Grass length and grazing muzzles: Why horses get hacked off
Horsetalk.co.nz Share Medium and long swards of grass proved more difficult for ponies wearing grazing muzzles, a recent study found. © Spillers Research into the use of grazing muzzles to help with equine weight management has revealed that longer grass can be more difficult to graze, causing frustration-related behaviour in some horses and ponies. Grazing muzzles have been shown to reduce the pasture intake of ponies by about 80% by significantly reducing bite size and intake. Ponies fitte...
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