horsiechic
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Hello everyone! I hope someone can help me.
I have a lovely TB mare but she is giving me grey hair.... she is 6 and been off the track for 2 years.
The problem I am having is I cannot find a snaffle for her.
She has a big scar on her tongue, I suspect she pinched it in a bit (or tried to bite it off - she is silly enough!)
Now I ride her everyday on a double bridle - cottage craft weymouth and loose ring bridoon and she is happy as larry on this. Collects nicely, works into the contact, steerable, stoppable and just a little gemstone!
My problem is I want to do dressage on her and a double is not allowed in novice dressage
I have tried her in various snaffles and the results are depressing to say the least.
each bit is the same.... head up, running into the bit and grumpy.
I have tried: straight single joints - eggbutt (fat & thin mouth piece), D ring (fat & thin mouth piece), loose ring (medium mouth piece)
french link - eggbutt, full check. ellipitical link - fillet boucher & loose ring
all in stainless steel.
sprenger duo (best of the bad bunch, not as awful as all the others but not exactly stoppable) and a jointed rubber d. does anybody have a suggestion to get me through novice dressage???
I have a lovely TB mare but she is giving me grey hair.... she is 6 and been off the track for 2 years.
The problem I am having is I cannot find a snaffle for her.
She has a big scar on her tongue, I suspect she pinched it in a bit (or tried to bite it off - she is silly enough!)
Now I ride her everyday on a double bridle - cottage craft weymouth and loose ring bridoon and she is happy as larry on this. Collects nicely, works into the contact, steerable, stoppable and just a little gemstone!
My problem is I want to do dressage on her and a double is not allowed in novice dressage
I have tried her in various snaffles and the results are depressing to say the least.each bit is the same.... head up, running into the bit and grumpy.
I have tried: straight single joints - eggbutt (fat & thin mouth piece), D ring (fat & thin mouth piece), loose ring (medium mouth piece)
french link - eggbutt, full check. ellipitical link - fillet boucher & loose ring
all in stainless steel.
sprenger duo (best of the bad bunch, not as awful as all the others but not exactly stoppable) and a jointed rubber d. does anybody have a suggestion to get me through novice dressage???
