Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-23 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Lynn Kinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, having a halter and leadrope on the horse in addition to the > headstall and reins is yet another piece of equipment (why I generally > use a halter-headstall), but it is so much kinder to the horse. I loop a piece

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Feb 22, 2008, at 7:20 PM, Karen Thomas wrote: I ride with the halter bridle, but use a couple of different actual halters (Parelli rope and nylon web) for trailering, tying, leading, presenting to the vets, etc > > Me too - except that I really won't tie a horse in anything excep

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> I ride with the halter bridle, but use a couple of different actual >>> halters (Parelli rope and nylon web) for trailering, tying, leading, >>> presenting to the vets, etc Me too - except that I really won't tie a horse in anything except for a breakaway (leather crown) halter - that's all

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Nancy Sturm
> I used to have a combo, but then I thought if > something happened to my halter like while trailering, > I would not have a bridle to ride in. I ride with the halter bridle, but use a couple of different actual halters (Parelli rope and nylon web) for trailering, tying, leading, presenting to

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread susan cooper
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I've gotten spoiled to the halter/bridle/sidepull combinations.<< I used to have a combo, but then I thought if something happened to my halter like while trailering, I would not have a bridle to ride in. So now, I have a halter, and a simple wester

RE: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Watch this horse's mouth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg9PdIP0QhQ I do not "get" Walter Feldman. His horses are always breaking gait (no matter if he's riding or someone else), and they seem antsy and resistant. The riders are frequently bouncing too. That horse doesn't look comfortable

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Karen Thomas
>>>Yes, having a halter and leadrope on the horse in addition to the >>>headstall and reins is yet another piece of equipment (why I generally >>>use a halter-headstall), but it is so much kinder to the horse. We used to simply leave a halter under the headstall, but I've gotten spoiled to the

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Nancy Sturm
(why I generally > use a halter-headstall), but it is so much kinder to the horse. Me too. I have come to really like these, even though I was once a leather purist. I can just unsnap my reins and hook them to the halter and even drop the bit if the horse needs to have her mouth free to eat o

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Feb 21, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Judy Ryder wrote: > Watch this horse's mouth: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg9PdIP0QhQ > The thing that makes me cringe when I watch these videos (and many other exampoles where the horse is being led from the ground or tied (as in cowboy movies) is that the r

RE: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Judy, >>>Watch this horse's mouth: Not just his mouth, but also his tail. You can see when she 'relaxed' the pull on the reins, his mouth stops (at least in terms of what you can see) and so does his tail. He is a nice looking horse and not very happy with the riding and /or tack fit. When

Re: [IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Nancy Sturm
What a lovely horse at liberty. And I do like the gentle way the trainer has of putting the reins over the head and neck. Hhhhmm unless that suggests the horse wouldn't tolerate having them flipped blithely over. After that ... it looks as if he has to steady both the pony and the saddle for

[IceHorses] Mouth Motion

2008-02-22 Thread Judy Ryder
Watch this horse's mouth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg9PdIP0QhQ Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com