Is a grackle worth trying on Pidge for jumping?

[Pidgeon]

Ok so had a conversation with instructor last night (would have video but can't download from camera

) and she suggested a grackle to try when jumping as Pidge tries to cross his bottom jaw when he wants to take charge

So if I go down this route do I buy cheap and cheerful or go and buy a decent one and from where?

 

[KatB]

Try a Kincade one first at £7, if you get on with that (and I used one of those for AGES for hunting etc) then look at getting a nice one if you so wish

Get a high ring grackle, the "old fashioned" ones are stronger and not hugely pleasant!

 

[Pidgeon]

Cheers off to have a mooch

 

[rosie fronfelen]

definitely worth a try. our mare with no braking system this year is now under beautiful control going from a snaffle only, to a cheltenham gag and grackle as she too was trying to cross her jaw and play with the bit- try ebay, they are not expensive anyway.

 

[Pidgeon]

Is this a high ring one then?
http://www.4dobbin.com/product-American-Cross-Noseband-Kincade.html

 

[rosie fronfelen]

yes, a lovely neat one- mine has a tiny padding on the middle of the nose piece. we tried a kineton noseband before and she went loopy with that, but now with this shes great.

 

[JessPickle]

Definetly worth using, Pickle is a different horse with a grackle on

and I do think Pidge and him do have some simularities!

 

[Pidgeon]

thanks so go for one with a small amount of padding then?

 

[Pidgeon]

Ah thanks Jess, and yes there is the odd large similarity isn't there

 

[chestnut cob]

I've got a cheapy Robinsons Requisite one, does the job nicely! I jump M in a grackle with his french link.

 

[Pidgeon]

does it help with the brakes as that is something we are struggling a little with at the moment

 

[JessPickle]

With Pickle when I first got him in the NS universal his breaks were better but not perfect, teaming it with a grackle gave me the control again! went from unable to keep control on fields on hack with 1 other person to out in groups of 15 plus and staying at the back!