Prime example of overbent youngster

I've been trying to decide whether you're joking.

Assuming you're not, have you had a look at the pictures properly? The enlarged ones? The rider's hands are pushed forwards, the reins are loose, the horse is a baby and is curling under as she knows no different and is trying things out for herself to get her balance and comfort sorted.
 
Its got draw reins on hasn't it? I'm only on my phone so admittedly it's not crystal clear but I can something coming up between her front legs that's looks to be going to her bit rings?
 
Nope, no draw reins. What's coming up between it's legs appears to be a martingale partially fixed with a lead rope. There is absolutely nothing holding it's head in any way :)
 
jemima*askin said:
I've been trying to decide whether you're joking.

Assuming you're not, have you had a look at the pictures properly? The enlarged ones? The rider's hands are pushed forwards, the reins are loose, the horse is a baby and is curling under as she knows no different and is trying things out for herself to get her balance and comfort sorted.
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No youngster of mine has ever done this to sort its self out,?
 
It's a headcollar rope, which looks to be attached to the headcollar at one end, and the girth at the other - presumably as a makeshift standing. i guess she can be a bit jolly!
 
The horse is also wear a small pair of sheepskin cheekpieces. Not something I have ever done when backing a youngster but it suggests she likes to look about the place more than she likes to concentrate.
 
Reading many these comments I have to agree that these are not the best pictures for advertising. Yes the rider is not 'fixing' the horse but it does concern me how over bent this horse is working. My thinking off this is that this horse has been lunged in either a Chambon, De-Gorge or a Bungee and has been made to work over bent. This is only a possible explanation as horse does not naturally carry their head like that.
 
It is hard to see what is going on but although the right rein is slack if you look through to the left rein that does look fixed and the bit appears to be being pulled through the mouth, the bit ring looks to be pressed on the side of the mare's mouth. I have never seen a horse naturally put it's head in this position, when being ridden or lollocking round in the field, its looking at the floor! So something has to have been 'done' to encourage that head position, and if they think these are good photos to advertise with then that is worrying.
 
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