TGM
Well-Known Member
Daughter has been riding OH's hunter a bit this summer, initially to do tetrathlon as her own horse has had a very busy schedule. However, to get more XC practice she popped him round a PC ODE run over a BE100 course and he went double clear. Then when her own horse was out of action, she substituted him last minute at the BRC Junior 100 Horse Trials Championships, and went double clear again!
So it would be nice to carry on eventing him, but what is letting him down is the dressage and I don't think the current bit is helping. He is currently in a thick French link loose ring snaffle. However he seems a little afraid to take the contact and you have to keep your hands very still and quiet otherwise he flings his head up. It would be nice for him to accept a slightly more positive contact and wondered whether it is worth trying a softer bit - perhaps rubber or happy mouth, and playing about with the type of mouthpiece.
Has anyone had a similar horse and found a good bitting solution?
So it would be nice to carry on eventing him, but what is letting him down is the dressage and I don't think the current bit is helping. He is currently in a thick French link loose ring snaffle. However he seems a little afraid to take the contact and you have to keep your hands very still and quiet otherwise he flings his head up. It would be nice for him to accept a slightly more positive contact and wondered whether it is worth trying a softer bit - perhaps rubber or happy mouth, and playing about with the type of mouthpiece.
Has anyone had a similar horse and found a good bitting solution?