riding_high
Well-Known Member
my horse is ridden in a full cheek snaffle at the moment however he's getting very strong when out in fields, we only do short canters because i know i need a decent length of field to pull him up in.
my shoulders are already buggered so this constant strain on them isn't helping and also i want to be able to know i can stop him when we do canter.
i've also ridden him in a copper roller snaffle and it made no difference to his pulling. i don't want to 'fight' with him. he's not a bad horse but is just letting me know he's ready and willing to go for a blast but because of problems with his legs i can't let him just go for it so it has to be a controlled canter. i can walk him anywhere with no problems, i can trot anywhere but fields and no problems but in the fields he wants to push him and cantering is a problem in a field.
so any ideas for which bit to try please?
my shoulders are already buggered so this constant strain on them isn't helping and also i want to be able to know i can stop him when we do canter.
i've also ridden him in a copper roller snaffle and it made no difference to his pulling. i don't want to 'fight' with him. he's not a bad horse but is just letting me know he's ready and willing to go for a blast but because of problems with his legs i can't let him just go for it so it has to be a controlled canter. i can walk him anywhere with no problems, i can trot anywhere but fields and no problems but in the fields he wants to push him and cantering is a problem in a field.
so any ideas for which bit to try please?