mouth question!

TarantuLove

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When I ride my mare she opens and closes her mouth quite a lot (mainly her bottom lip) almost like she's talking :p

she isn't doing it as a stress reaction (there is no tension when she does it) but she gets marked down in dressage tests for it.

What would you suggest I do bridle-wise? Flash? different noseband?
 

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When I ride my mare she opens and closes her mouth quite a lot (mainly her bottom lip) almost like she's talking :p

she isn't doing it as a stress reaction (there is no tension when she does it) but she gets marked down in dressage tests for it.

What would you suggest I do bridle-wise? Flash? different noseband?

Is it just lip smacking or genuine opening and closing of the jaw?
 

tallyho!

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Loads of horses do that - I would ask the judge next time you get marked down and tell her to go to specsavers!!! :D:D

One mare on my yard grins. It's hilarious.

eta: you could sellotape her lips together??? :D
 
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