Re:CONTROL AND COURTESY

[Maryanne Stroud <gabbani@starnet.com.eg>]

For years I rode Dorika in one of those silver German snaffles, and
despite dressage work and whatever, every so often she and I would 'Mr.
Toad' it all over the desert.  Even more bothersome was her headtossing
habit. I had the vet check her teeth, did all sorts of things to no
avail until a friend loaned me a Kimberwicke while she was recovering
from a ligament injury and really couldn't afford any Toads. The change
was nothing short of miraculous. I have to assume that somehow the
Kimberwicke is simply more comfortable to her than the snaffle ever was
because we have no more Toads, no head tossing and I almost never have
to touch the reins.  In this case, the Kimberwicke was actually the
softer bit. Don't know why, but I'm really happy with the result.

Maryanne in Cairo

Sue Brown wrote: 
> When I first started Blaze out on the trails, he would have some absolutely
> impressive "Toad" episodes...you know, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!  (He's been
> the hardest one to train, so far, outside of the arena.)  Since he's
> normally ridden in a french-link snaffle in the arena (basically no brakes
> in the bit and about the mildest snaffle you can use.........
> >From there I went to a solid-mouthed, low port Kimberwicke with the reins
> attached to the top slot -- basically a snaffle with a hint of brakes with
> the chin strap...(The Kimberwicke has more of a curb action if you put the
> reins in the lower slot...still a fairly mild bit that isn't going to
> become too severe in normal novice hands.)  B


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