Ridecamp: [RC] Advice from Hack experts

Well get an English Jumping Hack today(ebay 11.00).Since I am waiting on the 
vet to get to Rascals teeth problem(those canines in wrong place, vet 
thinks).I thought I'd give a hack a chance. Rode him in a rubber snaffle 
yesterday, dropped down and he  seemed more comfortable, than his normal 
bit. Worked on transitions, and STOPPING.(ha)
Checked the archives, have no clue how to use a hack. So we will go 
experiment ;0)   If anyone has any suggestions for transitions or any 
problems I need to watch for let me know. I am open to using a hack on the 
trail, but he doesn't like to slow down or whoa, (well if we are on "our 
trails" pointed away from home, then he is a plug, very well behaved,BUT 
turn towards home (in evenings, he knows when dinner is served) and a new 
horse I have. So I wonder how much stopping power or slowing I'll have. 
Course I can disengage his hip. He does know to move away fom leg, and will 
turn on a leg cue.
  So should I use a leather chin strap, or a curb chain it has a nylon  one 
on?
  I'd like to use least harse(usually use a waterford bit or a snaffle, 
used a pelham a while ago, when first trailriding and he bucked from it.)But 
I often have to use my whole body to really "weigh " the stopping power of 
the bit, when he gets sassy.

The English "jumping hack" was easily available , cheap to try and has 
pretty short shanks, and fleece with leather noseband, so I heard it wasn't 
too severe. Course I could be making a mistake and being to easy on the 
RASCAL.
So you hacakamore people  give us some tips(like how to use the darn thing, 
I really can't afford another "book" right now. thanks Laurie and RASCAL  
(here goes)(I should be screwing those stall matts to the stall walls 
instead, but it is 58or 60 degrees with rain coming tomorrow.)







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