I'm sure there will be people out there who disagree with that but that was what I was always told!! My mare wore a collar, for one reason, if you let them do it too much there can be an increased risk of colic due to the air drawn into them. With regard to what is what, I was always told that if the horse has to hold onto something with the teeth in order to arch the neck and draw in air then they are a crib biter, those who can suck in air without holding onto anything with their teeth are windsuckers. Unless things have changed drastically since I owned my cribber! There is no stopping it, no cure! I have heard more recently that it is linked to gastric ulcers, so in theory if you can address this then you may be able to reduce the amount the horse cribs/windsucks? Others on here will know more about that am sure.
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