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Yet another skilled, elite rider riding with sympathy and finesse and really listening to their horse's opinion

I've never seen a chifney used anywhere except England, funnily enough. Stunt horse trainers use them to train horses to rear in hand...

Having seen a severed tongue injury from a chiffney when a horse got away from a handler and then trod on the rope it makes me nervous.

I dont think so. A halter is made of rope and can be tied with a slip knot A head collar is leather or nylon straps with a buckle to fasten.

Quartering is most commonly used with fully clipped horses, and when you groom them, you undo the rug, but don't fully take it off...

I'm so sorry to read this. I can't imagaine how hard that must have been for you. I hope you can take comfort, in time, that your...

My three-year-old pony was put to sleep due to a progressive neurological condition that wasn’t going to improve, so it was the right...