Pippity
Well-Known Member
The RDA pony I exercise doesn't wear a noseband when he's doing RDA work. With the headcollar underneath, it all gets a bit clunky. There's a cavesson noseband on the hook with his bridle, but I never bother sticking it on when I'm exercising him.
Now, I've always been under the impression that a properly-fitted cavesson is purely there for the look of it but I've been getting disapproving comments from some liveries at the yard. The best reason they can come up with is that he shouldn't get used to working without a noseband, but it's got me wondering if there is a reason I should be using it.
The people actually in charge of the pony have no issue with me riding him without a noseband, btw, and I certainly don't need any more control on him. I'm just trying to figure out if it's purely people being interfering or if a cavesson does make any difference.
Now, I've always been under the impression that a properly-fitted cavesson is purely there for the look of it but I've been getting disapproving comments from some liveries at the yard. The best reason they can come up with is that he shouldn't get used to working without a noseband, but it's got me wondering if there is a reason I should be using it.
The people actually in charge of the pony have no issue with me riding him without a noseband, btw, and I certainly don't need any more control on him. I'm just trying to figure out if it's purely people being interfering or if a cavesson does make any difference.