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subject to indigestion. I have seen crib biters thrive as well as 

 others. The best mare I ever owned, that could stand the most 

 driving, and kept the fattest, was a crib biter. 



To prevent crib biting, use a muzzle or neck strap buckled 

 tightly around the neck. For wind sucking a strap studded with 

 sharp points of iron, opposite the lower jaw, is the best pre- 

 ventive. 



