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Re: [RC] s-hack - Kathy MayedaIt is all good to try new things at home, in fact you should before you go to an endurance ride. But in my experience, my horse is a different animal at an endurance ride! I can ride him with a web halter, rope halter, snaffle bit, tom thumb, anything at home, but I've been to endurance rides where I bloodied his mouth with a snaffle bit trying to keep him back. Finding this out the hard way, he is now ridden with a Myler double-jointed kimberwicke at endurance rides and has total respect for that curb chain action. K. On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Jean Miller <jeanmiller@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Carrie, try it at home. And try to borrow one. Your success will depend on your horse. I tried the bitless bridle with my guys. I really like the idea of one. They were fine at home until we got to their favorite running places. I had to have arms of steel to get them back in control. At a ride, my gelding could be ridden with one right away. My mare had to do at least one day and then maybe the next day I could use the bitless bridle. Now the Fat Pony is another story. I started out in a bitless bridle. The more in shape she got, the more she yanked my arms. I finally went to a S-hackamore. It worked great for awhile. Then I had to have arms of steel. Her first ride the first 10 miles were hell. I could control her but she kept ducking her head and yanking me around. And we were going Fat Pony speed. I went to a level-1 level 2 myler bit. Made all the difference in the world. No more yanking, well sometimes but it doesn't last long, and a well behaved Fat Pony. Bitless bridle or S-hackamore works great with some horses and you will have to determine if yours is one of them. Jeanie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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