--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > Sallys mare and my mare do the same thing out on the trail, they
> are
> > both very competitive....Sallys mare can froth at the mouth,
> mouth
> > gaping open if she is not ahead, and thats riding her in a halter
> and
> > leadrope.....mine will do the same thing....they are competitive
> and
> > thats what their mouths do....independant from a bit or noseband.
>
> I would love to see pictures and video of this!
>
> Can you get some to share with us?
>
>
> > What I am saying is that I have sen the same thing happen,
> without
> > the tight noseband and bits.....so it might not always be because
> of
> > them.
>
> While that could be possible; it may not be probable.
>
> Do you think, personally, looking at all the photos and video, that
> the
> horses are OK with having their breathing restricted?
>
> How do you think they might feel if they see reining horses working
> so hard
> without having to deal with that restriction?
>
> While I don't want to argue about it, I would not like to see it
> covered up
> with excuses. I don't want to argue about what the people are
> doing to the
> horse; I just want to stand up FOR the horse.
>
> It boils down to: why not gait naturally? is that so hard?
>
> Why do we want to defend that type of riding?
>
>
> Judy
Well said Judy. I do not want to defend that type of riding
either....if a noseband is so tight that it limits the horses
breathing, thats kinda crazy, even counterproductive of what the
rider even wants really. How well could the horse preform if its
oxygen was limited and the horse could not get enough.
What I have noticed is I have seen the same type of look from a horse
without the use of those things from time to time, so it made me
wonder what is going on to cause that. I do think it is from tack
that is used inappropiatley, and now I also think there are other
reasons, as I have seen it.
Our mares are up at our Ka'u pasture with their big herd....when we
bring them back home with their babies I will get a picture out to
you. It is hysterical these 2 mares....my one, will bite at our
Kawasaki mule if she thinks its too far ahead...something I am
working on as I do not want that behavior to transfer to trail
riding. Anyway, these 2 must have a big competitive spirit, built in
as I have done Nothing to bring that out of my mare. Sallys mare
came that way from California (Imported from Iceland)
When we introduce riders to our horses here, we emphsize riding with
our seat....not using the bit to stop....my seat can ask my horse do
do anything, turn, stop, go, slow down, back up. Sometimes it is a
foreign concept (it was for me 5 years ago...I was a passenger on my
appy babysitter)
Skye
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