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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Well, like I said, the type you use would probably be OK. But still, why do you think clamping something down across the bridge of a horses nose is any less uncomfortable then a bit in the mouth?
Becky
I've never had trouble with one eating with a bit on.
Does Bay hold his mouth open alot if you don't use a nose band. I've never use a nose bad.
Becky
Only because it's not in play when the reins are relaxed, the way the noseband on my snaffle is. It can be relaxed, yet has good leverage and control when needed.
Yeah - he would. He'd just open his mouth if he was being stubborn.
Gotta go, ladies, and shop for my 6 year old's birthday. Little kids are so easy to buy for.
A plain snaffle bit is less severe than a hackamore. If my kids are riding and they might lose their balance and hang on the reins, a plain snaffle is the most forgiving. A big, thick one is even better. (and I'm referring to them riding in a round pen, not out in the open)
If I was trail riding and wanted the horse to be able to graze, I probably would go to some kind of a hackamore, a sidepull wouldn't have enough leverage and would make me nervous.
Oh I know... I want the severity of the Hackamore so I know they can get the horse stopped. A horse in a hackamore won't tolerate rough hands, and yet, the horse can be ridden in a hackamore on trail and do the kind of rough reining trail sometimes requires without coursening the horse to the finer pressures of the bit you'd use for arena or dressage.
That makes sense.
Becky
Well, that's the way I've been thinkin' of it anyway. ;~D
A halter bridle like I use solves both problems. You take the bit out when you're not using it.
Makes alot of sense.
Done shopping, now I have to go to Tae Kwon Do. Got 4 kids that are 2 belts away from black belts. Mandy, my oldest, will not leave for college until she has that black belt.
I have one of those but I've never had the opportunity to use it. They are really neat!
I really like them. I've had to switch Bluebell into a regular bridle and I sure miss the halter bridle. I've had to go to a mild gag-type bit with her because she wants to duck her head way down any time you put any pressure on the bit. The chin chain on a gag bit rests higher up the jaw line and the halter part of my halter bridle interferes with it. I think Bluebell misses the halter bridle too because I always took the bit out at lunch break and gave her an apple and now she has a really hard time eating her apple with the bit in her mouth. Hopefully when I get Bob back from the trainer I'll be able to go back to it with him.
That's so cool! Did you hear about the 12yr old girl that was attacked last week in an elevator somewhere by a child molester and kicked her attacker's @SS? I LOVED it!
WEll I won't be going to Arrowhead tomorrow. I don't have a current coggins on Rusty. I need to get one anyway, so I decided it better be now in case this lady really wants him. I don't have any worries about it at all, all the others have been negative, just a formality. But if I don't do it tomorrow, the vet couldn't see him till next week.
I think we are going to try to go to ARrowhead on Thurs. It's suppose to be raining tomorrow morning anyway. I'll just ride here when I get back from the vet if it's not raining.
Becky
Oh, I forgot to say that she had a black belt in something, I'm not sure what, but I think they said Kung Fu.
LOL, great:)
Becky
The vet techs pull Coggins where I go. You really don't need an appointment for it there. They just pull it, fill out the paperwork and send it off. I guess I should consider myself lucky. It sure is aggravating how long it takes for a Coggins to come back. I know you can pay extra and get it back in a day or so, but I just refuse to do so. It really chaps my butt!
What exactly is a Coggins test? I've never done one, I've only heard of them for people that are traveling out of state. Does she want it before she buys?
A Coggins test is for Equine Infectious Anemia. I don't really know why they call it a "Coggins" unless that's the name of the guy who invented it. EIA is incurable. Some horses can have it and show no signs but will pass it on in their blood through mosquitoes and such. Others will die from it. If a horse tests positive for the antibodies it means he either has it or is a carrier. The only alternatives are complete isolation or euthanasia. I forget how far they have to be kept away from other horses, but it's quite a ways, and of course, they can't be moved.
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