Article: Horses are social creatures, and they enjoy being with other horses. If a horse is socialized more, it's less likely to crib. Try turning your horse out to pasture with other horses for at least several hours a day. In addition, stable your horse with other horses so it can be social across stalls. In fact, if your horse is at one end of the stable, you might put it in a middle stall where it will see more traffic going by. Toys are a way to keep your horse's mouth busy and decrease the amount of time it cribs. Look for ones that prompt the horse to lick or chew the toy, as cribbing could stem from an oral fixation. These activities will help satisfy that same fixation.  For instance, try a treat ball or barrel designed for horses. You place treats inside the toy, and the horse has to move it around to get the treats out. Additionally, hang toys from the ceiling of the stall for your horse to play with. For example, wash a milk jug and fill it with small rocks. Then, hang it up to entertain your horse. Horses that are allowed to forage are less likely to want to crib. Give your horse a chance to forage outside when you can, and you may find your horse slows up on this behavior. Outside, your horse has lots of grass to keep its mouth busy! Instead of just putting all the hay in the feeder, spread it out in different areas. That way, the horse will need to sniff it out, which takes time, and encourages it to practice one of its instinctual behaviors, foraging.
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Give your horse time with other horses to provide socialization. Add oral toys to your horse's stall to keep it entertained indoors. Allow outside foraging to decrease boredom. Encourage foraging behavior by hiding hay around the horse's paddock.