Irishcobs
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In last weeks H+H Robocob was ridden by Lucinda Green and they talked about his bit, a swale. What is it? Its hard to see in the picture.
Swale bit (Robocob)
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_daisy_
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ive been told they arent vey nice. Friends cob was ridden in one. Easiest way to explain it (before i go and try and find you a piccie of it) is :
picture a normal pelham. on the mouth piece you have 2 loose ring rings, when you take up contact they squeeze the sides of the mouth.
ooh found this for you:
http://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bit055/bit055.html
picture a normal pelham. on the mouth piece you have 2 loose ring rings, when you take up contact they squeeze the sides of the mouth.
ooh found this for you:
http://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bit055/bit055.html
FMM
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Robo was driven before we bought him, and once he was being used for ridden work only, we tried a variety of bits to find out what was most comfortable. The Swales was the one which he seemed to be happiest in so that is what we use. He is the only horse on our yard which uses this bit and is more relaxed for some reason. Perhaps it was one that was used on him when he was logging in Ireland - who knows - but he never has a osre mouth and is a happier horse now than when wwe first bought him.
As with all bits, they are as severe as the hands of the person that uses them. I have seen the mouth of a horse damaged by someone using a snaffle.
As with all bits, they are as severe as the hands of the person that uses them. I have seen the mouth of a horse damaged by someone using a snaffle.
_daisy_
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i hope i didnt upset you. it was not my intention. Just that my friends cob was shown in a swales and her instructor says they are really really harsh.
Like you say all bits can be harsh in the wrong hands.
Like you say all bits can be harsh in the wrong hands.
Marymary
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I think any bit is harsh in the wrong hands we show a Welsh Sec C in one and like Robo its the only bit we have found that she is happy in. I ride her with a very light contact and lots of leg . I noticed Ellen Whitakers top horse lorcano is jumped in one they use pelham roundings so she only has the one rein.
I personally wouldnt think its a suitable bit for an inexperienced rider or one who is heavy with their hands but it is a useful bit and some horses seem to like it.
I personally wouldnt think its a suitable bit for an inexperienced rider or one who is heavy with their hands but it is a useful bit and some horses seem to like it.
FMM
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No - of course you didn't upset us! It is a very fair question and having tried hundreds of options for Robo, this is the one he seemed to prefer. We try to get the horses to go in a bog standard double bridle wherever possible, but sometimes they just don't like it and we have to think of something else.
I am more upset about the letter in H&H to be honest. The fact is both Jayne and Carol mentioned Richard and Ian several times, but you cannot force the journalist to write the article word for word. Carol even went as far as spelling Ian's surname as it is an unusual spelling! Robo takes hours of preparation and Richard called Jayne earlier this year after a show (I was sitting next to her at the time) to say that they just felt it would be best for Robo to come home to our yard for the rest of the season, which is what happened and Robo came home. Mind you, the same rumour mill said we had paid £60k for a horse at Dublin this year (Carol and Jayne didn't buy anything other than food and drink!) - I think the moral is don't believe everything you hear!!!! Anyway - so far as the "producers" being mentioned, the horse has been produced for the majority of the season from Moor Farm which is where Carol and Jayne produce all the horses now.
Richard and Ian did a great job with Robo in 2005 and really helped start of his successful career. He is not an easy horse to produce, and he gets less anxious about life every day which is wonderful for such a kind and genuine little horse.
I am more upset about the letter in H&H to be honest. The fact is both Jayne and Carol mentioned Richard and Ian several times, but you cannot force the journalist to write the article word for word. Carol even went as far as spelling Ian's surname as it is an unusual spelling! Robo takes hours of preparation and Richard called Jayne earlier this year after a show (I was sitting next to her at the time) to say that they just felt it would be best for Robo to come home to our yard for the rest of the season, which is what happened and Robo came home. Mind you, the same rumour mill said we had paid £60k for a horse at Dublin this year (Carol and Jayne didn't buy anything other than food and drink!) - I think the moral is don't believe everything you hear!!!! Anyway - so far as the "producers" being mentioned, the horse has been produced for the majority of the season from Moor Farm which is where Carol and Jayne produce all the horses now.
Richard and Ian did a great job with Robo in 2005 and really helped start of his successful career. He is not an easy horse to produce, and he gets less anxious about life every day which is wonderful for such a kind and genuine little horse.