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Re: [RC] More Whoa Needed - Steven ProeHi Mike,
To me it sounds as if she remembers her past.
I think that she will need additional training to get all her muscle groups re-developed as most hoses that are not truly in shape, will wish to gallop as it is easier for them to do (although not for long, lactic acid and potential accidents and breakdown of the horse).
If you can ride with another experienced partner/horse if possible and be the 2nd. one.
Then hills and heat with winding trails at a walk will slow her down aid in developing all muscle groups that she will be able to use when you allow her.
I do not think that added stopping bit's will be the road to take for many reasons as they will find away to get around just about any bit. If you are using a harsh bit it may cause injury to the horse and possibly the rider and any other trail users.
In my humble opinion. I have had many incidents such as you are describing, I even used a secondary lead around the bottom of the halter to attempt to turn the head of the horse into going in a circle with limited success and the dangers of having a lead that could and did get hung up when riding.
Hope this helps
Steven
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From: Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx> To: Steven Proe <trails_first@xxxxxxxxx>; Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 12:14:57 PM Subject: Re: [RC] More Whoa Needed Ah, very true. Molly is 11 and has competed in endurance for several seasons before taking a couple years off to have a foal. I begin riding her regularly about 4-6 weeks ago; she was raced mostly by a junior rider in the past. I have had her since November of last year. Mike --- Steven Proe <trails_first@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > How long have you had your horse and how much training and the age of > your critter? > > Without this information it will be hard to give you some ideas, that > may help. > > hth > steven > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx> > To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 11:58:33 AM > Subject: [RC] More Whoa Needed > > > I'm using a standard snaffle on my horse, currently, but am finding that > it is not quite enough at times. > > Usually this bit and sitting deeply in the saddle are sufficient to keep > my horse under control, but there are times where slowing down takes > much > longer than I'd like. For instance, it was very difficult to break her > into a trot the last several miles of FITS when we met up with a horse > very close to her in speed. > > What else can I do to help slow this horse down, from a horsemanship > perspective? The only way I know to avoid getting too fast is to sit > deeply in the saddle and keep gentle contact with her mouth with each > step. Once we're going a bit fast, or if I want to slow her back to a > trot, half-halts and sitting deep in the saddle are about all I know to > do. As I found, that is not always effective if there is a horse > leading > her. > > Aside from that, I've been told that a Wonder Bit would help. My wife > *hates* them and doesn't think it would be wise to use one... I haven't > used a Wonder Bit before and don't know if it would be appropriate. > Also > concerned about making the horse hardmouthed. > > Thoughts appreciated. > > Mike > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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