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[RC] Mouth Conformation & Race Brain - Bagwell, Theresa<<I think the problem is his basic mouth conformation - he looks like he has a big tongue (it bulges out past his teeth when his mouth is closed) rather than lying nicely inside the space of the jaw. I can see him having trouble getting it pinched between his teeth and a bit. I can attribute some of his behavior (head tossing) to pain from the bit (somewhat - he will also toss his head with a hackamore...), but not the competitiveness -- that only shows up on race day, or with another competitive horse. I'm going to try riding him on trail in a hackamore again, at least until his mouth heals up and I find another bit to try. >> I worked with a mare who would toss her head and brace with her neck quite a bit and one of my friends bought her and had her teeth floated, tried several bits, etc. She noticed at the last ride that the mare has a funny shaped place in the middle of her tongue and we think the bit no matter what it is aggrevates her. She finally just recently discovered that the mare goes beautifully in a Dr. Cook's bitless bridle but you still have control and brakes!!! She will be doing a ride next weekend in the bitless for the first time. :)
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