tangoharvey
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One other questions, Nancy leans on the bit big time and it feels like I carry the weight of her head the whole time....never had a horse do this before, how do I stop it? She is just in a plain old eggbutt snaffle....x
Have you ever carried a Clydesdales head?
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tasteofchristmaschaos
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The heavies can be very prone to doing this I have found, my Shire does sometimes. I have him in a loose ring french link snaffle and he leans much less in it than when I used to ride him in a gag.
Pearlsasinger
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I've had 2 Clydie mares. They were both super animals but very happy to let someone else do the work. The first one was always pleased to see the farrier, who was quite a small chap and often a lot smaller when he left us.
They would both lean on the bit if you let them. I found that riding on a very long rein with no contact made them carry themselves. You do have to be careful because at first they will trip up if you're not holding them up but it certainly works for me. Sometimes a change of bit helps as they tend to lean on thicker bits. In fact the best bit I've found is the PeeWee. My chunky IDx has one atm.
My heavy Westphalian was sold to me with a French link Dutch gag, which she doesn't lean on but did apparently lean on a French link snaffle.
I've had 2 Clydie mares. They were both super animals but very happy to let someone else do the work. The first one was always pleased to see the farrier, who was quite a small chap and often a lot smaller when he left us.
They would both lean on the bit if you let them. I found that riding on a very long rein with no contact made them carry themselves. You do have to be careful because at first they will trip up if you're not holding them up but it certainly works for me. Sometimes a change of bit helps as they tend to lean on thicker bits. In fact the best bit I've found is the PeeWee. My chunky IDx has one atm.
My heavy Westphalian was sold to me with a French link Dutch gag, which she doesn't lean on but did apparently lean on a French link snaffle.
Derfette
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Have you ever tried a waterford mouthpiece? Due to several links, it's difficult for the horse to take a hold and lean or run away with you. I'm a great believer in the Neue Schule bits, the mouthpieces are made of Salox, which which starts to warm up as soon as you put the bridle on, which in turn encourages the horse to accept the bit more readily. Hope this helps.