Ridiculously strong boy out hunting!

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CNM

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My boy loves his hunting, he's only 7 and is so enthusiastic but along with that i have no brakes! I've tried pelhams, dutch gags, i'm in the process of trying a tom thumb, which worked wonders for one of my other horses. He's the horse in my pic, he's 16.1 cob type and built like a brick poo house. Any suggestions will be greatly recieved!!
 
as above , suggest the kineton , i used it with a copper roller/ dr bristol for mine which worked well for last season as long as i rotated the bits each time as my lad as soon has he'd been ridden in that bit knew exactly how to get out of it!
another option is a double bridle if you can cope with two lots of reins, or a driving bit i.e either a liverpool or a military reversible
but it sounds like yours is similar to mine currently mines in a double bridle for hacking and im debating on a dexter bit for hunting atm :S
let us know how you get on though...
 
Rather than trying more bits, how about a Kineton as suggested or the combination noseband which is very effective.
 
H is the same on sponsored rides. I find the tom thumb best, with 2 reins. Dont use it at home so when I do he takes it as new and does know ways round it !!!

I am tempted with a kineton though - trouble being though would need an extra full size !
 
The weird thing is with Harvey is at home we hack him, jump him etc in just a loose ring snaffle, just out hunting we can't hold him. He does have a high head carriage out hunting, he just takes hold and goes!!
 
Some horses just suddenly spark up in the hunting field
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If as you say he has a high head carriage out hunting a kineton will work best as it encourages them to drop their heads due to the nose pressure, and you can adjust it so you get as much or as little nose pressure as you want. Although i would recommend getting one of the old fashioned kinetons with the metal set into the noseband as these work best, however no-one seems to make these any more :/
Maybe try a standing martngale just to prevent his head becoming too high?
 
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Some horses just suddenly spark up in the hunting field
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If as you say he has a high head carriage out hunting a kineton will work best as it encourages them to drop their heads due to the nose pressure, and you can adjust it so you get as much or as little nose pressure as you want. Although i would recommend getting one of the old fashioned kinetons with the metal set into the noseband as these work best, however no-one seems to make these any more :/
Maybe try a standing martngale just to prevent his head becoming too high?

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I would never suggest a standing martingale if the horse is going to jump
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Haha - all our horses hunt in standing martingales - and so do all our hunt horses. We are in big hedge country and have no problem with a correctly fitted martingale.
 
i never really thought of a kineton noseband for hunting as it really doesn't fit 'the look', i can't put him in a standing martingale as he like to have his head over jumps. He really is the type of horse that loves his hunting that much i'm just worried nothing will give me any brakes!! He is schooled regulary at home but that all goes out the window when he sees the hounds!!!
 
HaHa- like spacefaer said if they are correctly fitted they should be fine, many hunters wear them , and they have no problems
CNM- i hunt in a kineton, tbh it doesn't look out of place and if it will give you brakes surely better to have that than just a plain noseband? In my opinion they work well , well the old fashioned metal set nosepiece ones do, they did give me the brakes to stop mine.
 
as long as he stops when everybody else does and you can steer a bit to get out of trouble do what we do have short reins smile and enjoy it
 
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