I don't know if it's Morgans in general (though I doubt it), my Morgan
hates anything in her mouth period. She's perfectly happy in her
hackamore. I had her in one with the rubber covered chain and she was ok
with it but I wanted something less severe and got her a Sliester with the
leather across the nose and she's a happy camper now. I have ridden her in
a snaffle ONCE . The previous owner rode her in a bosal
alone. Good luck,
If I ruled the equine world, all Tom Thumb bits woudl be gathered up,
melted down and made into something useful.
yes, it is quite likely the bit is hurting her. TTs have a "nutcracker"
effect, squeezing the jaw, poking the palate and putting pressure on the poll.
She is displaying classic avoidance behavior. She's speaking loudly and
clearly.
Why did you change bits? From your message, it seems that you haven't
always ridden her in this? Why not go back to what works?
My guess woudl be a nice soft French link or some kind of snaffle with
two breaks. Those curve gently over the tongue. Or try a Mylar comfort
snaffle.
The irony about TTs is that the people who have good enough hands to ride
in them without hurting the horse are the kinds of people who could ride a
horse with cotton for a bit and dental floss for reins. The horse responds to
them because their hands are ever so light and they are asking far more of the
horse with their seat and legs than with their hands.
Most of us are only that good in our dreams. Therefore we have to do the
best we can to find a comfortable bit for the horse, a bit that will be
forgiving in our hands.
You also probably need to have her teeth checked. If she has hooks or
spurs on her teeth that could cause her extreme discomfort. She might have
back issues or saddle fit issues. There are lots of things for you to explore
here, starting with the bit.
Whenever a horse misbehaves, I first look at me and what I'm doing, Am I
giving mixed signals? Then I start ruling out all the potential sources of
pain and discomfort.
Please
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Hi
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I have a wonderful Morab that I have owned two weeks, she has been
a dream to ride on the trails, but she started something today, I need some
advise on. I am experimenting with a tom-thumb sweet iron, but am not sure
that is right for her. She started today, pulling as hard as she can her
head down towards her feet and then speeding up. If I ask her to stop she
throws her head down and plows right thru. Going thru brush, down trees,
down hill, up hill it doesn't matter she pulls as hard as she can and plows
whereever she think she needs to go. Basicly I have no control.
I
have been told that Morgans have low pallets so am wondering if the tom
thumb is hurting her. Any suggestions on bits and any advise on the pulling
will be greatly appreciated.
You can email me privately so as not to
clog
ridecamp.
Thanks
Carol
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. The previous owner rode her in a bosal
alone. Good luck,