yeah he will flex on both reins but as you said with your horse he sometimes acts up and he learnt if he opens his mouth and throws his head he can go, I spend a lot of time working on flexion but sometimes when he goes I can turn him to try to disengage his hind but he still fights a lot with me, he is currently in a flash on loose so he knows it's there because I don't want to "close it shut" but want him to realise it's not okay, he dosent have it on in the school for schooling but does for jumping as he gets very excitedThis. ^^
Can I ask how his lateral flexion is? Are you able to flex him at all?
This is what you said on another post
That post was from January 2016 a horse I had on full loan but proved to be too much for me at the time so I asked his owner to take him back as he bucked reared and bolted in the road with me when he was supposed to be calm plod of a horse when he was returned I just rode at lessons the brought my pony Sec A in November (who is now up for sale) and brought merlin (sec C/D 14h 10yr old) and I've rehomed a Gypsy cob Oli with me now who's 21 and hacks out
That's what I've been doing getting him to do the simplest of things on the ground was difficult to start as he had no manners and I had to do everything with supervision as people genuinely thought he was a stallion I've worked really hard to get where I have and I'm getting there he will now stand back up and move away his hind from me from command and moving my hands to his side so I'm doing a lot of groundwork to try and get his trust in me and me to trust him I can now handle him alone but always make sure there's someone on site to hand if i need it
Thankyou, we've come a long way and he's had farrier today and been great with perfect manners pretty much, farrier was impressed as He was prepared for a challenge as he knew the situation I had been in with him but I'm still too nervous just incase to let other people handle him cause don't want anyone to do anything differently with him and put him back to step one if that makes sense?That's so great! Have you thought about doing Natural Horsemanship or anything? My pony responded really great to that.
I think with the whole brakes thing though, I'd really think about what I want from him. Different bits serve different purposes and have multiple effects, not just brakes. A dutch gag bit for example has different rein options which makes it versatile to use one bit for a variety of situations, depending on how much control is required. The of this bit creates lift upwards in the mouth and a varying degree of leverage depending on the rein setting used but it's not advised for a horse that puts it's head up because of the raising action it has. There are so many bits, standard ones, Neue Schule, Myler, Bomber bits, you really need to do some research and find a bit that works for you both. Do you have a bit hire company near you?
I used to know a pony that would take off in a field no matter what bit it had in. It didn't care and nothing worked. She tried everything from dutch gag to pelham to different nosebands to different mouth pieces. Nothing worked. I often think if a horse or pony wants to go, you can't always stop that with bits and nosebands. She ended up just accepting the pony for what it was and dealing with it as best she can but I'm not suggesting you do that, just saying a bit might not be the answer. But then again it might.
The bit bank is all done online. It doesn't matter where you are.
