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Location: North texas | My daughter has a super little welsh pony. He got his start as an English pony, so he has a lot of training and a light mouth. However, he can be a little a stubborn at times as most ponies are who have little riders that teach them to be this way. She uses a d ring on him, which is good MOST of the time. She is learning to be light with her hands (but she is 6) and how to turn and disengage when he does not stop when she asks. I would like her to have something with a pinch of leverage to give her more control if she gets in a jam. I don't want something that she will hurt his mouth when she is not being light handed. He needs a 4" mouthpiece. Any suggestions for little riders?? I saw a little ladybug hackamore for ponies, but I am concerned about that length of shank. |
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| we use a ring snaffle with a twisted wire mouthpiece. |
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Location: Central Texas | I was going to suggest a hack also |
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Location: on my horse | Maybe a kimberwick? A little leverage but not too much and different mouth pieces |
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| Hackamore. Kids rode a lot of ponies as sale projects and it always seemed to work better when they got out of their mouth. And people underestimate the control you have if you get control of their nose. |
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| I have a friend who is getting several different types of bits specifically sized for ponies, much more variety than is in most catalogs. Pm me if you want her info |
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| I custom order mine from Carolina bit company. I have ordered several for my friends children also bc everyone loves them. I get a medium shank combo, 4" twisted mouthpiece and a rope noseband. |
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Location: North texas | Thank you all for the suggestions! I had not thought of getting one made.
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | You can use a little S hack. You may have to shorten the nose band. A Tom thumb can be bought in a 4 inch and maybe a short Kimberwick with a correction mouth piece. |
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| We've got through an array of ponies (multiple children) and they've all been different with what works best in their mouth. One we put in a modified Sliester Hackamore (took the leather noseband off and cut it down to size), another we just rode in a little Argentine Snaffle that was loose in her mouth and she loved it, both of these were on 13.2 ponies. Then we get to the Shetland pony that we owned for a while, and he was a little butt. We had to put a pony sized Rutledge Roper bit in him so the little girl could keep him under control because he was a little monster!
Edited by Burn n' Turn 2016-01-24 11:01 AM
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| Welsh ponies are a usually larger ponies and you probably use a horse bit. I would try a short shank Jim Warner. A six year old doesn't have enough strength to hurt the pony but should have the stopping power. |
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Location: North texas | Thank you for the addn suggestions. He is a Section A Welsh, so he is the smaller type. He is only 11.2 or 11.3 with a very refined head. My little S and Jim Warner hacks are giant on him. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | T'eeH - 2016-01-26 9:06 PM Thank you for the addn suggestions. He is a Section A Welsh, so he is the smaller type. He is only 11.2 or 11.3 with a very refined head. My little S and Jim Warner hacks are giant on him.
I would give Shallow Creek bits a call, they built bits so I bet they could help you out. |
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