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Jeffery L. Priest
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Username: bowdyj
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 - 7:35 pm: |   |
What is met by the term soft mouth? |
Vicki
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Username: kpaint
Post Number: 314
Registered: 3-2009
| | Posted on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 - 8:02 pm: | |
I thought it meant a sensitive (horse) mouth. One that took just the slightest communication to achieve the desired result. |
Angie KJ
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Username: ajudson1
Post Number: 355
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 - 9:35 pm: | |
All horses start out with soft, sensitive, mouths. When we see/feel resistance, I believe it's because we are asking too strongly for their level of training. A young horse will seem to fight the rein(s) but it because the bit is causing pain.
I think the term soft mouth should be thrown out, and "soft body" be used as it is more accurate? Just as the term hard mouth is not a hard mouth, but rather a whole horse resistant body. A horse not conditioned or schooled slowly will appear to have a hard mouth because he's showing resistance.
Why are you asking Jeffery? A horse you own? Or are considering buying perhaps? |
Fran C
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Username: canter
Post Number: 2214
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 - 7:41 am: | |
In addition to what Vicki and Angie post, I think a horse with a soft mouth is one who softly chews the bit during work, without locking up its jaw or using the bit to lean into. |
bowdyj
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Username: bowdyj
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 - 7:13 pm: | |
Thanks for the info, we thinking about buying. I haven't been around them for a long time. I am certain I will have more questions |
