Dually halter

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Anyone used one? I'm hand walking my horse daily as she's on month 6 of box rest for a fracture. I'm using a bridle and ACP but she explodes occasionally so have looked at a dually; would that add more control than a bridle (with lunge line over poll)?

She's a difficult loader so I'd use it for that eventually too.

I got one for my occasionally bolshy Section D. Works well, he respects it and we have retired from the grass skiing time trials :D

Got one for youngster who was a bit of a handful, and one for big boldly Belgian Draft who was a lot of a handful. They are brilliant when you use 'pressure on, pressure off' definitely recommend

My gelding used to drag me and nip when trying to turn him out when I first got him. It's a training and confidence issue with him but until I got a handle on that (novice owner) the dually gave me the control and safety I needed. Two years later I use the dually for groundwork only and he's in a normal head collar for leading.

Another vote for the dually - when I first got my grey he dragged me everywhere and was an absolute pig to load. I used to lead him in a chifney but had some help with him and now only use the dually to load - even then I mostly use it as a normal head collar. You do need to understand how it works for it to be properly effective, YouTube is quite good for demonstrations.....

I’m not sure it would be better than a bridle in your current circumstances though but worth a try!

I have a knotted rope halter for the one that is a bit pushy (not the actual Dually, as the generic rope halters are cheaper) and I find it much more effective than trying to lead him in just a headcollar.

However, he has recently come off box rest and the only thing he would even half listen to was a chifney. We still had explosions in the early days but at least he was handle-able - in just the halter or ordinary bridle one of us would have got hurt one way or another! When used correctly they are a game changer! (and they DO need to be used correctly or they can cause damage).

Thanks all, I'm going to get one.

My mare isn't bad enough for a chifney, she's perfectly behaved 90% of the time (albeit doped up!), so I don't want to use anything too harsh.

They are a useful tool but you need to be quick with applying the pressure at the right time and even quicker with the release when you get the desired reaction for them to be really effective in my opinion, like all enhanced aids you do run the risk of just frustrating, hurting and/or worrying your horse if misapplied. Sorry if this is teaching you to suck eggs but if it was me I might ask someone experienced or really good with groundwork just to walk around with you and her for half an hour or so and show you the best way to use it. Hopefully a few brisk corrections and she'll remember her manners anyway!