I do not use the halter that “goes” with the FF muzzle. We use the cotton web/leather halter Dover sells or a plain leather halter.
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How long did it take your horses to get used to wearing it, and did you enlarge the original hole? I have only tried my FF muzzle on my guy a few times so far but he was not happy.
Honestly…I think I had the problem getting used to them being muzzled😀. We have one who wears it year around. It varied…but they all got used to wearing it. It is a HUGE improvement over the ones they had been wearing. I have one who goes out without a muzzle; we put it on after an hour. He immediately tries to rub it off on the water trough and then goes back to grazing.
I have an update on my grazing muzzle saga. I ordered a Flexible Filly muzzle early this spring, and so far it has been great. My horse has been wearing it since April, and so far it’s not showing any wear at all. It’s also lighter than the Greenguard muzzle. And one other benefit is that it hasn’t rubbed my horse at all. I always have to wrap the Greenguard halter (or any other halter that I use with the GG) with duct tape to prevent rubs. And I have to wrap the straps with electric tape, even with the keepers. I have the Flexible Filly muzzle attached to their halter, and I haven’t had to do anything extra to prevent rubs. And best of all, my horse wears the muzzle and hasn’t tried to destroy it. I was skeptical about the Flexible Filly muzzle, but now I’m sold.
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I also bought the FF muzzle for my boy who wore his GG for years, until this spring when he said, NO most emphatically. So far, he’s enjoying his time in the FF, eating well (but not too much!) and has mostly kept it on. He’s managed to get the halter (I bought the FF one) off twice. I’ve tightened the throat latch part with a zip tie and that seems to have solved the problem. Glad you’re getting good results!!
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Everyone who successfully reports a positive experience w FF deserves a discount. Just sayin’ 
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My first muzzle was a GG, but his muzzle is too big for it and it rubs his chin. I switched to a FF and overall like it much better and it fits much better.
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I will say that I have been thoroughly impressed by the durability of the FF muzzle - my TB feels a strong responsibility to free his brother from the muzzle life and although many zip ties have broken and the breakaway crown piece is very chewed on, the muzzle remains intact!
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Have a picture? Grundy has a rectangle shaped head and i had to jimmy a collar to the halter to keep hers on. If I could simplify her set up and make it look less janky that would be super lol
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The 'throatlatch" portion is too big for my Paint’s head, allowing him to pull the halter off. I simply took a pinch of the extra material, and with DH’s help, we cinched a zip tie around it creating a loop and shortening the length of the nylon material. I hope that helps!
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