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Post by mountaingoat on Jan 4, 2008 14:52:04 GMT 1
OH mega swooning about the household cavalry - especially when they stripped down to just their shorts to go swimming in the sea with their neddies I think I can understand how a noseband could support their jaw... that's quite a clever idea really. But hopefully we won't go hurtling into things at top speed! Certainly not at the top of my to-do list
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Post by misty on Jan 4, 2008 15:30:27 GMT 1
We ride Western so don't have a noseband......but.....think I'll keep one in my pocket in case we meet the cavalry in the forest (they came to Norfolk once a year). Mind you with our nippy little horses they will probably want us to to be gallopers or trackers
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Post by rhillahorse on Jan 4, 2008 15:59:35 GMT 1
The purpose of mine is to have a Hi Viz band attached to it.
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Post by horsey123 on Jan 4, 2008 16:24:25 GMT 1
i dont use them i think big white blazes look better with out them
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Post by beckie on Jan 4, 2008 16:53:23 GMT 1
I thought Ebs looked better without (big white blaze!) but recently when having a jumping lesson she was throwing her head up and opening her mouth when going round corners to jumps and my instructor said to put a noseband on her, I think it has helped her keep her mouth shut actually, controls the jaw a bit perhaps?? I rode her in a flash when I trialled her and she (And I) hated it, so are not doing that again, but think I'll keep the cavesson for the moment as it does seem to give a teensy bit more control also I have a nice pink hi viz band on it!!
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Post by lizziee on Jan 4, 2008 17:01:02 GMT 1
Cavesson noseband does absolutely nothing by itself - I don't use one as it's just one more thing to clean
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Post by Louise C on Jan 4, 2008 17:06:19 GMT 1
I don't have one on at all. I do have a cavesson somewhere which I did stick on the first day of a clinic in the summer but it didn't seem to lie very well against the headpiece so took it off after that! Flynn hasn't got a blaze - but has got a very pretty head so I do like to show it off!
I thought the original cavalry reason for having them was so they could take the bit out of the mouth and clip a rope onto the noseband and the horses could eat without a bit in the way? Never heard of the broken jaw method - but it does kind of make sense!!!!
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Post by startsmart on Jan 4, 2008 17:11:05 GMT 1
I use a grackle, purely because my horse can bolt and when he does he crosses his jaw to do so. The grackle also has a different pressure area to the flash meaning with babies or younger horses whos teeth are coming through its easier and nicer for them then a flash.
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Post by horsey123 on Jan 4, 2008 17:21:31 GMT 1
welcome to the dg "startsmart"
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Post by Cheryl Walmsley on Jan 4, 2008 18:27:52 GMT 1
Don't use one
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Post by ukshowjumper on Jan 4, 2008 18:51:02 GMT 1
I used to use a flash on my old mare because despite regular teeth checks she when excited (fast hacking/hunting and jumping) she would open her mouth and pull her head down, obviously something she learnt with a smaller jockey to get away from them. I found it gave me the extra help to keep her head where it should be and in turn keep better brakes.
Ruby wears a cavesson mostly because it's on her bridle and I'm too lazy to take it off but also I like the look of her head with one. It's nice a loose so doesn't interfer and I'm waiting for the dentist so I don't even want to tighten the cavesson just in case. Once she's all checked I may put a flash on to jump as she can get very strong and open her mouth a bit, especially XC. However we're doing lots of flatwork schooling which I'm hoping will help and she won't need it.
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Post by sara on Jan 4, 2008 19:03:18 GMT 1
as long as your nosebands are just normal calvassons they have no purpose
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