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| A friend of mine's daughter has decided she no longer wants to do horses and he is having to sell her horse, a well bred 6yo gelding that is very talented BUT is a cribber. Cribs on fence.
He knows what he wants for him due to who the horse is and what he can do but I'm curious how much the cribbing would effect his price. |
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Location: Sunnyland Florida |
Cribbing definitely negatively affects the price of a horse. Many buyers will quit reading the ad when they see the word 'cribber'.
However, I think the only cribbers that are granted amnesty are the true 1D barrel horses, understandably.
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Location: Canada | I think it depends on the horse and the buyer. I think every buyer has a "no list." For example no mares, no over age 10, nothing over 15.2, no paints, no left horses, etc.
If the horse is talented, keeps weight, has no other major issues from the cribbing then it wouldn't deter me from buying it. I have a cribber... he will DESTROY fences if he doesn't have a crib collar on. I'm treating him for ulcers to see if that helps but as it stands he wears a collar at all times. His saving grace is he's beyond athletic, can smoke a pattern, and he ropes as well.
If he wasn't as talented or well trained, or if he was only a trail type horse I wouldn't buy but athletic and well rounded I'll look past a lot of things.
My pass is rearing... I REFUSE to buy one that rears. |
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  The Color Specialist
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | I'm not that stops reading as soon as I see "cribber". I won't take one for FREE. (No matter how nice of a horse it is.) |
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Location: Vinton, La. | I won't look twice at a cribber either. I own one, have owned her for 18 years. No way, no how, would never own another. Too many torn up buckets, fences, barns. Just NO. |
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| If your set up for a cribber, a cribber is not a problem. |
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Location: Texas | When I see 'cribber' in the ad, I stop reading. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have had a few cribbers in my life and really dont ever want to get another one, but it just depends on how awesome of a horse it is befor I would even think about owning another one. I hate that horrible sound they make sucking that air, and I really hate seeing one sitting at a fence post are what ever and just standing there sucking. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I also stop reading when I see it's a cribber. Sorry.
But, at the level I'm at, there are just too many trouble free easy keepers to buy a cribber.
I would make the exception in a couple of situations...
If I could afford a pro rodeo, 1D everywhere type horse, and it was everything else i wanted and got along with, I would consider it. Or, if it was a truly bomb proof kid's horse. It would still effect the price in either case. I just *really* don't want to own a cribber! |
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| Since I've known many cribbers who were jam-up, 1D horses, it probably wouldn't deter me at all but I have owned several myself - it's not that big of a deal to me. |
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| Thank you everyone. I guess it's just a matter of getting him out there on the market and the right person will find him :) |
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| I think it's so funny that people won't even look at a cribber. I've owned two... one of which is now 32, happy, healthy, fat, and sassy. The other is 10 and a wonderful animal. Neither have had issues. They both just wear a cribbing collar. I don't have to "set up" for a cribber. I can see the problem with a chewer, but both of mine were windsuckers. Never an issue. In fact, I often forget that they're cribbers because they don't even try with their collars on.
I suppose I just don't understand the stigma around them as I've had two that are no different than every other horse in our barn.
So for me, I wouldn't be deterred from a horse that is a cribber as long as the horse is what I want. |
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| I give zero cares about a cribber. I can name horses that were sold in the past few years with 200k price tags that r cribbers. Never had a cribber in the barn that wasn't at least decent and could win a local show.
Edited by astreakinchic 2015-05-19 8:09 AM
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Location: Wearing a winter coat...... | Best horse I ever ran is a cribber. NEVER taught another how to do it. I have kept her with many others and not one picked it up. I just actually bought another cribber but she hasn't cribbed since moving her home...... |
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| whohasaplan - 2015-05-19 9:10 AM
Best horse I ever ran is a cribber. NEVER taught another how to do it. I have kept her with many others and not one picked it up. I just actually bought another cribber but she hasn't cribbed since moving her home......
Multiple horses a year in and out of the barn and never had a cribber teach another one, ever. I think the teaching thing is total bull i've spoke to numerous ppl and not one person has had that happen.
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Location: MD | I think most confuse the words cribber and chewer. so for that I would further inquire. How easily is she maintained and how destructive is she? If shes a terrible cribber... I would opt out entirely. If you can put a collar on her and she is staying quiet then I don't really care.
Also GREATLY depends on how talented the horse is. anything less then finished I would turn away from it. |
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Location: Wearing a winter coat...... | astreakinchic - 2015-05-19 9:13 AM
whohasaplan - 2015-05-19 9:10 AM
Best horse I ever ran is a cribber. NEVER taught another how to do it. I have kept her with many others and not one picked it up. I just actually bought another cribber but she hasn't cribbed since moving her home......
Multiple horses a year in and out of the barn and never had a cribber teach another one, ever. I think the teaching thing is total bull i've spoke to numerous ppl and not one only person has had that happen.
Agree 100%! |
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Location: Somewhere over the rainbow | Before last year I would have breezed by an ad with "cribber' in the description. Now that I know more about it, I would consider depending on other factors like talent and bloodlines etc... mine is a wind sucker but she wears a collar and it presents no issues at all.
I have treated for ulcers and changed her diet so her cribbing (out of the collar) is dramatically reduced. Keeping her in a pasture and not stalled is a big plus too. I have been very honest with people about her cribbing and yet I have had several people tell me they would not be bothered by her cribbing and have made offers to buy her. She is so sweet and a great riding partner, super nice horse. Easy to keep weight on etc...she is def worth the price of a cribbing collar. The last offer I had on her was $7500 and she isn't for sale. Just based on how she acts at arena's and shows in Ranch Pleasure she has made a very nice name for herself.
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Location: Florida.. | If horse has no other issues due to the cribbing- wind sucking.. and was talented or what I exactly was looking for then it would affect price some but id look.. some horses are maintained .. others are neurotic.. like a person on crack needing that "fix" .. Id pass by that one....
but id look at horse if its maintained and Id look at medical history to make sure its not had alot of colic episodes etc... |
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| a vice i cannot stand. I would stop reading at "cribber" too. |
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