Re: Sleister vs. Arabian S Hackamore

["John B.Ayers" <ayers@plainfield.bypass.com>]

I tried an English (Jumper, Fleece Nosepad) Hackamore

in place of my Full-Cheek Snaffle at the GMHA 25-mile

CTR on June 13th, and it seemed to work well. It "steered"

about the same as the snaffle, but I didn't feel I could collect

him as well as with a bit. When he wanted to pull, he tucked

his chin under to avoid the curb. We did manage to get a

third place ribbon in a field of 50 <g>!

 

He likes the Mullen Mouth bit for driving and I'm going to try it

for riding.

 

I had purchased a Sleister as having more "stopping power",

but was afraid I might injure my horse with the loooong shanks.

The vet is due here tomorrow and I'll ask his opinion.

 

Some of our top Vermont riders at the 6/13 CTR suggested

I try the "S" Hack, as they are pleased with the results. They

pointed out that it is less likely to hang up when trying to drink

from a bucket. It has much shorter shanks than the Sleister.

 

John and Meshack
http://www.bypass.com/~ayers (Vermont Equestrian Activities)

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Redman <aredman@remcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 3:09 PM
Subject: RC: Sleister vs. Arabian S Hackamore

Does anyone know what the differences between these two are?  I am interested in trying a hack on my 8yo, he is not a difficult horse and I think he might go well in a hackamore.  I have never used any hackamore on a horse and I followed all the discussion on hackamores with a great deal of interest.  These two seemed to be the two most mentioned, so any input into fors or againsts to try one out would be appreciated.