> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:07:29 -0800 > From: klmayeda@xxxxxxxxx > To: jeanmiller@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] s-hack > CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > It 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!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
