How anyone can put two bits in a horses mouth is beyond me! In the right hands a curb is much softer than a snaffle. A curb will give a soft signal before it goes harsh, a snaffle is either on or off. To activate a curb to the same degree as a snaffle you have to pull 2-4x the distance.
Exactly what you said at 7:09! Modern dressage riders can’t ride with the extremely light contact required with a curb. If you ride with a curb alone and your seat, the results are incredible! But, they are not the flashy high steps wanted in modern dressage.
Hvis is an amazing video🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 well explained and illustrated, I hope this can make a difference, and I will share every time someone says anything about moment in time or the double bridle 🤗🤗 gold 💛
The way the reins are being held in the live horse video shows the curb and snaffle reins crossed. In addition to that, the curb rein is being held thumb toward the bit in a hard grip. The way the double bridle is supposed to be ridden is with the snaffle rein controlled by the ring finger and the curb by the pinky finger while also lightly pinched between the thumb and forefinger. Riding the way shown in the video is used when you need brute force to slow an animal's forward motion and keep them from running away, it's got no place in the finished horse. I also doubt that the rider holding the reins in this manner is going to have any awareness of the force they're exerting. I also think that this kind of force is totally counter-productive, as the horse is going to lose a lot of sensitivity if they're ridden this way and will literally not be able to feel the changes asked for through the mouth.
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Fantastic presentation. How anyone could use that bit after watching this is beyond me!
How anyone can put two bits in a horses mouth is beyond me!
In the right hands a curb is much softer than a snaffle. A curb will give a soft signal before it goes harsh, a snaffle is either on or off.
To activate a curb to the same degree as a snaffle you have to pull 2-4x the distance.
Exactly what you said at 7:09! Modern dressage riders can’t ride with the extremely light contact required with a curb.
If you ride with a curb alone and your seat, the results are incredible! But, they are not the flashy high steps wanted in modern dressage.
Hvis is an amazing video🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 well explained and illustrated, I hope this can make a difference, and I will share every time someone says anything about moment in time or the double bridle 🤗🤗 gold 💛
The way the reins are being held in the live horse video shows the curb and snaffle reins crossed. In addition to that, the curb rein is being held thumb toward the bit in a hard grip. The way the double bridle is supposed to be ridden is with the snaffle rein controlled by the ring finger and the curb by the pinky finger while also lightly pinched between the thumb and forefinger. Riding the way shown in the video is used when you need brute force to slow an animal's forward motion and keep them from running away, it's got no place in the finished horse. I also doubt that the rider holding the reins in this manner is going to have any awareness of the force they're exerting. I also think that this kind of force is totally counter-productive, as the horse is going to lose a lot of sensitivity if they're ridden this way and will literally not be able to feel the changes asked for through the mouth.