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I agree with you there.  Many years ago, we had one or two horses that would 
ignore a long-shanked Sliester hackamore bit, and as you say, they would 
tuck their chins to their chests and take off.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: [RC] Response to S-Hackamore controll question - my experience


> Please Reply to: Lorretta Hopkins lhopkins@xxxxxxx or 
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> Speaking only from my own experience with the S-Hackamore, which may be 
> more limited than some others have had, what I found is as follows: my 
> smart, very fit, and very competitive guy learned quickly (in minutes!) 
> how to tuck his nose into his chest to avoid the effect of the Hackamore. 
> This way he could run up and down mountains in front of the pack for 
> miles, and I had no control of him whatever. It was not a strength issue 
> for me, since I can fairly easily lift 100 lbs of feed. The next time we 
> rode with a group, I used a Kimberwicke.  This worked for him and for me. 
> Don't know if this will help you, but good luck!
>
> Lorretta in S. MD.
>
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