Christsam
Well-Known Member
No, not all horses that throw their heads are unschooled, thats not what I wrote at all. However, if a horse raises its head to evade the bit as it approaches a jump, then yes, that could indicate a lack of schooling.
If your horse was taking off with the bit and rushing at jumps, resulting in knocking poles, wouldn't you work on that in your schooling at home/with your instructor to avoid it?
I'm not saying that this is correct all the time, but to generalise, people train their horses not to do this for a reason, don't they?
This. im trying to think hard so dont everyone shoot me for saying this but....... showjumpers use martingales, but how many do you see jumping in gags etc. (and yes i know john whitaker does or has done but think most use a snaffle of some sort)