Impuls Spurs

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I was thinking of getting some of these for schooling. Lance can be quite lazy and will only work properly off the leg if you are wearing spurs, but I thought these looked rather nice as they seem quite gentle.

Im just wondering if anyone uses them and how you find them, did you find them much more different to use than normal spurs with having the roller ball at the end? I dont want to be rolling off him LOL!
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I have the Mark Todd version - I must say that they are VERY gentle, and my mare does not respect them very much, but she is not known for her forwardness
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- put it this way, she goes best in swan necks LOL! However, yes they are gentle, it is hard to abuse them and you leave no rub marks on your horse - have a try!
 
LOL Weezy, I thought Lance was bad!


If they are gentle then I think I will give them a try on Beau, he isnt as off the leg as I would like but is a willing chap, so I dont want to use anything too harsh.

I will buy them with my Cotswold bridle
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I use them for schooling as I have marked Donkey several times - no they are not as good as conventional spurs, but then it is a good kick up her bum when I put the real thing on for shows!!

I do not hack out in spurs, and still do some school work with her out hacking - I want her to also respond to my leg
 
Gosh, totally ditto your routine SSM - I do not wear mine out hacking, and make her do leg yielding and proper work, and when I revert to normal spurs I deffo feel a difference!
 
I have a set of spurs with a big bobble shape at the end, but it is just a shape in the metal, which just work less well than the ones I normally use.

Normally I use the smooth rowel ones. I don't think they mark the horse (at least I haven't done with them) because they travel instead of rubbing and pulling I guess.

I suppose the more surface area you press the horse with the less effect you'll get!
 
All I ride in (when wearing spurs!!). G goes backward off normal spurs, as he resents the "pressure" but goes really nicely in these. Usthem for all 3 phases of eventing.
 
I am tem,pted to try some for H - could do with him being more off the leg - sometimes I feel like I am nagging - pony club click works well !!!!!! and he buck to use the whip
 
I have been wearing my spurs for schooling and the occasional hack for about 3 months now and over the last week my horse has really started to back off my leg, not wanting to go forward when I put pressure on - anybody any tips, he's a lazy boy and I really need something to back up my leg (its not the strongest!!) do you think these would be worth trying?
 
I've just got a pair for dressage because Jenny can be a bit slow off my leg but if I use conventional spurs she sometimes throws a buck in when I put my leg on in canter so I wanted to try something milder. She definitely doesn't react as much to them as normal spurs - ie she doesn't buck when I apply them but then she doesn't move off my leg so well either. Not sure what the answer is for me!
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I borrowed my friends' pair and didn't like them.

I only wear spurs for my dressage lessons and dressage tests, not for schooling on our own.

I found them to be no different to normal spurs but had a really annoying rattle & squeak because of the ball. Also looked a bit tacky imo!

My friend didn't like them either as her thoro overreacted to them as he does with any spurs anyway.
 
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