Dually headcollar for a yongster?

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Would you use a dually headcollar on a yearling? I am walking out my youngster to get him used to all the sights and sounds and hes very good but feel I would like a little more control than a plain headcollar. Dont want to use one if it might be too harsh though. Any thoughts?
 
Thanks, yes he is good but as he gets bigger and stronger I thought it might be good to have a little more control. As I have never used a dually I dont know if they are too harsh for a youngster hense my question
 
It really doesn't matter what they wear as long as they understand how to give to pressure. I've always used a simple rope halter for my youngster but I'm sure she'd go just as well in a headcollar. I believe the dually works like a dr cook (head hugger with the x under) so it would take training to get them used to the squeezing pressure, although I have heard the release of pressure isn't as instant as just using a halter etc so if you have a rearer it could cause them to pull back and up...as I say I haven't experience with the dually as yet it's just some of the reviews I've read. I was thinking of using one when I start my youngster in a few years to ride in or similar bitless bridle, but until then a rope halter it is as that's what she knows and goes well in.
 
I'm biased but I'd recommend a rope halter, my girl is 2 and ill be using it to walk out round the village etc in.
 
No, not on roads, just farm tracks. I would not take a yearling on the road. He is fine in a plain headcollar at the moment. A dually is just a thought really an as I have not used one before thought I would get others thoughts
 
The Dually just has an extra strap across the nose, the fixed noseband is slightly higher than normal and the moveable strap is just below it. If your horse knows about pressure and release, and you think he might get strong, a Dually would be good as you can just clip the rope behind the chin as normal if you wish, or have a rope on the moveable part as well if you think you need to.

Hope that makes sense!
 
itsmylife said:
he is good but as he gets bigger and stronger I thought it might be good to have a little more control.
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This may have been covered already, but...

If you start your youngster correctly, and teach him to yield to halter pressure, he will be easily controlled for the rest of his life, pretty much. If you train his mind in his early training it won't matter how big and strong he gets, he will not use that strength against you.

On the other hand, if you try to use your strength against him now he will soon find out he is stronger than you and will probably always test himself against you.

I don't rate the Dually halter for teaching young horses to yield. It is inclined to slip about on the horse's head, and doesn't distribute pressure evenly.
 
Thank you, As I have said he does know about pressure and release and is very good to handle. I only asked about the dually as a safety measure. I have used the sarah weston book a lot and use her methods.
 
I used one when I first got my youngster as he wasn't very well trained at 14 months, and it certainly kicked his rearing into touch.

I moved onto a rope halter after that as you can be more refined with them, once he had learnt his manners.

Now he wears an ordinary one with a fleecy noseband as he is an angel to lead.
 
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