Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Advice from Hack experts

Hi Laurie,
I am absolutely sold on my Myler hinged snaffle bit. I find that it is
easier on my horse than a snaffle because with a snaffle, I am pulling my
arms out and her mouth is constantly being pulled on. With this Myler hinged
bit, I only have to "ask" with a touch and it is "oh, sorry, you mean slow
down...ok".
I use it with my gelding who is a dream in the dressage arena or on trail
when alone or with a few others but if he gets left behind for some reason,
he turns into a terror, humping his back, turning, crow-hopping, in short he
loses his cool. With the Myler, he only has to be reminded and he settles
down right now.
If you decide to try a Myler, the best place to order it, I think, would be
from The Equestrian Connection (http://www.ectackshop.com/myler.htm

They will take a bit back if you are not happy with it. All others that I
know will not take back a bit and it gets costly to try an expensive bit
only to find that it doesn't work. Someone else on Ride Camp raved about the
Myler #36 with a forward tilt barrel (?) which I plan to try some time. But
I am so happy with my hinged snaffle, especially for the start of an
endurance ride, that I may not get around to trying another for some time.
Good luck whatever you go with...
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurie Durgin" <ladurgin@xxxxxxx>
To: <Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:28 PM
Subject: [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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