Ever have those days when you are asking and asking and asking your horse to soften into a round frame and he just. won’t. do. it? Maybe it’s time to check the where abouts of your hands.
Horses that have a single jointed bit{one that “folds” in the middle}, like every other horse, require you to hold your hands just above the whithers so that there is a straight line from your elbow to their mouths. Basic stuff, I know, but there is a very good reason for this.
If you hold your hands to high, the bit will swivel in the horse’s mouth and jab into his tongue. If you hold your hands too low{guilty of this one I must confess!} the bit will swivel and jab your horse in the roof of his mouth where the soft palette is. Ouch!
Well, no wonder Copper chucks his head in the air and complains when my hands drop too low… Thumbs up, hands above the whithers, steady as she goes!
See ya!
bonita
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