[sarahblue]

I ordered a dr.cook the other day, so I’ll let you all know how it goes next week! Of course we’ll try her single for a while, but she is a smart, steady mare, so I don’t think she’ll have any issues catching on to the new ideas. It will be interesting to see if/how it goes as a team…her team mate is not so experienced (he is getting there!), so we will stick to our regular bitted bridle for him.

[sarahblue]

Thanks, Jim. Any specific kind of bridle you have used? I’ve been looking at the Dr. Cook bitless bridle.

I think it is worth a shot, since I think it will be several weeks until the wound on her tongue heals and it would allow us to get her out working again so she doesn’t lose too much condition before the season really gets going.

[sarahblue]

Good point….I thought after I posted, that it might seem a funny idea for that very reason. I should clarify…the run away was a combo of a spook & human error (lines were not in hand). In general, she is a very steady, responsive lead mare, which is the only reason I would consider bitless as an option.

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