Comments on: Greg Darnall Bits – Curb, Transition and Turning http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:46:05 -0500 hourly 1 By: Kat Flores http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/curbbits.htm/comment-page-2#comment-26939 Kat Flores Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:48:22 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1076#comment-26939 Hi!! I ride a 10 year old quarter mare, who for the most part, is wonderful...however, in a large group of riders, or any time she seems to get over stimulated, I feel as though I don't have enough control. I ride her in just a snaffle. Do you have any ideas for my situation. I normally don't have to keep pulling on her, except for her occasional outbursts!! I feel like I just need something a little stronger when I know I might be riding in the out of the ordinary trail ride. Thanks!! Kat Hi!! I ride a 10 year old quarter mare, who for the most part, is wonderful…however, in a large group of riders, or any time she seems to get over stimulated, I feel as though I don't have enough control. I ride her in just a snaffle. Do you have any ideas for my situation. I normally don't have to keep pulling on her, except for her occasional outbursts!! I feel like I just need something a little stronger when I know I might be riding in the out of the ordinary trail ride.

Thanks!! Kat

]]> By: LarryTrocha http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/curbbits.htm/comment-page-2#comment-16509 LarryTrocha Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:45:16 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1076#comment-16509 @<a href="#comment-16507">Vanessa</a>: Hi Vanessa, in reining classes there are NO transitions from the trot to the lope. If your horse trots during the pattern, you are penalized heavily. I doubt a different bit would remedy your mare's head carriage problems. I would suggest you use a German martingale: http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/german-martingale.htm Larry T. @Vanessa: Hi Vanessa, in reining classes there are NO transitions from the trot to the lope.

If your horse trots during the pattern, you are penalized heavily.

I doubt a different bit would remedy your mare's head carriage problems.

I would suggest you use a German martingale:
http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/german-martingale.htm

Larry T.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/curbbits.htm/comment-page-2#comment-16507 Vanessa Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:30:45 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1076#comment-16507 Hello, im trying to teach my mare to have better transitions between her trot to lope. id like to get her into reining shows this spring. she moves her head around when i ask her to lope from a trot, but i'd like to keep her collected (she collects great in a walk and trot). what do you suggest i do? should i use a different bit? im presently using a snaffle. Thank You! Hello, im trying to teach my mare to have better transitions between her trot to lope. id like to get her into reining shows this spring. she moves her head around when i ask her to lope from a trot, but i'd like to keep her collected (she collects great in a walk and trot). what do you suggest i do? should i use a different bit? im presently using a snaffle. Thank You!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/curbbits.htm/comment-page-2#comment-14898 Cindy Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:23:09 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1076#comment-14898 Hi Larry, Love your website. I recently purchased a 10 year old mare. Previous owner had her in a Tom Thumb type of bit, but she does not seem comfortable in it. She doesn't give to it as well as she should and pulls against it at times... if that makes sense. She has a decent neck rein on her, and a good stop, but I think she can do better. I want to transition her out of this bit. Can you please recommend what I should use? Thank you. Hi Larry,
Love your website. I recently purchased a 10 year old mare. Previous owner had her in a Tom Thumb type of bit, but she does not seem comfortable in it. She doesn't give to it as well as she should and pulls against it at times… if that makes sense. She has a decent neck rein on her, and a good stop, but I think she can do better. I want to transition her out of this bit. Can you please recommend what I should use?
Thank you.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/curbbits.htm/comment-page-2#comment-13190 Nancy Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:16:53 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1076#comment-13190 Hi, Love your newsletters. We have a smart sensitive young mare that is very light in the snaffle (3 joint w/lozenge center). Great stops, etc. She does play with the bit if nervous or tired such as a day long clinic but otherwise is quiet and thinking back to me. Which bit would you reccomend for transition ? Would shorter shanks be best? Thanks so much ! Hi,
Love your newsletters.
We have a smart sensitive young mare that is very light in the snaffle (3 joint w/lozenge center).
Great stops, etc.
She does play with the bit if nervous or tired such as a day long clinic but otherwise is quiet and thinking back to me.
Which bit would you reccomend for transition ? Would shorter shanks be best?
Thanks so much !

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