Hi Erica, A soft rubber bit can rub the corners of their mouths, and a rubber covered
bit can be really thick. If the bit is too thick for the horse's mouth,...
Hi Allison, And I apologise too. Katherine ... From: Allison Costa Date: 6/1/2008 1:28:21 PM To: retraintbs@yahoogroups.com Subject: [retraintbs] Re: Hi...
Retraining Thoroughbreds List FAQ ... Listed below are some basic guidelines to follow when posting. 1. This is an entirely FLAME-FREE zone. Spirited and...
This group has a lot of collective knowledge about race horses and ex-race
horses. I am writing in the hope of drawing on this knowledge. I would be most...
Jodi can answer for herself, however, from my experience on this board, she lets us 'drift' a bit off topic, but reins us in when it gets too far and threads...
if you just do the drugs to start with, it might help get him in the routine where it doesnt become a big deal. Reserpene has worked wonders for us when...
i went through two happy mouth bits, bobbie ate both of them....so i use a full cheek snaffle. but he's not a head tosser so i can't advise on that. good...
I used a rubber pelham on Buffy once (at my trainer's suggestion) for about a week, when she got into a pulling contest with me for some reason. Then I went...
I know several people who either use, or have used a happy mouth, and rubber D bits, or rubber full cheek snaffles with very good success.. Shanon ... From:...
When I had to do stall rest with 2x a day hand-walking, Buffy was PERFECT for the first month. Then she totally lost her mind. I tried squirting a little...
The happy mouths that are getting chewed-------make sure you don't have an embedded wolf tooth, you would be surprised at how many horses have these remnants...
Bonny, I noticed the 'telephone pole' fence in the background and I really like that! They sell used telephone poles out here for 25 cents a foot. We made a...
Anne, They really only had that type of fence in the area you see there, which separated the girls' pasture from the barn area. Otherwise it was regular...
My coach recommended trying a happy mouth with my OTTB. He is very sensitive and would go behind the bit and avoid contact. He would curl so badly his chin...
My coach recommended trying a happy mouth with my OTTB. He is very sensitive and would go behind the bit and avoid contact. He would curl so badly his chin...
We used a happy mouth with Bailey and liked it. To be honest, I can't remember why we switched to it, but he loved it and never chewed it. We sent it with...
One more thing, Your reading comprehension is very poor for an adult person. Please read a post more carefully and put more thought into what you post to make...
could someone please explain to me what an "optional claiming" race is? Thanks Patricia A. Guthrie "In the Arms of the Enemy." (Light Sword Publishing) ...
Hi Pat, I pulled a race out of the Prairie Meadows condition book as an example...... "for three year olds and upward which have never won two races other than...
if the head tossing is the only problem you are having with your bit I would suggest going back to the flat and working on flexion, giving to the bit, and...
I'd suggest a running martingale vs a happy mouth bit. Sounds as if she just wants you totally off her mouth as she gets a bit excited coming to the jumps...
Hi all, I feel like the neediest person in this group! In the past 2 months, we've made great strides with our training. This is where I need an unbiased...
Icy is pulling a Meeso. I honestly, think this should be the least of your worries. In my opinion, the trainer should work a bit slower around her until she...
I haven't seen much of you lately ;) I've been working with this horse and I swear, she is fine with everything except when either something (reins, bridle)...
I was worried about the size of a happy mouth too. His mouth isn't all that big. I did try a mechanical hack, which didn't work so well. I will look into...
I wouldn't be too harsh for the rein tossing thing. It can be a habit for some people and the trainer probably forgot how sensitive Icy is. Just politely...
Thanks Ann, I noticed that some horses had $0 tag and others had an actual dollar amount. How do they determine which horses can be claimed and which are not...
Pat, Anne pretty much summed it up. Some of the horses will run as claimers and some will run as starter allowance horses, but in the same race. Condition...
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