Where Are We With Equine Cribbing Research?
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
November 25, 2025
Here are 10 things we’ve learned about cribbing since we published our last research update.
Here are 10 things we’ve learned about cribbing since we published our last research update.
After years of speculating that colic occurs more frequently in horses that crib, researchers have finally provided consistent data confirming this association.
Researchers are studying these behaviors and how they can affect equine health and welfare.
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Researcher: Horses only start to crib, weave, or perform other stereotypies in one kind of context: when their environment is suboptimal.
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A researcher tested whether treating gastric ulcers as the cause of cribbing could reduce the behavior; omeprazole at a standard dose wasn’t useful for this purpose.
A researcher investigated how long horses spent eating when offered varying amounts of soluble fiber. Her findings could help your horse avoid health and behavior issues, such as gastric ulcers and cribbing.
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