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~Krystal Rodeo Grl~ Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2014-01-04 5:27 PM Subject: Headgear Question
Veteran Posts: 237	I have a first down dash/ easily smashed filly and when I push her to the first a little and go to throttle her down she wants to throw her head up and take about a half stride by. She is extremely broke (and I know what broke is, family has reined cow horses) and I've done lots of rating excersizes. Tried a loose tiedown and she hates is so I got a flat leather bonnet one since she naturally moves with her nose tipped out and she dislikes it. I went from a snaffle to a goostree delight with the inch or so gag and now to a medium shank ed wright or trammel. She works awesome in a German martingale but I feel like I can't use that forever. How many of you run in a German martingale? I bought a tender touch combination and she seems to like it. Second question. Can you use a German martingale with a combination bit?
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barrelbasher Reg. Apr 2007	Posted 2014-01-04 6:05 PM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
Expert Posts: 1440 Location: Texas	I am in pretty much the same boat so anxious to here responses
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cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-01-04 7:19 PM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	I have ran years in a German martingale. With your horse the thing that stands out is she naturally runs with her head tipped out. To me this horse is running unbalanced, I have never seen a horse run naturally with their head tipped to one side. My guess she is hurting somewhere and is bracing for the pain.
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WrapSnap Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-01-04 7:25 PM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
I AM being nice Posts: 4396 Location: MD	cheryl makofka - 2014-01-04 7:19 PM I have ran years in a German martingale. With your horse the thing that stands out is she naturally runs with her head tipped out. To me this horse is running unbalanced, I have never seen a horse run naturally with their head tipped to one side. My guess she is hurting somewhere and is bracing for the pain. Maybe I read that differently, but I took it to mean that she "pokes" her nose.
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~Krystal Rodeo Grl~ Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2014-01-05 12:51 AM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
Veteran Posts: 237	I meant tipped forward. Not to one side. Sorry for the wording.
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daisycake123 Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2014-01-05 7:30 AM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
Sock Snob Posts: 3021	How old is she maybe she has a fusing hock, or she has sore stifle.
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~Krystal Rodeo Grl~ Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2014-01-06 10:50 PM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
Veteran Posts: 237	She turned 5. I noticed a clicking noise just the other day on her left hock or stifle. Not sure if that's a tendon or the joints? I'll go get an xray of her hocks.
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Honeymoney Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2014-01-06 10:58 PM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
Fire Ant Peddler Posts: 2881	I run in a German Martingale and a Jr Cowhorse. Talked to Don Wasson the other day and asked him if he thought I could use his teardrop combination bit with the German Martingale and it said go for it. That came from the bit maker.
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~Krystal Rodeo Grl~ Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2014-01-06 11:07 PM Subject: RE: Headgear Question
Veteran Posts: 237	Thank you honeymoney.
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