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baileyxboo

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I'm confused to what it is? Bentley makes a lot of mess with his mouth when he has his bit in, even before we've set off, he makes a green froth. Been told its really good and it's because he's soft mouthed.

What does it mean/what does it do?
 
It's frothy because he's been playing with the bit and salivating which makes it more pleasant for him to have the bit in and it move more freely in his mouth. It's green because you''ve let him eat grass with the bit in.
 
jemima*askin said:
It's frothy because he's been playing with the bit and salivating which makes it more pleasant for him to have the bit in and it move more freely in his mouth. It's green because you''ve let him eat grass with the bit in.
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Ermm he doesn't eat grass with the bit in? I'm not that stupid.
 
Very possibly he still has some grass in his mouth when he has his bridle put on.

Why is it stupid to have allowed your horse to eat with his bit in? When I was working in racing we often gave the horses a pick of grass after exercise, always in a bridle simply because it would not have been safe to lead them around in just head collars. Never seemed to cause them any trouble, we had to clean the tack!
 
Horses can get green froth from grass they've eaten hours ago. Grass gets stuck between their teeth or tucked up between teeth and gums, so when the horse salivates the froth mixes with the grass remnants and produces the green foam.
 
Very true:) Although if one ties a pony up to groom and tack up one would expect that sufficient time would elapse for all the grass debris to have gone - or at least the majority of it.
 
Allowing a horse to eat a little when the bit is first put in encourages them to mouth the bit.
 
I'm talking about a small handful of feed or a sugar lump - hay isn't a good idea because it can get wrapped around the bit
 
It's no bother to the horse to eat when it's bit is in, it's a pain for us cleaning the tack afterwards! I quite often give a horse a handful of grass when it has finished work as a reward, better than sweets which encourage them to nip and nag for food.
 
Doormouse said:
It's no bother to the horse to eat when it's bit is in, it's a pain for us cleaning the tack afterwards! I quite often give a horse a handful of grass when it has finished work as a reward, better than sweets which encourage them to nip and nag for food.
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I give bop a carrot or some hay in his bucket lol
 
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