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Re: Re: [RC] re: [RC] Changing Bit Question - Becky Rohwer - A. Perez

Good point, though I've ridden trails with a standing
martingale.  They have to be cranked down pretty tightly to
cause the sort of problems you describe (I am assuming fairly
tale trails, nothing too technical).  I should have mentioned
not to have it too short, and that it usually only needs to be
sued for a short while.  

My gelding was a terrible head tosser.  A week on a standing
martingale, adjusted so they it only restricted the higher
head-tosses, was all it took.



---- On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:


  Get her teeth checked by an equine dentist or a vet
experienced in teeth-floating.  she may have a tooth problem
that is cuaseing the head-flipping.

  You might also ask a trainer, instructor or some other
knowlegable person to observe you rdining her, to see if

they

can notice what is making her toss her head: could be

something

in how you are riding her.


Both good suggestions.


  If you want to try a martingale, a standing martingale

would

not require a change of bits, as it attaches to the

nose-band

(assuming your bridle has one) and does not effect the bit.


"Please, please, please, no standing martingales on horses out

on the

trail...   If a horse trips or steps in a hole or has a bank

give way or

any such thing and needs the freedom of his head in order to

twist around

and regain his balance, having his head anchored..."

hard and fast to his

girth in the form of a standing martingale can mean the

difference between

a simple misstep and a major crash.  Have known of multiple

horses that

have gone tail over teakettle off of mountainsides, etc.

because of being

restricted by a standing martingale....  :-(

I'm not a martingale fan in general, but at least with a

running

martingale, properly adjusted, you can keep from interfering

with his

normal movement--and in the event of the makings of a wreck,

you CAN give

him the freedom of his head that he needs!

Heidi







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