Re:Hackamore Input

[Tara Wheeler <harpy@io.com>]

Title: Re:Hackamore Input

> "Joan Stratemeyer" <joans@sover.net> said:
>
> Dear Ridecamp Members -
>
>     I need some helpful information and input on
> hackamores.
>     I am considering the use of a hackamore on a
> racehorse "off-the-track" who has been trained to
> "the more you pull on the bit - the fast I should
> try to go".
>
>
>
> IMHO, a hackamore is just not enough stop for an "off-the-track".
>
> I'm using curb bits with nose and poll action.  My two current favorites are the Linda Tellington-Jones  TTeam Rollerbit (about $60) and the Myler Combination Bit (about $125).
>
> I'm currently training in a plain snaffle and a German Martingale in enclosed riding arenas and fenced in pastures, but I'll be riding rides in one of my curbs.  
>
> One ride run-away incident was more than enough for me!
>
> I did try a 'hank' bit that was mostly nose action (the reins attached not to the bit, but to the rope noseband) and all that did was rub a raw groove in his nose during my numerous attempts to get my boy to stop, or at least slow down.