I have tried grazing muzzles for Ziggy in the past without success. However, he no longer lives with the very helpful TB whose self-appointed job was to remove grazing muzzles, so while he cannot be ridden I thought it was worth another try.
I got a Comfort muzzle. Ziggy has a big Irish head on his little pony legs so it is a Full to fit around his nose, which made fitting it tricky. We didn't get it quite right to start with and he did his best to remove it...
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But he failed! We shortened the chin strap a bit, since when it has stayed on well and not rubbed yet.
He is funny, to start with he wouldn't eat when I was there. But now he just gets stuck in. I am not sure how much it reduces his intake but I think it must.
Here he is on the long grass - he'd get nothing on the short grass:
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Here's a little vid showing the technique. I hope he doesn't get neck strain from the extra pushing!
[URL=http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx188/jane_heritage/Comfort%20Muzzle/IMG_1142_zpsd9d2e074.mp4][/URL]
And here he is on the short grass paddock, where he goes overnight.
Fingers crossed this prevents him from expanding like a balloon :happy:
I got a Comfort muzzle. Ziggy has a big Irish head on his little pony legs so it is a Full to fit around his nose, which made fitting it tricky. We didn't get it quite right to start with and he did his best to remove it...
[URL=http://s754.photobucket.com/user/jane_heritage/media/Comfort%20Muzzle/IMG_1146_zpsf87327e1.jpg.html][/URL]
But he failed! We shortened the chin strap a bit, since when it has stayed on well and not rubbed yet.
He is funny, to start with he wouldn't eat when I was there. But now he just gets stuck in. I am not sure how much it reduces his intake but I think it must.
Here he is on the long grass - he'd get nothing on the short grass:
[URL=http://s754.photobucket.com/user/jane_heritage/media/Comfort%20Muzzle/IMG_1143_zps901205b6.jpg.html][/URL]
Here's a little vid showing the technique. I hope he doesn't get neck strain from the extra pushing!
[URL=http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx188/jane_heritage/Comfort%20Muzzle/IMG_1142_zpsd9d2e074.mp4][/URL]
And here he is on the short grass paddock, where he goes overnight.
Fingers crossed this prevents him from expanding like a balloon :happy:
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