Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Advice for Horse with Hard Mouth

In a message dated 9/20/02 5:25:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, EgyptianMirage 
writes:

<< << The problem is that he has the hardest mouth. >>
 
 
 You are going to get many different bits (hehe) of advice on this topic so I 
thought I would add to the mix.
 
 I am very familiar with horses that fight the bit.  I guess I'm just lucky 
that way. :-)  I have tried everything and what finally worked for me with 
every horse, surprisingly, is a hack.  I have found that the horse that hates 
the bit actually appreciates the hackamore (did I spell that correctly?).  
The horses literally go through a transformation from "I hate this thing you 
are tugging on" to "Wow, where should we go now?"  Most of the time, the hack 
works with no additional tack required however, with my current baby boy, I 
also am using a German martingale.  He has a tendency to walk proud and I was 
tired of having his ears tickle my nose!  The martingale allows the freedom 
with his head however trains him to tuck when moving out or stopping.  The 
hack I am now using is the "S" Hack (thank you, Tammy)!  You can get both of 
these items at a very reasonable cost.  If you are interested let me know and 
I will get you the number to someone that can ship them out to you.
 
 Hope this helps!!
 
 PS Not to mention how convenient hacks are for endurance riding!  Drinking, 
eating, etc.
 Ginger 
  >>

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