nicnag
Well-Known Member
I need some advice!
Ellie has a habit of sticking her tongue over the bit and when she does all hell breaks loose until she gets it back over again. She can tend to cross her jaw and try to evade the bit. A lot of this has been down to when I bought her she hadn't had her teeth done for quite some time and they were a mess, I've since had this all sorted out for her and I'm keeping on top of it. Another reason is when she was on loan to a college I think all the different riders have messed with her head. Her mouth is also very soft and breaks down at the lips quite easily.
Getting an outline is a problem but once she has realised it's more comfortable it's much better and she will maintain it.
At the moment I ride her in a loose ring hollow snaffle with a flash noseband, she has a very TB type mouth, narrow and shallow! She doesn't get strong unless we're jumping.
A friend suggested a Myler Comfort Snaffle which when I read up on it sounds like a possible option but I was wondering on your opinions as it's not cheap!
Ellie has a habit of sticking her tongue over the bit and when she does all hell breaks loose until she gets it back over again. She can tend to cross her jaw and try to evade the bit. A lot of this has been down to when I bought her she hadn't had her teeth done for quite some time and they were a mess, I've since had this all sorted out for her and I'm keeping on top of it. Another reason is when she was on loan to a college I think all the different riders have messed with her head. Her mouth is also very soft and breaks down at the lips quite easily.
Getting an outline is a problem but once she has realised it's more comfortable it's much better and she will maintain it.
At the moment I ride her in a loose ring hollow snaffle with a flash noseband, she has a very TB type mouth, narrow and shallow! She doesn't get strong unless we're jumping.
A friend suggested a Myler Comfort Snaffle which when I read up on it sounds like a possible option but I was wondering on your opinions as it's not cheap!