Comments on: Horse Training Tips – Bitting Info http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:46:05 -0500 hourly 1 By: Branwen Sloper http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/bittinginfo.htm/comment-page-3#comment-27186 Branwen Sloper Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:08:57 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=823#comment-27186 Hi Larry - in common with everyone else (nearly) I find your advice invaluable - clear, concise and effective. I have trained my ex racer to perform all reininhg manouvres - he loves it. We are embarking on our competition career this year in UK and, as I have to register as a Pro, need to compete in a curb and don't know which will be best to start with. My horse is soft and willing and currently ridden (mainly off my seat )with a JP loose ring snaffle which has a curved, jointed mouthpiece to allow room for his typical fat TB tongue in a small mouth. He has no mouthing issues, but is very responsive, so I don't want to overbit him or scare him. I am also concerned at how he will cope with a ported straight bit, which will put more pressure on his tongue. What do you suggest as a good starter curb suitable for competition work? Hi Larry – in common with everyone else (nearly) I find your advice invaluable – clear, concise and effective.

I have trained my ex racer to perform all reininhg manouvres – he loves it. We are embarking on our competition career this year in UK and, as I have to register as a Pro, need to compete in a curb and don't know which will be best to start with.

My horse is soft and willing and currently ridden (mainly off my seat )with a JP loose ring snaffle which has a curved, jointed mouthpiece to allow room for his typical fat TB tongue in a small mouth. He has no mouthing issues, but is very responsive, so I don't want to overbit him or scare him. I am also concerned at how he will cope with a ported straight bit, which will put more pressure on his tongue.

What do you suggest as a good starter curb suitable for competition work?

]]> By: Holly Brittenham http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/bittinginfo.htm/comment-page-3#comment-20059 Holly Brittenham Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:12:44 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=823#comment-20059 Hi, I have a 4 year old paint mare that is extremly spooky and a tad bit headshy ,she is not broke.I am taking my time with her gaining her trust and getting ground control.She only lets me touch her, so i'm the only one who will eventually get her broke.I don't know her history she was all ready like this when i bought her.I was wondering just as a trail horse,or a horse i would use just around the pasture, what bit I would use, as she is spooky and sensative.I was thinking a bosal.What do you think? Please write back. Hi, I have a 4 year old paint mare that is extremly spooky and a tad bit headshy ,she is not broke.I am taking my time with her gaining her trust and getting ground control.She only lets me touch her, so i'm the only one who will eventually get her broke.I don't know her history she was all ready like this when i bought her.I was wondering just as a trail horse,or a horse i would use just around the pasture, what bit I would use, as she is spooky and sensative.I was thinking a bosal.What do you think?

Please write back.

]]> By: Autumn Obuchowski http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/bittinginfo.htm/comment-page-3#comment-17287 Autumn Obuchowski Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:30:53 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=823#comment-17287 I bought a mare that has been difficult to fit. She has a lower palate and I find that the typical snaffle is a bit to fat for her mouth. I have tried 5 or 6 different bits for her. She seems to like the O ring twisted wire snaffle. Her jaw will relax and she moves right into the bridle.The twisted wire fits in her mouth and is much lighter than all the other bits, but it is a corrective bit and I do not want to continue to use it. Would the smooth thin wire snaffle be a good option for her as an everyday bit? :) I bought a mare that has been difficult to fit. She has a lower palate and I find that the typical snaffle is a bit to fat for her mouth. I have tried 5 or 6 different bits for her. She seems to like the O ring twisted wire snaffle. Her jaw will relax and she moves right into the bridle.The twisted wire fits in her mouth and is much lighter than all the other bits, but it is a corrective bit and I do not want to continue to use it. Would the smooth thin wire snaffle be a good option for her as an everyday bit?

:)

]]> By: LarryTrocha http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/bittinginfo.htm/comment-page-3#comment-16353 LarryTrocha Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:46:19 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=823#comment-16353 @<a href="#comment-16351">Debra McAlahney</a>: Unless the horse has an unusually touchy mouth, I see no reason for the nose rope. Larry T. @Debra McAlahney: Unless the horse has an unusually touchy mouth, I see no reason for the nose rope.

Larry T.

]]> By: Debra McAlahney http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/bittinginfo.htm/comment-page-3#comment-16351 Debra McAlahney Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:41:03 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=823#comment-16351 Hi Larry What do you think about the rope nose band combined with a snaffle for vertical flex/headset? Hi Larry
What do you think about the rope nose band combined with a snaffle for vertical flex/headset?

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