tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post1234370512970215601..comments2024-01-02T08:26:46.412-08:00Comments on Suisan: For SxKitten and her daughterSuisanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08005006529585506127noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-57202979976238377802007-12-10T21:05:00.000-08:002007-12-10T21:05:00.000-08:00Oh, yeah. Converters are odd things. Though maybe...Oh, yeah. Converters are odd things. Though maybe it's that mix of snaffle and curb rein that some people like (or not having to use two reins - in which case, I agree about not using a pelham at all).<BR/><BR/>Double bridles aren't illegal in the hunters, but are so rarely seen that they might very well be considered unconventional (which, yes, ironic, but that's the way things have evolved).<...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15503928403374410112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-58702669174679569292007-12-10T12:50:00.000-08:002007-12-10T12:50:00.000-08:00Yeah, I usually see pelhams ridden in "dee" rein a...Yeah, I usually see pelhams ridden in "dee" rein adapters. At which point you're basically riding the curb and using the whole thing as some weird leverage device. That's why I put "snaffle" in quotes when I talked about it being the extra rein.<BR/><BR/>When I was bouncing around on lesson ponies, they all had Pelhams. When we bought our own horses, we were told to put them in pelhams for Suisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005006529585506127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-12523179149754857992007-12-10T11:44:00.000-08:002007-12-10T11:44:00.000-08:00Sticking the second 'snaffle' rein on there does n...<I>Sticking the second 'snaffle' rein on there does no one any good.</I><BR/><BR/>But the second rein isn't a snaffle rein -- it's a curb rein.<BR/><BR/>I don't like kimberwickes because it seems to me all you do is ride off the curb with it.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say a pelham "refines", but I would use one on a well trained horse that needed a leverage bit*. I say it's a refinement tool because I...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15503928403374410112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-16409465718856869372007-12-10T06:43:00.000-08:002007-12-10T06:43:00.000-08:00Rode my horses for years in a pelham before I knew...Rode my horses for years in a pelham before I knew what I was doing. Won't ever ride another horse in one.<BR/><BR/>If you want a curb action on a horse, you should simply USE a curb bit. Sticking the second 'snaffle' rein on there does no one any good. It just muddles everything up.<BR/><BR/>For a horse who needs "more" bit than a eggbutt snaffle, I'm a fan of the full cheek. One hunter mare we Suisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005006529585506127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-42414850455045219472007-12-10T04:41:00.000-08:002007-12-10T04:41:00.000-08:00And spurs are wicked things, with a good tame anim...<I>And spurs are wicked things, with a good tame animal you shouldn't need them.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, spurs are refinement tools (as are pelhams (though I agree about kimberwickes)). Not their fault they're misused. ;) They're really not for beginners or riders with loose legs or horses that don't know what leg means.<BR/><BR/>Great post. <BR/><BR/><I>lengthen into the horse's movements and ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15503928403374410112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-4197107746552600632007-12-09T09:13:00.000-08:002007-12-09T09:13:00.000-08:00That first rider is getting VERY bad advice.Her st...That first rider is getting VERY bad advice.<BR/><BR/>Her stirrups are too short, she's wearing spurs AND she's got a curb/snaffle combo bit. (Hence the two reins)I highly doubt she's in a true double bridle which has two independent bits in the mouth, so it's some sort of pelham or kimberwicke. Those are useless -- every time you steer you're jabbing the horse with the curb chain and asking him Suisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005006529585506127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-48539376172230727732007-12-09T01:36:00.000-08:002007-12-09T01:36:00.000-08:00I took riding as a kid to get over my fear of hors...I took riding as a kid to get over my fear of horses, and after horse camp I knew a lot, but still decided to leave horse riding to braver souls than I. Watching the first vid I could tell her stirrups were too short, and yes she seemed a bit all over - but the big thing I noticed was : She needs a frigging sports bra!! Ouch ouch ouch!! And spurs are wicked things, with a good tame animal you Lyvviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660287093457746992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14782628.post-81734206705397283252007-12-08T18:20:00.000-08:002007-12-08T18:20:00.000-08:00Those videos are excellent - thank you. A lot. I d...Those videos are excellent - thank you. A lot. I don't have great expectations for my own riding career (I'll be happy if I just get to shamble around the ring a couple of times a month without falling off), but the Kid Who Needs An Online Nickname is fairly serious (and her father's willing to indulge her completely, hang the expense). I'll show her this as soon as she gets home, and I'm going Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303964406986534369noreply@blogger.com