truffles
Well-Known Member
Chloe had the vet today...given the all clear ( SO chuffed, because if she wasn't sound then I was going to send her back - don't want a lame horse, and neither do parents!) Also after checking whether she was sound off the bute (YAY she was) asked him to have a lookie at her mouth - she was wrinkling one side a bit funny - looked like a lopside grin! He popped a gag (Is is called that??) in her mouth rasped her teeth which were okay, but found that she has been putting her tongue over the bit - I have noticed she was not comfortable out hacking, but having seen a horse with it's tongue over the bit, Chloe did not behave that badly (I don't blame the horse who did!)
I stupidly took off the fulmer keepers...
Feel a bit awful now, but wanted to see if it improved steering or not...
Soo vet wants me to change her bit to one with a ported mouthpiece...
Any suggestions? She is in full cheek snaffle atm, don't really want to change it to anything much different, just something with a ported mouthpiece or the tongue guards...
Thanks - need to get bit asap as been instructed to only hack her next week.
I stupidly took off the fulmer keepers...
Soo vet wants me to change her bit to one with a ported mouthpiece...
Any suggestions? She is in full cheek snaffle atm, don't really want to change it to anything much different, just something with a ported mouthpiece or the tongue guards...
Thanks - need to get bit asap as been instructed to only hack her next week.