My 24 year old easy keeper quarter horse gelding developed laminitis from spring grasses and being overweight. This product is allowing him freedom to be out by controlling his grass intake. He doesn’t seem to mind it. I like the large holes for the nostril area.

Best I have used. The basket is small in circumference for a very large horse. Mine is a warmblood and the large basket fits him. May be snug for a drafty head. The halter adjusts well everywhere. I wish it had padding, but you can add that. It has a snap closure which is helpful for getting on and off easily. The best parts are the open breathing space and the “eating hole” is a better size than most. Most are too small.

So I am here to buy muzzle #2. Long story, but my trainer made modifications to the first one to include taping the velcro closed, and putting a second "throatlatch" out of twine higher up where one usually goes (as opposed to the one the halter comes with that buckles in front of the jowl). This worked great and my horse couldn't remove it! Then... well, she got it hung up and the breakaway features the trainer taped shut somehow failed. Who knew! The good news is, as she lifted a gate off its hinges and could've tried to run with it stuck to her face, the rubber tabs holding the nose onto the nylon gave way and the muzzle released off the gate. So props for additional safety features - we are going with that rather than a quality / stitching issue - in case you are as gullible as I was and tape the velcro on yours too. The muzzle ripping apart possibly saved her life (she is big and dumb and young, and can panic with the best of them).

I have bought five of these for my pony over this year. She has rubbed off four of them and they were unfortunately destroyed by the brush hog. The one that has not been rubbed off in the pasture, worked VERY WELL, WHILE IT LASTED. The area around the little hole wore so thin in less than two week's time! She is out grazing all day and night with the rest of the herd. She needs it to prevent obesity and laminitis. Lately, I have been repairing it with duct tape to keep the hole small. Just wishing it was more durable.