{"id":104,"date":"2009-01-15T11:24:35","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T17:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2009-01-15T11:24:35","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T17:24:35","slug":"giving-to-the-bit-when-in-the-saddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/giving-to-the-bit-when-in-the-saddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving To The Bit When In The Saddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/authover.css\" media=\"screen\" \/>\r\n\t       <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/simplemodel.css\" media=\"screen\"\/>\r\n\t          <script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n\tsrc=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery-1.7.2.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery.simplemodal.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/authover.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar jq = jQuery.noConflict();\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction openPopup(url,width,height,delay,useajax,iframe,exitt){\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\talert(url);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tauthover.configure({\r\n\t\t\t\t\tiFrameAttribute : {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\" : \"autFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"id\" : \"authFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"src\" : \"http:\/\/wikipedia.com\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"height\" : \"100%\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"width\" : \"100%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\tmodalContent : url,\r\n\t\t\t\twidth : width,\r\n\t\t\t\theight : height,\r\n\t\t\t\tdelay : delay,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupUseAjax: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\ttargetUseIframe: iframe,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupIsRedirect: useajax,\r\n\t\t\t\texitAlertText: exitt\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\tauthover.triggerModal();\r\nreturn false;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><strong>&#8220;Giving To The Bit When In The Saddle&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horse owners often have trouble with<br \/>\ntheir horse giving to the bit when in the<br \/>\nsaddle.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a good technique to use now<br \/>\nand then.<\/p>\n<p>As you&#8217;re sitting in the saddle, pull<br \/>\nthe rein back a bit to the fork of the saddle.<\/p>\n<p>Then hold it there.<\/p>\n<p>Just hold it.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t pull more.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t release. (yet)<\/p>\n<p>If your horse needs to improve on<br \/>\ngiving to the bit, your horse may push on<br \/>\nit at first.<\/p>\n<p>Understand that it&#8217;s okay if he does.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because any pressure the horse puts on<br \/>\nthe bit is pressure &#8220;HE&#8221; did.<\/p>\n<p>But as soon as he gives, let go of the<br \/>\nreins.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s cheating to lift up the reins every<br \/>\ntime they give.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t keep taking his head.<\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re holding that rein against<br \/>\nyour saddle fork your horse will either give or<br \/>\ntry to take away his face.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s him that does it.<\/p>\n<p>You are giving them a simple problem to<br \/>\nfigure out.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is when they push on the bit<br \/>\nit&#8217;s uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Then he has to figure out if he should<br \/>\npush more to make it stop&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>he has to figure out that if he &#8220;doesn&#8217;t&#8221;<br \/>\npush on the bit, the discomfort goes away.<\/p>\n<p>And THAT&#8217;S what you want him to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>You see, if you keep pulling on the bit after<br \/>\nhe gives (it&#8217;s called cheating), then he&#8217;ll not learn<br \/>\nthere&#8217;s any relief after he gives.<\/p>\n<p>This is how Linda Braddy explains it in her<br \/>\nDVD.\u00a0 And if you want to read about her,<br \/>\nclick on the following:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-brady.html<\/p>\n<p>Think about it.<\/p>\n<p>There are only two places a horse can move<br \/>\nwhen bit pressure is applied.<\/p>\n<p>He can push on it.<\/p>\n<p>Or he can NOT push on it.<\/p>\n<p>Why would he push on it?<\/p>\n<p>Answer:\u00a0 Why Not?<\/p>\n<p>Heck, he&#8217;s just trying to be comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s natural for him to push on it because<br \/>\nit&#8217;s an instinctual thing. He&#8217;s just tryin&#8217; to push<br \/>\nit away so he can get comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all.<\/p>\n<p>He just hasn&#8217;t learned that to NOT push<br \/>\non it is the key to comfort.<\/p>\n<p>So if you hold your hand steady on that<br \/>\nsaddle fork and wait for him to give, that&#8217;ll help<br \/>\nyou teach him to give.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember not to cheat and keep taking<br \/>\nhis face because he won&#8217;t know that giving his face<br \/>\ncreates relief for him.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-brady.html<\/p>\n<p>OK &#8211; go forth, work with your horses..but stay safe!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. If you haven&#8217;t seen it yet &#8211; we have a small supply<br \/>\nof Beery 4-Way Bits in stock.\u00a0 Get yours while you can:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/BeeryBit.html<\/p>\n<p>P.P.S. 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