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| My mare is riding in a smooth D ring snaffle bit. Lately she's been bracing against the bit a lot she is also running through it even if I'm working my seat a lot and pulling back. Should I try a twisted mouth peice? Also she absolutely won't back up even if I pull on the bit a little and sit back in the seat deep. Any advice or anything? Her teeth have been floated.
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| Has she been seen by a chiropractor? If she's otherwise been working well and this is a new development I would question if she's just out and working correctly hurts. |
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| Please read this in the kind tone that I mean it in:
Don't pull on her anymore. Make sure a good equine dentist works on her soon (not just because of the bitting issue, she needs done every six months anyway). Load your horse up and take her for lessons with a professional. A good barrel racing trainer, working cow horse trainer, reining, show, even an English trainer will know how to move forward and teach you properly.
There is no shame in being uneducated, as long as you keep your mind open and learning. I have been riding and training since I was teensy, and I took lessons just a few days ago with someone much older and smarter than me. Always, always, always keep learning. |
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| Try a Chris Cox Signature Snaffle. It worked wonders for my mare. It had some weight which made her drop her head and respond. |
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Location: North Dakota | If her teeth have been checked and there are no other issues (saddle fit, chiro, etc) then she simply needs her holes fixed. She's learned to brace. If you are indeed pulling on her, that may be part of the problem. Going to a stronger bit (such as twisted wire) may temporarily improve things. But if you do not change your riding, the problem will eventually come back and come back worse.
Of course there is something to be said of horses have preferences for certain bits or mouthpieces. So you can (for example) try a double jointed mouthpiece if you were currently using a single joint. Some horses may like and respond better to certain ones. But it does still come down to training, ultimately.
I agree to take a few lessons with an experienced trainer. I've had great success personally with riding with a reining trainer. Have someone show you how you can begin to make your horse soft. While you may not end up running barrels in a snaffle with your horse, even a finished barrel horse should be soft enough and trained enough to be soft and controlled in one, IMO. |
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| She's had her teeth done about a couple of days ago. Chiropractor came out and didn't see any soreness any where. |
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| My trainer put me on this bit to start back on basics. Teeth have been done a couple days ago and a chiropractor can wout to check for soreness which he didn't find any. I use my seat a lot with her. Its just lately all the sudden she wants to brace against it and run through it. I run her in this bit without any problems. In a hackamore she has no problem but I'm trying to keep her soft with a snaffle. Definitely don't plan on going to a leverage bit. |
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| I would lean (pun intended) on your trainer then to help you fill the holes if she recommended the bit - that's what you're paying him/her to do.
But in my experience when one without any pain issues wants to brace, I've stopped riding with my legs and I'm using too much hand. Not always, but making sure I'm riding the back end is the first thing I check myself on. |
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Location: Phoenix | How's her lateral flexion? |
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