Hello, I just found this group and was hoping I might find some advice
here.
I recently bought a 10 year old registered Appaloosa mare because her
owners were having difficulty feeding her properly. I was told by the
most recent owner that she had ridden her and the horse prefers a
hackamore bit. I contacted the person who owned her until last fall and
she told me that as of last fall she was not "finished" before she sold
her(I wasn't sure exactly what that meant). I have ridden some, but
have not had a lot of experience with caring for horses and was
wondering if the Dr. Cook's bitless bridle would be something she might
adapt to easily?It sounds much kinder to me, but since I am not a
highly experienced rider I wasn't sure if I should try one. She seems
to be a calm natured horse. She doesn't seem to get upset too easily,
maybe just a little timid (she was very reluctant to load in the
trailer,took a long time).
Thanks for any advice you can offer me,
Susan