Adelinde Cornelissen - happy horse?

[Auslander]

I feel a lot of dressage riders rely on the curb chain for submission and outline.
If I had a chain around my jaw I would damn well give in too..!
I often wonder what the horse's skin is like under those curb chains.
I also personally wish that BD would ban double bridles and curb chains....that would sort the wheat from the chaff as far as riders and schooling methods !!!

My horse has been ridden in a double for most of his career - and his skin is perfectly normal under where his curb chain goes. I don't think you quite understand how the majority of people use the curb rein of a double bridle. I find your statement quite offensive to those of us who work very hard to get it right.

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

My horse has been ridden in a double for most of his career - and his skin is perfectly normal under where his curb chain goes. I don't think you quite understand how the majority of people use the curb rein of a double bridle. I find your statement quite offensive to those of us who work very hard to get it right.

And me! CS skin also perfectly normal!!!

 

[cptrayes]

Yes me too. I hunt a very big horse who is a bit over enthusiastic in a curb chain and he pulls very hard at times, yet his chin is normal too.