Yes - I owned her too, only she was an appaloosa when we had her - for her whole life. She was so dangerous in certain situations that I didn't think I should pass her off to anyone else.
We knew she'd had a war bridle used on her as a foal (just before I bought her) and suspected that there had been nerve damage done at the poll. For her whole life, if you applied pressure to her poll, she flipped over backwards. I eventually got where I felt sorry for her and just worked around this "quirk".
i agree. i had a mare, NSH, and she would throw herself over when tied...so i thought i'd use a b-nice halter. well, someone i respect and learned a lot from said..."don't ever use that again" and, well, i never did use it just because i knew she knew better. i sold that mare, too. beautiful gait, fun to ride, but CRAZY!
Yes you are right. They are not for "beginners." But they are great for some horses. As wonderful as Natural Horsemanship techniques are, and I use them, some horses need a bit more convincing. This halter allows you to be "lighter" which is nice in the right hands. But I don't believe they gave it the right name. Be Nice?? Not really.
I have this mustang who does like to BOLT and there is nothing on this earth that will stop him from pulling me over. He knows Parelli ground work very well but when frightened, he will bolt. The Be Nice halter has helped a great deal. Mustangs are stronger than anything alive when they decide to leave--forget even trying to send them in a circle--they can take you down the street! Now we are back into a regular rope halter, progressing past this bolting issue and my shoulder muscles have finally healed. ;-)
Yes, please DON'T tie with one. Can you say OUCH!! But I do still want to trade with someone who has a bigger one. Please email me privately. (I'll pay your shipping!)
