I Have a Friend That Cribs
I have a friend who cribs. I’m not naming names because apparently horses are entitled to privacy, even when they spend a significant portion of their day grabbing things with their teeth and making that ridiculous HUUURK noise. You know the noise. Teeth on fence. Neck arches. Air gets sucked in. Humans sigh dramatically. Repeat. Personally, I have hobbies. I eat. I nap. I roll in dirt immediately after being groomed. I stare into the distance at absolutely nothing so my human wonders what I’m looking at. My friend? She cribs. But before everyone starts judging her, and I reserve the right to judge because I am a horse, cribbing is actually a little more complicated than a horse deciding the fence looks delicious. So What Exactly Is Cribbing? Cribbing is a repetitive behaviour where a horse grabs onto a solid object with their front teeth, pulls back, arches their neck and draws air into the upper part of the esophagus. It’s sometimes called crib-biting . You may also hear people call...
