He reminds me of my Grandfather back in the day....."Why are you upset with the horse? The horse is doing what he is supposed to do, your the one screwing it up." "Listen to your horse, he will tell you what your doing wrong....just listen"
This was good to re-enforce what I had read about and studied. The thing I am not sure on now is the final adjustment of the nose band and the curb strap as the training progresses. Initially I thought the final adjustment was a a small finger's width but your explanation seems to advise a full fingers width between the nose and the band. Either way its a good set of videos to re-enforce the literature.
Hi Gordon, the noseband should be snug, but not tight. The goal is to have tension in the cord between the noseband and chin strap so that they engage before the mouthpiece does, whether it's a pinky or a finger.
Hi. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Glad to have the point clarified. My next question..... Whats your recommended set up if lunging with a Myler Combo bit? G. UK
I've got an older Mare who is already trained so I'm curious if I need to go back to halter training before I can actually use the combo bit? I understand I would definitely do the lateral work and breaking at the poll from the ground before getting in the saddle. Thank you in advance.
Hi Brie, although horses can always benefit from ground work, you can transition directly from using a bit to using the combination bit. The combo bit uses very familiar halter pressure points, but switching from using a bit (especially if it's a single jointed or three-piece mouthpiece applying lots of tongue pressure) to the more sophisticated use of multiple pressure points is very much like having a teacher switch to a foreign language in mid-sentence--a little disorienting and unsettling. The transition exercises give your horse time to adjust to the "new language." This is true whenever you switch to any new bit.
Brie Messier btw, I work for Myler--I wasn't logged in when I saw your comment so it posted under my personal profile. Just so you don't think Myler is ignoring you. :-)
My horse still did a good amount of knawing and chewing on her bit however, she was more responsive on the whole. I look forward to seeing how it all works out for her and I.
He reminds me of my Grandfather back in the day....."Why are you upset with the horse? The horse is doing what he is supposed to do, your the one screwing it up." "Listen to your horse, he will tell you what your doing wrong....just listen"
Watched all 4 videos and they really explain the whole process. Many Thanks! Good way to transition from the rope halter.
Thanks for the info on you combination bit.
so it is an alternative/equivalent to doing a transmission with cavesson and bit and 4 reins if I understand correctly?
This was good to re-enforce what I had read about and studied. The thing I am not sure on now is the final adjustment of the nose band and the curb strap as the training progresses. Initially I thought the final adjustment was a a small finger's width but your explanation seems to advise a full fingers width between the nose and the band. Either way its a good set of videos to re-enforce the literature.
Hi Gordon, the noseband should be snug, but not tight. The goal is to have tension in the cord between the noseband and chin strap so that they engage before the mouthpiece does, whether it's a pinky or a finger.
Hi. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Glad to have the point clarified.
My next question..... Whats your recommended set up if lunging with a Myler Combo bit? G. UK
I've got an older Mare who is already trained so I'm curious if I need to go back to halter training before I can actually use the combo bit? I understand I would definitely do the lateral work and breaking at the poll from the ground before getting in the saddle. Thank you in advance.
Hi Brie, although horses can always benefit from ground work, you can transition directly from using a bit to using the combination bit. The combo bit uses very familiar halter pressure points, but switching from using a bit (especially if it's a single jointed or three-piece mouthpiece applying lots of tongue pressure) to the more sophisticated use of multiple pressure points is very much like having a teacher switch to a foreign language in mid-sentence--a little disorienting and unsettling. The transition exercises give your horse time to adjust to the "new language." This is true whenever you switch to any new bit.
+Judy Auble thank you for the input!
Brie Messier btw, I work for Myler--I wasn't logged in when I saw your comment so it posted under my personal profile. Just so you don't think Myler is ignoring you. :-)
My horse still did a good amount of knawing and chewing on her bit however, she was more responsive on the whole. I look forward to seeing how it all works out for her and I.