I started Bey in a hackamore way back when...it was a fleece-padded mechanical hackamore intended for ponies, and it worked well, no harm done to Bey, though it didn't give the degree of control of a bit. Since then, I've read that mechanical hackamores are gentler, whereas the bosal/vosal type can really hurt the horse. I've never used one of those, wouldn't even know how to put it on right, so I'm not planning on using one any time soon.
Dancer remains, for the moment, a stud (contingent on my having a safe place to keep him as such; so far so good) so I think I'm going to want that bit control, even though, stallion or not, he is one of the most well-mannered babies I've ever worked with. I'm glad you concur on the rubber bit thing; I've never used one, but it seems like a really good idea.
Makes sennse that in Germany, the Dressage country (heh) they would typically start them late...or should I say, at the right time. Even a minor injury can keep a horse from being able to do higher level dressage stuff, and if you're planning on having a horse sound for a long life, it makes no sense to work them as babies. Got to agree with you on our culture...we consume and throw away, racehorses being only a blatant example.
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Date: 2008-05-04 02:29 pm (UTC)Dancer remains, for the moment, a stud (contingent on my having a safe place to keep him as such; so far so good) so I think I'm going to want that bit control, even though, stallion or not, he is one of the most well-mannered babies I've ever worked with. I'm glad you concur on the rubber bit thing; I've never used one, but it seems like a really good idea.
Makes sennse that in Germany, the Dressage country (heh) they would typically start them late...or should I say, at the right time. Even a minor injury can keep a horse from being able to do higher level dressage stuff, and if you're planning on having a horse sound for a long life, it makes no sense to work them as babies. Got to agree with you on our culture...we consume and throw away, racehorses being only a blatant example.