Our small and old (19) pony has a missing tooth and a wave jaw. His mouth is small anyway, and now that DC2 is riding him he DC2 is a much more gung-ho rider than DC1 was on him and I worry that he is being socked in the mouth a little. I saw an advert for bitless bridles and it got me thinking that one might be quite good for our pony. The crossover style seem to operate with steering by exerting pressure on the sides of the face via the noseband, and much of his steering atm is carried out as a function of him wearing a large full cheeked snaffle. Brakes are never a problem with this pony (his best pace is standing still!) but he currently wears grass reins as he is capable of catapulting even a skilful small rider over his ears from as fast as canter if he spots a tasty bit of grass.
Has anyone used a bitless bridle with a small and set in its ways pony before? How would I attach grass reins? Am I resigning my child to a future of no control over the pony at all?
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Backinthebox · 18/06/2018 10:04
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