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So bought a bungy thingy years ago...and with having 4 weeks to get Kane fit for camp I decided to start using it finally last night for his schooling session. So I attached it through the bit and over his head then put the clips on the D rings of the saddle. Put he kept raising his head to avoid the tension so where exactly is the best place to put the clips for a short necked heavy cob who really doesn't like working in an outline???? :rolleyes:
 
I would clip them between his legs to the girth, you can use bale string or buy a small loop with a ring on the end to clip them too, clipping them to the d rings is a very advanced position to expect your horse to work from, so he will find it easier to hollow and stick his head in the air, using them between the legs helps the horse to work long and low, which is the beginers position for any horse, once he can work balanced and round in this position only then can you start to move the bungee up, although I think the d rings on a saddle are far too high, do you have a lunge roller with rings along the sides I would use them but only when he is ready.
 
Mine is clipped onto the girth between the legs, up through the bit and over the head, back down the other side through the bit and back to the girth again. Attaching to D rings on the saddle I wouldn't have thought would achieve the desired effect as it is too high.

Mine softens nicely into an outline as soon as the bungy goes on and doesn't fight against it so it is always loose.
 
I thread both clips through the very top ring on the roller then run the lengths down the roller and loop them through the lowest ring on the side of the roller and clip to the bit. I have to thread the loop at the end round the top ring to stop it just sliding longer and longer but it seems to work as I'm not keen on the idea of putting too much pressure on his poll. He's quite baby-ish and this way seems to work.
 
Brilliant thanks guys. I got 4 different answers from people on the yard on how to fit it, and the only person I know who actually uses his regually wasn't around to check with so I went with the easiest option!! Thanks will try him tonight with it on the girth. He is very good at avoiding having to work properly but I would like to be able to take him to camp with some sort of outline rather than our usual donkey stance or clamped to his chest when he's getting giddy!!!

Had to laugh at the one suggestion from 'horsey know it all' she said why didn't I put a gag in his mouth then he would work 'properly' for me....couldn't be bothered to explain I'd rather my horse learnt to carry himself through muscles and practice rather than forcing it through his mouth. :rolleyes:

I don't tend to lunge him, neither of us enjoy the activity and find free schooling works better for him so I don't own rollers or anything like..in fact don't think I even have a lunge rope!!:o
 
maggiehorse said:
personally i,d put it in the bin
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Why do you say that? I'm not a 'gadget' girlie but had been recommended by a very experienced instructor to try this with my lad as he's been hacked for years and I've only just started trying to get him to work properly. Interested in your opinions as it's all new to me.
 
i too have a short necked cob , bought her two years ago from a hacking / hunting family , i,ve spent months working her long and low then gradually asking her for a little more bend , a little more softness through the poll and jaw , two years on she works in a lovely outline , shes done several dressage comps gaining 70% at her last novice test , so as i said i,d personally chuck the bungee in the bin and find an instructor that understands that gadgets force an outline , cause muscle spasms and do more harm than good
 
jsr said:
Brilliant thanks guys. I got 4 different answers from people on the yard on how to fit it, and the only person I know who actually uses his regually wasn't around to check with so I went with the easiest option!! Thanks will try him tonight with it on the girth. He is very good at avoiding having to work properly but I would like to be able to take him to camp with some sort of outline rather than our usual donkey stance or clamped to his chest when he's getting giddy!!!

Had to laugh at the one suggestion from 'horsey know it all' she said why didn't I put a gag in his mouth then he would work 'properly' for me....couldn't be bothered to explain I'd rather my horse learnt to carry himself through muscles and practice rather than forcing it through his mouth. :rolleyes:

I don't tend to lunge him, neither of us enjoy the activity and find free schooling works better for him so I don't own rollers or anything like..in fact don't think I even have a lunge rope!!:o
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So.. you have no idea how a bungee works, you have no idea how to fit it, you have no idea what you are trying to achieve, you don't lunge and don't even own a lunge rope. But you expect to chase your horse around an arena loose and for him to suddenly 'produce' an outline 'out of the blue' with you doing absolutely nothing?

Firstly your experienced instructor should be with you and explain the 'fitting' correctly of the bungee, explain to you what you are trying to achieve, show you how to achieve it and then you should pay your instructor for a few more lessons to make sure you are doing it all correctly and not harming your horse.

These things take a lot of time and a lot of experience and a fair bit of money, there's nothing wrong with not knowing how, but you need to be a bit more humble and willing to learn in the proper manner.
 
maggiehorse said:
that gadgets force an outline , cause muscle spasms and do more harm than good
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My experienced and qualified Equine Physio recommended I use a bungie on my horse to help develop his muscles and improve his posture.

OP I attach mine between the front legs, I have it very loose so it never 'forces' only encourages, its so elastic if he really wanted his head up he could get it up. I only use it lunging and long reining not for riding though.

Best of luck!
 
I attach mine between the legs onto a flash strap on the girth. As long as it isnt over tightened then it doesnt force the head down, once the horse lowers the neck and head it losens the bungy so they are not in contact with the horse.

They only come into play when the horse sticks its head up into the air.
 
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