12th Mar 2007, 09:31 AM
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12th Mar 2007, 09:33 AM
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can you pinpoint what it is he objects to in the pelham? if it's the amount of curb and poll action then a kimblewick may work, but if it is just the fact of them then it won't, as it is a milder pelham - less leverage, but still curb and poll pressure.
what curb chain are you using? sometimes just changing to a leather or elastic one will be enough. petal doesn't do metal curbs at all, only a leather one.
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12th Mar 2007, 10:18 AM
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12th Mar 2007, 10:27 AM
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do try the leather curb - it makes a big differnce to petal in the double, it's like taking the handbrake off. cheaper than a kimblewick too, if it works.
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12th Mar 2007, 10:35 AM
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12th Mar 2007, 10:41 AM
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12th Mar 2007, 10:44 AM
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yes, just poll pressure.
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12th Mar 2007, 10:57 AM
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13th Mar 2007, 07:43 PM
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Kimblewicks are part of the pelham family. they work mainly on the poll, jaw and mouth and . . . er :-)
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13th Mar 2007, 07:50 PM
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i have a kimblewick for times i need a bit more braking power and i like it, i have the slotted one and tend to use the top slot as it packs abit more of a wallop but doesnt really engage the curb. nice bit, i like it.
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13th Mar 2007, 07:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ponylover88
Im not sure what he doesnt like, hes just not very forward going, but he is responsive to aids, in the pelham. Its like he struggles to move forward.
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I had this same problem with Sam when I tried him in the Kimblewick - any slower and he would have been cantering backwards 
I have him in a Waterford Hanging cheek snaffle and have been succesfully schooling him in this for the past few months and this past one month over jumps - he too was incredibly strong and tanky while jumping. We are going to try jumping in a normal snaffle again next week to see if all the extra schooling has paid off. He will either go nicely or realise he is back in a snaffle and take us both for an impromptu gallop 
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