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I wondered if it was the bridle in general, but he seems very happy to have his (leather) control head collar pulled over his ears...

NS do an online bitting consultation which is quite helpful and free. It gets you thinking about your horse's specific characteristics...

Definitely worth trying a Mullen/straight bar mouthpiece and different cheekpieces. Some horses will prefer a single jointed mouthpiece...

Mine isn't a cob, but a bit fitter put her in the NS tactio turtle top eggbutt. After a while she didn't want to open her mouth when...

He had a dental in August, no apparent issues. Perhaps I'm overthinking things. OH's default a light contact and so far Ozzy hasn't...

Is your concern that he doesn’t want to accept the bit, or is it the bridle around his head, more generally? Might be worth taking some...

We've been taking Ozzy out for walks in hand and he has been great. On Thursday we put his saddle on and he just accepted it, no problem...

My highland is really nervous. He made me laugh the other day because as he bit int a piece of swede the crunch made him jump! That’s...

Some horses aren't fond of arena work/schooling. Obviously it's a good thing to get them in the arena for focused work, but some...

Plenty of horses will panic and bronc the rider off if they lose balance or make a panicked sound during a spook. Examples from my...

Following on from what maya2008 wrote - I have known a few 'safe as houses' horses panic if the rider loses their balance. Hasn't...