tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post8396716149538552687..comments2024-03-19T12:21:26.767-06:00Comments on Gray Flannel Horses: Hacked!Gray Flannel Horseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-90839092786277984162019-09-11T11:57:16.881-06:002019-09-11T11:57:16.881-06:00She listens to my body quite well and I do try to ...She listens to my body quite well and I do try to move her around a lot using mostly leg, but once she sets her neck she's not wanting to soften up again. Very different from when she has a bit in her mouth!Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-12003116434290110712019-09-11T11:55:51.433-06:002019-09-11T11:55:51.433-06:00Yeah, this will probably be used for fun rides, li...Yeah, this will probably be used for fun rides, like steering with the neck strap. Good for a change, not good to influence how the horse moves.Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-31172056046853210672019-09-11T11:54:17.529-06:002019-09-11T11:54:17.529-06:00We're going to stick with her regular bit for ...We're going to stick with her regular bit for now - Phantom hasn't been too pissy... yet.Gray Flannel Horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798379736435785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-39536056728077902922019-09-11T11:23:09.383-06:002019-09-11T11:23:09.383-06:00nice! i bought that version hackamore for a friend...nice! i bought that version hackamore for a friend for christmas one year and she loves it! but yea, many hackamores aren't the greatest for steering, and i'm with you on not really loving doing flatwork in them (tho i actually really like jumping charlie in the hack... if only he didn't require the flat work to warm up!). we use our hackamore pretty regularly tho, mostly for trail rides or conditioning/speed work type rides, or if i'm just off on a fun ride with friends like a hunter pace or something. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-53844923858781288182019-09-11T07:13:24.520-06:002019-09-11T07:13:24.520-06:00I've always been tempted to try a hackamore, a...I've always been tempted to try a hackamore, and I've never seen the flower one so that's interesting! Hope you find something that works for the kid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-30496217612510399282019-09-09T13:36:38.209-06:002019-09-09T13:36:38.209-06:00*rebalance, lol*rebalance, lolThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032959771863953766.post-1291608356489181012019-09-09T13:36:16.702-06:002019-09-09T13:36:16.702-06:00B is very very fussy with her mouth, so half halts...B is very very fussy with her mouth, so half halts etc to resemblance are much more my body than rein. I try for roundness and hind leg activation through moving her body around (shoulder in on a circle is good) and lots of transitions, plus so, so much leg and core. Poles can help too. On a good day, that is - some days we seem destined to plow around on the forehand despite all my best efforts :)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.com