scruffyponies
Well-Known Member
I am about to take stressy section D to a party (drag hunt).
He has been once before, in the loose ring lozenge snaffle he arrived in, and was stoppable, just, with full shoulder half-halts.
Shortly after that, I swapped the snaffle for a wilkie, but using it as a loose ring snaffle, with the thought that if I wanted to 'bit up' mid-ride at any point, I could alter the rein position.
Thing is, I never did bit him up, as in normal riding I have found the snaffle quite enough. I now know him much better, and I'm not convinced the gag is right for him - he has a tendancy to be a bit wooden if he's not listening, and I worry the gag action would prevent him listening, not help.
So, do I leave him in the snaffle, make a last minute substitution to something I think would suit him (kimblewick?) or pop the rein on the bevel and hope for the best?
... or do I risk dropping the knitting and put him in a double?
He has been once before, in the loose ring lozenge snaffle he arrived in, and was stoppable, just, with full shoulder half-halts.
Shortly after that, I swapped the snaffle for a wilkie, but using it as a loose ring snaffle, with the thought that if I wanted to 'bit up' mid-ride at any point, I could alter the rein position.
Thing is, I never did bit him up, as in normal riding I have found the snaffle quite enough. I now know him much better, and I'm not convinced the gag is right for him - he has a tendancy to be a bit wooden if he's not listening, and I worry the gag action would prevent him listening, not help.
So, do I leave him in the snaffle, make a last minute substitution to something I think would suit him (kimblewick?) or pop the rein on the bevel and hope for the best?
... or do I risk dropping the knitting and put him in a double?