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Re: [RC] nosebands for S-hackamores - Lysane Cree

That is exactly what I was afraid of. I mean it looks all nice in photos but i was worried about the shadow roll effect. I agree with Karen (Standefer) about not putting the rope directly on my horse's face, but the vet wrap sounds like a good idea so that it is not so rough on her skin but still maybe has a bit more effect than the biothane.
 
Lysane

From: LOUISE BURTON <firedancefarms@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Lysane Cree <lysanec@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:48:14 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] nosebands for S-hackamores

Hi Lysane,
Be careful covering it with fleece.  This is known in TB racing as a shadow roll to prevent horses from seeing the ground!  My daughter had that bright idea for a ride, and her horse fell down several times and she had to pull!
We cover ours with vet wrap.  I would not use biothane because it would be too soft.
Hope this helps.
Louise

Louise Burton
Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms


--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Lysane Cree <lysanec@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Lysane Cree <lysanec@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC] nosebands for S-hackamores
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 3:39 PM

I am going to try out an s-hack this weekend and have been thinking a bit about options if I do decide to stick with it. I am almost 100% sure that my mare will be fine in it at home as she is very good about giving to pressure and listens well to light touch, but the first loop of a ride might be a different story. :)
I am keeping the option open though that if it does work well, I could always start in a bit and then go to the s-hack a little later in the ride. Anyway, all that to say, I am wondering about the noseband.
 
Biothane versus rope. Seems the biothane one would be the kindest option, and not rub face hair, but not sure how much it changes the whoa factor?? Another option is keeping the rope noseband and just covering it with fleece - but I always wondered about putting a piece of fleece over my horse's nose...isn't it going to affect how much she sees directly below and in front of her? She is very good about where she puts her feet, dodging around rocks and stuff on trail and when she needs to she will drop her head a bit and look at stuff (like crossing a pile of rocks or a creek or ditch), so I wouldn't to prevent her from doing that.
 
Thanks.
 
 

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