Horse Talk

[ChickenLover200]

Eli already grabs the rope sometimes, so I didn't think it would do much difference. Where would I get a rubber bit? Is it a rubber coated normal one or just plain rubber?

 

[Bunnylady]

"Happy mouth" designs are a metal bit covered in rubber, but there are plain rubber bits as well. Some people consider them just a training bit, but if a horse accepts it without chewing on it, others will use it when riding or driving. The problem I see with them is that they are rather thick (the "happy mouth" type even more so), and there is only so much room in a mini's mouth.

 

[ChickenLover200]

"Happy mouth" designs are a metal bit covered in rubber, but there are plain rubber bits as well. Some people consider them just a training bit, but if a horse accepts it without chewing on it, others will use it when riding or driving. The problem I see with them is that they are rather thick (the "happy mouth" type even more so), and there is only so much room in a mini's mouth.  

ive heard of the happy mouth ones. a friend of mine tried one in her horse and she didn't like it. she said the horse hated it. thought hat was strange since it is called happy mouth. lol. Do you think it would hurt to just use the rope then?

 

[Bunnylady]

If you are just trying to get across to him that he needs to accept the fact that you can put something in his mouth, and that you aren't going to hurt him when you do so, it seems to me like it can be workable.

 

[ChickenLover200]

Ok. Great! Here's hoping it works....

 

[chicken19]

My horse ised to do that.
Make your fingers stoff and poke him in the side of the nose or poke there with the handle of the crop, if you have one.
My gelding stopped doing that after that.
The key is to never let him get away with that.
I don't think that a different bit would fix it either.

 

[abigalerose]

So I've been trying to think of a name for my farm, since I'm going to be raising dogs, and training horses, and a few other little things later on (goat milk soap, etc.) I thought I'd need a name so I can make a Facebook page and stuff. What I want to do is "J.R. Ranch Golden Retrievers and Equine"
But is it right to call a 7 acre farm a ranch? Lol
Also my phone has been blowing up like crazy with calls about colt starting. I didn't think it'd be like this but I guess since I'm gonna be so cheap people don't mind that I don't have much experience. Few months from now my horsemanship will be drastically improved hopefully

 

[ChickenLover200]

I've been contemplating a farm name also... I'm thinking "Promised Land Farm" for mine and there's a special meaning behind it... a long story.

 

[abigalerose]

Yeah, can't decide if I want to do mine "ranch" or farm" I think ranch sounds nicer but I'm not sure if I can consider myself one

The J in mine is for June and the R is for my dog Roxy.
And Promised Land Farm sounds nice, now I wanna know the story lol

 

[ChickenLover200]

Yeah, can't decide if I want to do mine "ranch" or farm" I think ranch sounds nicer but I'm not sure if I can consider myself one

The J in mine is for June and the R is for my dog Roxy.
And Promised Land Farm sounds nice, now I wanna know the story lol

Well, I did warn ya it was a long story. Back when we first tried to buy our property, which is right across the road from our house, that's why you'll often hear me calling it "across the road", the man who owned it was going through a divorce. It took us 4 years to get the land. Then one day after almost giving up on it, our realtor called and said "it's yours!". We joked about it being promised land then like the Israelites and Moses
We had half an acre before we got it, now we have a total of 22 acres.