For the same reason I drop the double bridle as soon as possible: ?this extra gear simply conceals otherwise glaring resistances and the incompleteness of the horse’s training. ?This is not to say I may not use a loose cavesson/noseband as a temporary aid with a horse en route toContinue Reading
In short, because I can. ?Eventually, I no longer need to rely on the snaffle to position the horse’s neck. ?As a Baucherist, I do not use “traction” on the bridoon to effect a fixed poll, because a poll that is “fixed”?as a result of being carried by the riderContinue Reading
Sure you will. ?Think of “Lifting the Neck” as merely Part 1 of the “Neck Control Continuum”. Our finished horse should be happy to travel in whatever frame we ask – from upright and highly collected, to dropped and extended – and with a vertical face in either position, shouldContinue Reading
If your horse is “above the bit”, the problem is you, plain and simple. “Above the bit” describes a scenario where the horse seeks to escape contact from your hands by raising his neck and head – generally assuming a stargazing profile with his face, and effecting perhaps a ‘ewe-neck’Continue Reading
