Getting a bridle on him!

You can get bit clips to go on a headcollar, you could try the headcollar and clip the bit on one side and in, then maybe work up to putting it on like a bridle, then try with a normal bridle stripped down to minimum and go from there.

My girl had ear plaques and is very sensitive about her ears being bent although you can touch them fine and her ears are OK now, so it can be a bit of a palarver, she accepts the bit quite readily its just the over the ears part that can be tricky. I actually find it easier to go the normal way than to undo it so it is bit first then ears but being careful not to bend them, whereas I guess a horse that was wary of the bit would appreciate the opposite.

Endurance bridles are a good idea, I might get one :-)
 
EGB said:
We are obviously not as knowledgable and perfect as you Alyth...
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LOL Well I probably have many more years of experience than you!!! I should add I have used the 'unhook one cheek strap and then add the bit last' method, but really that was just skirting around the issue.......basic principles apply today just as they did 50 years ago!!! Approach and retreat, reward every try, take the time it takes......
 
I used to put the bridle on over the headcollar (had him tied up) with my horse when I first got him - he was ok having the bridle put on but used to show me his backside a bit if he got the chance....
 
Alyth said:
LOL Well I probably have many more years of experience than you!!! I should add I have used the 'unhook one cheek strap and then add the bit last' method, but really that was just skirting around the issue.......basic principles apply today just as they did 50 years ago!!! Approach and retreat, reward every try, take the time it takes......
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Well I have at least as much expereince as you and definitely wouldn't use your method of rubbing the bridle up and down the neck of a horse that had been beaten with a bridle. it might be a suitable method for one with ear pain but I doubt it.
 
Pearlsacarolsinger said:
Well I have at least as much expereince as you and definitely wouldn't use your method of rubbing the bridle up and down the neck of a horse that had been beaten with a bridle. it might be a suitable method for one with ear pain but I doubt it.
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In that case I would start 'approach and retreat' from further away.....as far away as it is comfortable for him.....are we going to have a discussion on how long we have been playing with horses??!!!!
 
I had this problem with my mare! Consistency is the key , there are days she is perfect and others where I have to grab onto her mane and we walk as many circles round and round her stable until she finally realises I'm not going to give up:)
 
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