Comments on: How do you make a horse put the bit from a bridle in it’s mouth? http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:37:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: FarmGirl13 http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth/comment-page-1#comment-2958 FarmGirl13 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:47:59 +0000 http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth#comment-2958 just clean it between uses. I train rescues for a horses rescue in my area. I foster some and keep some;) but I have a personal mare who was a rescue I kept and she hated to take the bit. basically you can do several things, you can put your finger in the corner of the mouth press down on the tongue which forces the mouth open or you can back the horse up so its bum is almost touching your fence. this way the horse cannot back away. I do this out of habit when I tack horses up anyways but after you do that use you right hand with the bridle use your elbow to have the horse lower its head slowly using your left hand on the bit tell your horse to open while you lower the bit. if she throws her head the bit will pop her on the nose which she will not like making it easier to have her just accept it. my horses I just say open and they do, if not stick your left hand index finger in her mouth and slip the bit in. good luck<br><b>References : </b><br> just clean it between uses. I train rescues for a horses rescue in my area. I foster some and keep some;) but I have a personal mare who was a rescue I kept and she hated to take the bit. basically you can do several things, you can put your finger in the corner of the mouth press down on the tongue which forces the mouth open or you can back the horse up so its bum is almost touching your fence. this way the horse cannot back away. I do this out of habit when I tack horses up anyways but after you do that use you right hand with the bridle use your elbow to have the horse lower its head slowly using your left hand on the bit tell your horse to open while you lower the bit. if she throws her head the bit will pop her on the nose which she will not like making it easier to have her just accept it. my horses I just say open and they do, if not stick your left hand index finger in her mouth and slip the bit in. good luck
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]]> By: Kay M http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth/comment-page-1#comment-2957 Kay M Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:27:59 +0000 http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth#comment-2957 I had a horse that was hard to bridle once. I used a humane twitch on her one time and after that one time I never had any problems bridling her again -without the aid of a twitch! If you dont feel comfortable twitching, heres a how-to video that will show you how to do it without one!: Go here and scroll down the video log to problem bridling http://www.statelinetack.com/english-tack/1000/ Good luck :)<br><b>References : </b><br> I had a horse that was hard to bridle once. I used a humane twitch on her one time and after that one time I never had any problems bridling her again -without the aid of a twitch!

If you dont feel comfortable twitching, heres a how-to video that will show you how to do it without one!:
Go here and scroll down the video log to problem bridling
http://www.statelinetack.com/english-tack/1000/

Good luck :)
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]]> By: juicie http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth/comment-page-1#comment-2956 juicie Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:55:59 +0000 http://www.macombhomeless.com/bridle/how-do-you-make-a-horse-put-the-bit-from-a-bridle-in-its-mouth#comment-2956 Persistents. Your the boss not the horse. It would really suck to spend money into a new bridle and have her not put the bit her mouth. Does she ride well with a bitless bridle?<br><b>References : </b><br> Persistents. Your the boss not the horse. It would really suck to spend money into a new bridle and have her not put the bit her mouth. Does she ride well with a bitless bridle?
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