Tough 1 Easy Breathe Poly/Nylon V Grazing Muzzle

I love this grazing muzzle. My guy gets fat on air, and after a scare with founder, he now lives in one of these so he can be out with his buddy 24/7. This is great - I love the padding on the crown, the velcro breakaway (which works, trust me!), and it does what it's supposed to: restricts his food intake, lets him drink, and lets him breathe. NOW: experience talking here...my guy is rough on his. It lasted about a year for me, before I needed a new one...only because he'd worn the mouth hole bigger! It did take some time to get the adjustment just right so it wouldn't rub, but once you figure it out, it's easy on the next. I do add some vet-wrap on the right side plastic adjuster after we get adjusted, just to cushion it some. And some reflective hi-vis tape to the cheek, so I can find it in the dark on the occasions he's slipped it off. I love it, we're on #2, I've already ordered #3 for next year to go ahead and have on hand.

This muzzle works well. It's easy to put on the horse, I loosely fasten the velcro strap that goes over the poll so it slides over the ears and then tighten it afterwards. I hold the muzzle basket in one hand with the strap that goes over the ears dangling forward, then I place the nose and mouth in the basket and raise the strap over the poll and then tighten the velcro. Then I make sure no straps are twisted and everything is comfortable. It's very easy to do. I bought oversize for my two horses, who both have large heads. They are 16-3 hds and 1300-1500 pounds, and whenever I buy halters or bridles they are inbetween regular size and draft horse size, so I bought the oversize muzzles. The muzzle-basket doesn't rub them and appears to be a good fit. The halter or headstall portion of the muzzle is slightly large on them, I fastened the velcro areas and buckles as tightly as possible, except the jowl strap. There's a strap behind the chin area that is too long and it's on the shortest setting, it holds the basket onto the jowl strap, and I wish I could make it shorter. The horses needed time to adjust to the idea of a muzzle, and how to use it. I taught them by pulling some grass and sticking it in the hole so they understood. My draft-X adjusted quickly to wearing it, but he got it off once so I tightened the jowl velcro piece and it hasn't came off since. The other horse took a week, she resisted to putting it on but she's fine now. At first she rubbed it on the fence and a strap had to be reattached with needle and thread - a quick and easy repair for me - and she also loosened the velcro strap but these muzzles have strong velcro that's held together with a front and back portion - like a sandwich - so it's double-protected to keep the muzzle on. After I take off the muzzles, I rinse just the basket to keep it clean and hang them to dry for the next day.