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Purchase even though bad reviews. Listen to reviews. No smell, but only lasted 3 days on my donkey. I didn't use prior to 30 days of purchase so no returns. Now I am looking for another muzzle. Very disappointed!

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I am very pleased with this muzzle. From reading some of the reviews, I was worried it would quickly fall apart, but I needed a muzzle for my Miniature horse and didn't want to spend the money on a more expensive version. Plus, I learned from a seller of Best Friend muzzles that even they need replaced every so often--though I don't know how often, I got the impression that it was every three or four years. This muzzle has held up through one entire season, and although it has a couple of wear marks in the bottom, I'll be using it for next season. It is fitted well to the horse, and hasn't caused any rub marks. It very well may last three to four years--and even if it only lasted two years, the price is definitely worth it!

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wonderful product, excellent price! My pony is a Houdini when it comes to halters, fly masks, etc. This adjusts perfectly and stays on! the hole gets bigger, but it lasted longer than I expected. I'm ordering two more right now!

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I have purchased these for the past 5 years. Without it, my pony founders within a short amount of time. At first, he worked so hard, he wore the bottom out. Had to buy 2 first year. Since he is used to is, I only use one a season. But he wears it from first grass and through the beginning of winter so he doesn't overeat his hay. I now buy one for the mini. I buy 2 at a time so haven't needed to buy every year. Great price and it works for what it is intended!

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I purchased this muzzle for my 300 lb., 13 year old Miniature horse so he could be out with his buddies all day rather than be kept in. I purchased it knowing that I may have to replace it each season; but I read somewhere that even the best muzzles, such as the Best Friend grazing muzzle, need replaced regularly, and decided to save money by purchasing the cheaper muzzle. When I got the muzzle, I was shocked at the size and was sure it wouldn't fit, but on the way to the barn I discovered it had a large amount of adjustment options, and at the tightest it was too small! It fits perfectly, and is of excellent quality for the price. It has not fallen apart, although I will say that the gelding is out in a hotwire fence (in other words he has nothing to rub against to damage it), has companions who leave him alone, and is not hard on things he is wearing--just has a tendency to remove them if that is possible, which he has not yet done. Overall, a great muzzle for the price. Highly recommend it.

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I do not understand the other coments. I had no problem adjusting for my horse. I do not see wear marks on her or the muzzle. It did smell like rubber, I put it in the sweet feed bin for a few days and that went away. Great price! Pet approval.. Obviously, Silver would prefer eating herself sick but she is not rubbing it off or any thing.

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I have a Spotted Saddle Horse, on the shorter side who is prone to founder especially on new spring grass (over indulges himself in the pasture). SO far he has worn this muzzle for about a week and seems to be doing wonderfully! The cob size fit him well, as he does have a small arab type face. Product has several ways to adjust it. So far no wear and tear is apparant on the muzzle besides the tag has faded, and a few grass stains from his rolling. The bottom rubber has held up well! As for the smell other reveiws complain about... I jus thought it smelled like new rubber as any rubber product smells The smell wore off after pasture wear though. Oh and so far he has no rubs on his face from wearing the muzzle, its very well padded on the inside.

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Very poorly made. My pony ripped the bottom out of it in 3 days. The rubber pieces are very flimsy. Although satisfaction is guaranteed - only if you report it within 30 days of purchase. I ordered this in advance of the growth season so my pony would overgraze so I was out of luck. Shame on me for not paying attention to the reviews!

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The rubber part of the muzzle wears out quickly. It seems I need to replace the muzzle once a month. I hate the idea of not being able to get a replacement for the muzzle. It seems such a waste to discard the entire muzzle or buy a whole new one just because the hole has wore thin and has become wider from the use.

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i used this for one of my miniature horses. she tore hole in the bottom in a week! it also had a horrible smell to it. i do not reccomend this product at all!! i suggest to spend some more money on one of the older ones... it would be way more worth it! (also i scrubbed and tried just about everything to get rid of the smell. nothing worked!)

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I have found that this muzzle holds up longer than the more expensive one. My mare would go through those muzzles in about 6 weeks by slowly enlarging the grazing hole. These seem to last longer so save me from replacing so often. It is always frustrating to have to replace the entire muzzle when only the hole wears out.

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Do not waste your money on this product. The basket is not deep enough to keep my pony from pushing out of it. I've had to put Chicago screws in to hold the adjustment as the plastic holders have already broke...all of them. And it appears all grazing muzzles, to save a penny, come with velco rather than a buckle. What velco is strong enough to withstand a horse? Very very disappointment and a total waste of money. Mickey Hansen

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I bought one of these about 4 or 5 years ago and didn't use it heavily until this year. Bought one of these new ones for a spare and there's a BIG difference in the construction. Strapping is much lighter weight also. Sure hope the thing holds up as I hate those awful metal ones.

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While this muzzle is at a competitive price, I was very disappointed in the quality and durability. I bought 3 and within 2 weeks the 1st one started to fall apart, Within 5-6 weeks all 3 are unusable. When I called cutomer service, they said they only will replace them for 1 month. If I had known they had such a short guarantee, I would have sent back all three when the 1st one fell apart. Instead I tried to fix it myself where the seams came out which did not work anyway. Very disturbed about quality of horse.com products, as I also bought 3 fly masks at the same time, which also did not last even 3 weeks before they started getting holes in them.

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I bought this product based on the many rave reviews comparing it to the "more expensive brand". I was very disappointed in the quality - it is NOT comparable to the other brand - the muzzle is constructed of much a much thinner material that my horse ate through in less than one week. In addition, the muzzle piece had a very strong, offensive rubbery odor that did not dissipate over time - waste of money.

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Had to hang the item outside for almost 2 months to get rid of the horrific smell. Fits very well, however, my mare totally ripped out the cheap rubber bottom in about 2 days. Replaced the rubber bottom.

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This will be the 3rd one I have bought for my S.S.H. mare this season. She eats the bottom out, and finds a way to get it hung on "something" to tear it up. Can't find a better product for the money though. Keeps her sound on her feet. Cheaper than Vet visits or making her miserable being shut up while the rest of the herd is out on pasture.

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I have used these muzzles in the past for my minis and thought they were a good value. However, the new ones are terrible. They fall apart within a week. Obviously a different manufacturer is being used. Don't bother with these anymore. Spend the extra and get a much higher quality and it will last for a long time.

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Muzzle arrived with a very strong chemical odor, I tried washing it, and leavinig it outside to air for a week,still stinks! When I did put it on my horse it lasted all of three days, rubber side supports ripped easily.

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I think the design is ok,but the material they used to make the muzzle smell so bad (chemical smell) made me uncomfortable to use them. I sent them back to Horses .com. Please come up with a better material.

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We have 3 of the grazing muzzles, and they have been used often. One has lasted 4 years, and is now ready to be replaced. I would recommend this product to help prevent ponies from over grazing.

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I got this for my one pony about 2 years ago. Only now has it started to show its age. I liked it so much that i got one for my other pony and with in an hour of putting it on she had managed to pop it apart. I watched her do it.

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When my mustang discovered he couldn't graze with the muzzle on he threw a royal fit! But, after he burned off excess energy from being cooped up, he settled down and enjoys being out in the pasture vs being contained. Caught him in the early stages of foundering and he's doing great!

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My horse wore this twice and ripped the bottom out of it, now it is totally useless.

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I have tried all types of grazing muzzles over the years for my laminitic prone pony. Although she does wear thru 2 of these during the grazing season, this muzzle causes less rubbing and sore areas.

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I have tried all types of grazing muzzles for my laminitic prone pony over the years. Although she does wear through 2 of these during the grazing season, this muzzle causes less problems with rubbing and sore spots than others that are heavier.

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Bought this product and horse had the rubber ripped on the muzzle end in one day. dont' waste your money. Buy a better brand.

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Worthless piece of crap that didnt last one day on my horse. Easily rips at the seems. If you know whats good for you, dont buy this.

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Half the rubber connectors to the nylon halter ripped out after only a couple weeks use rendering it useless. This must be a design flaw or use of inferior materials since I now see several others have had the same problem. Cheap price, cheap product. Guess you get what you pay for.

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My horse ripped the bottom out of this muzzle in 3 days. It looked pretty tough and fit nicely but for $20, I averaged about $7 a day and not long enough to make any difference in his weight.

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I have used these for years with no complaints until 2009. The muzzles I have received have a very strong and noxious odor and it doesn't fade much with time and use. The first one I ordered in 2009 I figured the smell would go away. The second one I got smelled worse than the first. I noticed these are made in China and they have a distinct strong smell like chemicals. I have washed it with soap and water and hung it in the sun but the smell is still very strong. I am afraid to put it on my horse for fear of him inhaling this smell for 9-10 hours a day. Isn't China where some things we have gotten contain poisions? I stll haven't made up my mind to send this back, but I probably will.

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I buy two a year. The bottom always comes off. This product is the best of what's available. I have tried them all,to rate this product it would be avarage for $19.95. When they were $40 or more, poor for sure.The bottom needs to be tougher, less plyable, the horse mashes it to the ground and bites the bottom in the process of getting the grass that comes through the hole.And it needs a nose band. The velcro is a good idea, if it gets caught on something the velcro can be pulled apart with enough force.

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My Vet warned me to put a grazing muzzle on our cob size fat pony. We put a horse size muzzle on our cob pony as he wants to be out with the herd on 30 acres of grass. Our pony's weight is perfect and he seems perfectly happy in it. We do have one horse that stoped drinking alot of water and we had to take it off of him.

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I purchased two of these Muzzles. Only used them in the trailer for my two Fjords - they eat my padding in the trailer. After two trips they destroyed them, the seams came apart and separated from the fabric.

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This grazing muzzle is comparable to the very expensive ones. All have had the bottom worn out before the season ends; however I get horse shoeing pads, cut them to the diameter of the muzzle, round the edges, cut a 1" hole in the pad and presto: I have a new grazing muzzle when the only thing wrong is that the bottom has been worn out. Good value for a great product. Much cheaper and better for the horse than laminitis.

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I bought two of these muzzles for two different horses. Besides it being easy for the horse to remove, the rubber bottom (end where the grass is accessible) became detached from the webbing within a week by one horse and two weeks by the other. . Would recommend a muzzle with a metal bottom (at least more my guys).

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I have used these muzzles for years now. A great value, but every one that I have bought has come assembled wrong. The halter part is always twisted funny, like it is put together backwards. After I fix that, I have had to tie baling twine to the front top of the muzzle, criss-crossed to the rings to keep my horse from rubbing it on the ground and getting his lips over the top. I have also had to tie another piece under his throat to keep him from rubbing it and going over from the back. It gets into the 90s where I live, and I wish that it was not black and that they allowed more air to flow to the horse's nostrils. The webbing is thick along the nostrils and there is only a little opening for air. If I still lived down South, I would not make my horses wear one on a hot day. Also, from the sounds of their ripping and chewing, I'd say that the hole could be smaller. I think that they are still getting too much grass through the hole. On one of my muzzles, I glued a heavy plastic over the hole, so that they cannot get any grass at all. I feed hay to my two foundered horses, and the muzzle is just for recreation, exercise and socialization. It's great to let their sore feet walk on grass instead of the hard packed dry-lot, too.

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have bought 3 and none lasted more then a week --horse.com was very helpfull to replace the ones that wrer still under warrenty but they also lasted no more then a week

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I bought two. They wear out very quickly...a month on my horse. I see by the reviews that some horses aren't as hard on these muzzles as others.... I need to find one that really lasts!

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We have a mare that is IR and her pasture time MUST be limited but she needs time to be with the herd to run and be a horse. This allows her that freedom her mind and body needs while limiting her grass intake. The quality and fit are wonderful. The only thing I change is the throat snap, I turn it so that it goes in...had it catch on the fence when she was trying to rub it off!! Could have been ugly.

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This is my second year using this muzzle. It is a great buy and rubs my horse's nose much less than the previous one that had metal on the bottom. He can get it off very easily so I have to add an extra leather strap around his throat and fasten the side rings to it, but it works great this way and is keeping him from putting on too much extra weight. I'm buying another for my chubby mare.

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great product for the horse but my halflinger tore out the bottem in less then 2 weeks but has also tore up the more expenssive one, horse .com was great about standing behind product--good service

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I have purchased the more expensive grazing muzzles from other companies before and there is NO DIFFERENCE between theirs and the ones that Country Supply carry... For the past several years I have only purchased the ones from here, and they have held up well and their fit is adjustable. Of course, the horses do wear out the bottoms when worn often during the spring and summer months, that is expected; but for the price, I just order extra ones to have on hand... they are well worth it!!!! I would recomend these muzzles to anyone concerned about their horses weight and well-being...( from a trainer and instructor for over 30 years)

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I have used this muzzle on 5 of my horses--3 muzzles are still in use after a year. Unfortunately--I have two horses that have been able to destroy any muzzle that is placed on them--expensive or cheap-so if I have to replace weekly or monthly--these muzzles are the way to go!!!

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The muzzle came assembled incorrectly, which was easy to fix, but the buckle was on the inside. Duct tape over it fixed the problem. Unfortunately the little guy ripped out the bottom in a week.

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I have not used it yet, but the quality seems nice and the price is great!

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This product did not hold up at all! After the third use my horse managed to rip all but two of the rubber connectors to the nylon halter and rendered it useless. And because I planned ahead and bought it prior to grazing season I couldn't get a refund since I didn't use it prior to the 30 day return policy - way to stand behind what you sell!!!!!

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Love this product-I had the more expensive one and it rubbed my horse's nose raw on top, the neoprene in this one prevents that. I use it to pasture my laminitic prone horse 4 times a week to limit his grass intake. This lets him socialize with the herd on his out days.

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I have used these and the more expensive "name brand" version and have to say that the quality of this grazing muzzle is comparable to the more expensive brand. I highly recommend it.

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