Re: Best Friends Grazing Muzzle

[KateSeidel]

This message is from: katesei...@aol.com

In a message dated 6/23/2009 5:11:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mkserge...@gmail.com writes:  <>

 

The large size fits both my big headed gelding and smaller headed  mare.  
We introduced the muzzle by putting in a few supplement cookies, and  
starting out with 30 minutes of grazing in the muzzle for 3 days.  We then  
increased the time by 30 minutes every other day.  Della has done fine and  
quickly 
mastered the art of grazing through the muzzle hole, but we keep the  
pasture short.   She spends 5 hours a day in the muzzle, and one hour  of 
"free" 
grazing time.  The rest of the time is in the dry lot.  So  far, Jostein and 
Hanna are holding their weight with six hours of grazing  time.
 
There is always a good bit of excitement when the grazing muzzle comes out  
because they all know that there are cookies at the bottom (Joe learned 
that he  could reach into the tack room to grab the waiting muzzle while I was 
putting on  the girls' fly masks - now the muzzle is hung up and back until 
fly masks are  on).
 
Kate
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Re: Best Friends Grazing Muzzle

[MARY SERGEANT]

This message is from: MARY SERGEANT 

Heather,

I recently purchased Best Friends grazing muzzles for both my Fjord mares.
Check the measurements on the website.  I thought I would need the large
horse size for my draft mare, but I measured and then ordered the regular
horse size for both.  I think the regular horse size is 26" in diameter and
8" deep.  One mare was 21.5" and one was 23" (measured firmly against their
heads).  The regular horse muzzles fit both fine.

Based on advice from the list, I introduced them both to the muzzles by
putting treats in first.  Being Fjords, they were both excited about that
and figured out immediately that they had to rest the muzzle on the ground
to get the treats.  Now they ask for the muzzle when they see it.

We're having a little more trouble with them eating the pasture grass.  It
is belly high right now.  They are working on a side to side technique to
get the top of the grass in the muzzle.  The few places where the grass is
short they've had an easier time.

So far they haven't tried to get it off...sweet Ingrid probably won't try;
Nellie probably will and may succeed.  They haven't had them on for any long
period of time yet.

Good luck
Mary in Colorado with Ingrid and Nellie
On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Heather Baskey  wrote:

> This message is from: Heather Baskey 
>
> Hello All,
>
> For those who have this brand - which size did you choose?  I was looking
> at the "oversize" (for large headed breeds).
>
> Opinions, words of wisdom on grazing muzzles - most appreciated.
>
>
> Heather
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