet? Quitt isn't helping so far. He's still sucking.

01-03-2005, 09:49 AM	#16
kulasmom Full Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 121	Any word on the Bitterlicks? Don't try Quitt, he didn't quit. If this stuff doesn't work, he's just going to have to get a collar.

05-10-2008, 07:20 AM	#17
shaunamccann Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Heey, First Of All, Windsucking, Isn't as Bad As It Sounds! Its a habit, Like Some People Bit There Nails! Other people Dont, But there is No Problem to that So Why Windsucking So Bad? i Hear lots of people saying I Never want On, To Be Serious, a Horse is a Horse, If he/she has habits So Be It, If You Call Your Self a Horselover,But say you Never Want a windsucker, Then to be trueful your no horse lover! MOST OF THE TOP SHOWJUMPING ETC HORSES WINDSUCK!!!!!!!! Your Problem.. Okay, My 16.2hh Bay 6year old Ex Race Horse,(Rocco) Windsucks, Yeah Its Annoying at times, but..you get used 2 it, Do What i do, I lift there Poo, and But the Poo On the Top of the Wood, Therefore they stop, and i also put a Batteryed Fence around, 2 pen him in away form the tops of wood.. Good Luck