Bit help please

sportsmansB

sportsmansB

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So... My lovely mare and I did our first Eventing Ireland at the weekend
The parts I used to worry about - SJ & XC - she was fab, double clear & straight as an arrow & keen as mustard. Delighted with her
However despite trying for a long time now, I still haven't got the right bit for dressage...
She is complicated & super sensitive, tolerates only a cavesson or grackle noseband (hates flash or drop). Here are the conflicting issues:
- pretty strong & can be on forehand
- big tongue
- gets cut lips easily without gel guards (not allowed)
- sensitive to mouthpiece, prefers single /no joint
- goes happiest in fat eggbut single joint snaffle but I have trouble at events as she is super strong in warm up esp if xc fences about!
She SJ & XC in an old fashioned cheltenham gag which she hates less that all others tried...
Glass of my double clear prosecco to anyone who made it this far 😄
 
Tnavas is right - although I would have said the NS Baucher. But that is basically a hanging cheek with attitude.
 
Weirdly I never thought of a hanging cheek as I thought it might pull her head down (even more...!)
But out again this weekend & need to try something- I can't be careering around another dressage warmup in her preferred fat eggbut with virtually no control AGAIN
Thanks guys 😄
 
sportsmansB said:
Weirdly I never thought of a hanging cheek as I thought it might pull her head down (even more...!)
But out again this weekend & need to try something- I can't be careering around another dressage warmup in her preferred fat eggbut with virtually no control AGAIN
Thanks guys ��
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Absolutely no poll pressure on a hanging cheek
 
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