Cribbing, Crib biting

( Farriery.) A bad habit met with especially in horses which spend a considerable amount of leisure in the stable. The act consists in the animal seizing with his teeth the manger, rack, or any other such object, and taking in at the same time a deep inspiration, technically called wind sucking. C. springs often from idle play, may be first indulged in during grooming, especially if the operation is conducted in the stall, and the animal be needle ly teased or tickled; is occasionally learned, apparently, by imitation from a neighbor; and in the first instance is frequently a symptom of some form of indigestion. It usually leads to attacks of indigestion. It can be prevented only by Fig . 720. BAR-MUZZLE FOR CRIBBERS. the use of a bar-muzzle, as shown in Fig . 720; but in those newly acquired cases resulting from gastric derangement, means must further be taken to remove the acidity or other such disorder.