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Re: [RC] Bits - SullivanThis is exactly my th oughts with my 4 year old, that I apparently am training (never found a trainer I trusted to send her to). At age 3 we were on and off her back briefly 10-15min, just teaching some easy cues (walk off with leg pressure, stop and back and lots of bending. Did this all in rope halter. Stil was taking her on the trail being ponied or running loose. Went from rope halter to happy mouth snaffle,and still using that for lessons. Up to riding her hour max, at age 4, mostly walking, occasional cue into trot or short lope, lessons with trainer are going to be low key still, no more than half hour. I am taking it very slow and she is staying extremely calm and cooperative. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lysane Cree" <lysanec@xxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:57 AM Subject: Re: [RC] Bits Well, I do sort of aspire to using an S-hack...I figure if I can start my young horse and train her and never have to go beyond a snaffle and an S-hack, then I will really feel like I have been successful in her training. I don't plan on getting on her back before she is three, but in the mean time, its ground work, ground work, ground work and responding to light signals. After dealing with a fractured wrist this summer and now physiotherapy (because of another horse that was "supposed to be" a good, broke trail horse), I want to put everything in my favor and take all the time she needs and start her right. I know horses can eat just fine with a bit, my last horse had no problem eating grass or anything else with a bit in his mouth. But why not make things simpler if I can...Of course, if it turns out its a horrible piece of equipment for my particular horse then I won't insist on using it just because its my goal, but if she's fine with it, then that is what I would like to use. I could be wrong but I don't see the shanks on an S-hack being as much of a problem for getting hung up on a bucket as the short shanks on a bit - the S-hack shanks are higher up on the face, not right at/below the mouth. Lysane ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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