If your horse is not too vicious, you should go into the stall with him. Find out  where he is sensitive. If he doesn’t want to be touched about the ears, work down  about the nose first; as his fear stops, work up about the ears.

Touch them very gently  at first and, as soon as he will stand it, stroke them faster and a little more carelessly;  then lay your right arm over his neck and press down slowly until his nose is nearly to  the ground, all the time keeping his attention with your left hand by stroking his nose  and forehead.

Should the horse be extremely bad, take him out of the stable, catch hold of the tail  with your left hand, and the halter with your right, and whirl him around eight or ten  times.

This will make him so dizzy that he will stand perfectly quiet!

After you are able to put on the bridle without force, repeat several times, holding his  attention by giving him a little corn. He should be bridled very carefully for a few  times.

Bridling a colt is a bit different…Do not attempt to bridle the colt until you have given it the Confidence Lesson.

Take  the bridle, which has neither rein nor hitching strap in the right hand, and start away  from the colt’s left shoulder.

As the colt approaches you, reach out the bridle and say,  “Take Bit.” Make it easy for the colt to take the bit the first few times; remove the bit,  and as soon as it moves its head toward the bridle, caress it, or reward it, by giving it a  little oats, apple or something it likes.

After it reaches out a time or two and takes the  bit, stop working with it for that day.

The next day, take it to the same spot and continue the treatment until it will come to  you at command, “Come Here,” and then at the command, “Take Bit,” it will obey.

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Originally posted 2008-06-09 10:25:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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1. Start first with the halter on the horse and safely tied. You may have the horse in tide with a lead rope or cross-ties with a panic snap or a quick release knot.

2. Undo the halter on the horse, then slide the noseband down over the horse’s nose and then slip the crown back up just over your horse’s ears. In this way, your horse will be secured will putting the bridle on. After which, stand beside the horse’s neck, facing forward with your left hand holding the bridle and then, slip the reins up over your horse’s neck.

3. After slipping the reins up over your horse’s neck, hold the bridle up over your horse’s nose with your right hand. Using your left fingers, you hold the bit against his mouth and then insert your thumb into the space that is between the front and the back teeth. If your horse is a bit resistant, wiggle your thumb to encourage the horse to open his mouth wider. Then, slide the bit in and also lift the bridle higher using your left hand so that your horse can not spit the bit back out. Yet, be careful not to knock the bit on your horse’s teeth.

4. After which, grasp the crown of your horse’s bridle using your left hand and with your right hand gently bend your horse’s right ear forward and then slip it under the crown.

5. Then, switch your grasp of the horse’s bridle again to you right hand and using your left hand; gently slip the left ear under the crown. However, do not try to pull the bride too high, thus pulling on your horse’s mouth.

6. Afterwards, do up the throatlatch of the horse’s bridle. To help your horse flex his neck properly, do not do the throatlatch up tightly; just leave about 4 inches slack. To make sure it is not done tightly, your hands should be able to slip, palm flat down, between the strap and to your horse’s jaws.

However, if you are using a figure-eight, garkle noseband or flash, leave at least 2 fingers width between the lower jaw of your horse and the strap. And if you are using a curb bit for your horse, you will most likely need to do up the curb chain or strap and leave the width of your two fingers between the chain and the lower jaw of your horse. Just remember that leaving the chain too tight or loose can make the action of your horse’s bit or the chain more severe. Also, if you are using a bit that has a port in it, the bit could rotate up and hurt the top of your horse’s mouth. So, be careful on this one.

After doing all of these, slip the halter off your horse, tidy the mane and forelock and you are now ready to go.

Originally posted 2009-03-19 15:21:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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