This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi List, In regard to the debate of whether to use a chain or not, and how it works best - under or over the nose - I must add this. For years we used chains (stud chains as they're called around here). Never could get the things to work very well. It seemed the horses either ignored them or got mad when we used them. Several times we asked and were shown by different people the "proper" way to use them. Still no good. A few years ago I went to a Wil Howe clinic and learned to use what is called a "cowboy halter" - a rope halter with a double rope (braided) noseband and knots at the cheekbone and under the chin. They work great! No more pulling and misbehaving. The halter is light enough that the horse is not hampered by it if he is behaving, but the knots bump him on the chin and cheekbones if he acts up. We use them all the time, except for picketing (it is made of rope and could cause damage if an unattended horse became tangled in his rope) and showing. Mary == Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
