Tough-1 Easy Breathe Grazing Muzzle

IT IS AN INTENSE CHANGE FOR YOUR HORSE! I would suggest getting your horse (no matter his size & girth) accustomed to it slowly & supplementing feed in the evening or morning. Otherwise it is like fasting for the rest of your life, not knowing when you'll be able to eat again! Absolutely not cool to do that to any being (human or otherwise) at any time! The frustration of being unable to eat the food in front of you & the inability to take in any calories can cause HUGE amounts of stress on any body. One slow option would be to try 2-3 hrs for the first week of grazing, add an hour or two the next week, etc. There is so little that your horse can eat (which is the point, I know) but I would still supplement something in the morning or evening (not necessarily when it's on for just a few hours; more so when it stays on an extended length of time). My tubby little mustang (fear of founder) came back to a normal weight within a few months & by doing it SLOWLY & methodically & supplementing as we went, it wasn't as taxing on his system as it could have been had I not been adding some hay along the way. He lost weight & looks great now. A few months into it, I integrated another grazing muzzle that provided more ability to obtain grass leaves but not as much as his normal "chow like there's no tomorrow" method & I supplemented less. Smiles all around :)

I've never used a grazing muzzle before. I have an older thoroughbred who is neither an easy keeper, nor a hard keeper. However, his new farm utilizes sacrifices paddocks in the winter, so when the horses are finally turned out on pasture, they go from zero to acres of grass instantly. And, in going to a large pasture, they're suddenly impossible to catch. So we were faced with hours of turnout with no good way to limit grass intake while transitioning to pasture.I decided to try a grazing muzzle. I was skeptical but this one did the trick.PROS:-This is easy to adjust. My horse has a pretty standard size head, so it's not unexpected that it fit.-I like that there's a place to clip a lead. I have to use a chain, so it didn't work for me, but it would be useful for someone who can use a standard lead.-My horse is 24 and has never worn a grazing muzzle before. I was shocked that he didn't seem to mind and figured it out pretty quickly.CONS:-Hard to use with my fly mask. I have a long nose fly mask with ears, and there was definitely some maneuvering that had to happen to make it work.-My horse got a small rub on his nose. I'm not sure exactly where on the muzzle it was rubbing, but he had what looked like a little brush burn.I only used this muzzle for about 2 weeks while acclimating to grass, but it stayed on every day, horse didn't hate it, and it did the job.

I've only had it for two days now, but so far it's working great. My 3 year old filly is an air-fern - it seems like she breathes the air and gets fat on it. She is Arab/Azteca, 15.2 with a refined head - Horse size fits her pretty well.My horses all live 24/7 on pasture. I don't want to separate her from the other horses, and locking her in a dry pen would just reduce her exercise, adding to her weight problem. With the grazing muzzle she can stay out with the other horses, move around all day and graze without getting too much. When I first turned her out in it, she got it off in about 10 minutes. I adjusted the halter a bit tighter, and that did the trick. It took her about 2 hours to figure out how to eat with it, and now she is happily grazing along side of the other horses.I'm currently leaving it on her all day (8-10 hours), off at night. If she doesn't noticeably lose weight on that schedule, I will try keeping it on her at night as well. I will try to update my post after using it for a while longer as I cannot speak to it's durability, etc.Update: The first muzzle lasted about 6 months before she wore through the hole. Some stitching came out on the strapping of the muzzle itself, but this did not effect the performance of the muzzle. The replacement muzzle has only been worn for a few weeks as it did it's job - she is down to a BCS of about 5 (started at a 7-8) and looking good! As it is winter and there isn't much grass she is not wearing it currently. The grass will start up soon, and when it does, the muzzle will go on as needed to maintain her at the proper weight.Update #2: It's about a year and a half since my original purchase. I'm still finding that the muzzles last about 6 months with pretty much continuous wear. Earlier in the spring I switched to another brand of muzzle with a smaller hole as she was getting too much grass, but the other muzzle rubbed her face raw, especially under the jaw area, so I had to go back to the Easy Breathe (which doesn't rub her face), combined with a few hours a day of confinement. I REALLY wish the Easy Breathe came in a model with a smaller opening!

We have a rescue Quarter Horse Mare who will do anything to crib. We have tried all conventional methods and nothing has stopped her except electric fence. So she spends time in a grassy ring (electric top wire ) and her14' x 20' stall with electric on top rail . Her pasture mate longed for her company so we tried this grazing muzzle. Success!! Now she spends 1/2 the day grazing and eating alone and the other 1/2 muzzled and grazing and hanging with her buddy :) I've seen her press the muzzle on the fence but she can't hook her teeth on the boards to crib. She is fat and shiny and so much happier to be part of the herd. If she manages to crib thru it I will update.

I first bought the Weaver's Grazing Muzzle size Average and it did not fit on my horse. My horse is a Paso Fino and I didn't think he had an particularly large head. He is overweight, though. Turns out the Weaver's Average size is for a small horse. This muzzle fits well. There is plenty of room around his nose. He accepted the muzzle readily. It took him about 10 minutes to figure out how to eat and drink. He wears the muzzle everyday for about 8 hours while on pasture. My other horses are skinny and need more groceries so this allows him to stay with his buddies. All horse are locked out of pasture at night. I take the muzzle off when he is not on pasture.

at first I was super excited about this muzzle, I needed a soft easy to wear one for anti-cribbing, a gentler option from the wire cage and my horse will murder you if you try to put a collar on him.he wore it the first day and he rubbed his chin raw. I thought maybe I had adjusted it wrong, so the second attempt it rubbed him raw again, I rechecked the sizing and made fuzzies to cover the hard parts and adjusted it for him, cut a larger opening. as soon as I put it back on him he walked over to the fence hooked the muzzle on a board and pulled up ripping the entire thing in half. needless to say he hates it and I never put it back on him. mostly because he hates it so much, but also because he ripped it to pieces.but I'm sure if your horse is gentle and normal it would work just fine, don't buy it if your horse is a total demon and has the furry of a thousand raging fires, it'll just be shredded in three days.