horses ?

[eyore]

please could some one help me with an answer to my question,my 4 year old and i was out walking when 4 horses came running over to us in their field next to us,they were lovely but the two big ones had straps material on top metal about 2 inches wide on bottom around there top neck where the face ends,when they eat you can see a gap when they put there heads up it pushes in to there neck it was shaped to them,please could some one help a bit puzzled.thank you

[lankeela]

Sounds like a strap that is used to prevent a horse from crib biting or windsucking, where they grab things with their mouth and suck in air. They often do this if bored when stabled, and often you will see a V shaped metal grill on stable doors, which stops them biting the wooden door or frame, although you can get a strap to put round their neck high up.

[lankeela]

Was it one of these?

http://www.equisports-online.co.uk/index.php?d oc=24&vid=2406

[zebedee1691]

It is a strap to prevent windsucking and crib biting. Horses often dig their teeth into the fence and suck in air. In severe cases it can cause colic and loss of condition.

[eyore]

thank you soo much all of you that has made me feel so much better,yes to lankeela i looked it up and it was that tnanks,now i can explain it to my 4 year old as she thought the horse was hurting ,thankyou