👇 This is a noseband that is very controversial these days. It has developed a bad rep over the years, mainly due to uneducated applications of it. For example, setting them too low and placing them on the soft nasal cartldige rather than over the bony area. Or, pulling them too tight locking thus mouth shut. Add, those 2 together, pulling the drop noseband too tight and having it set too low on the cartldige, rather than the bone, and you could accidentally break the horses nose. So how it is adjusted and set is super important!
Because of that danger, the Flash noseband, was created. It was supposed to provide a simaler effect to the drop, but have way more wiggle room for error. Especially, for newer Equestrians that hadn't fully learned the application of a drop. The Flash was also considered more pleasing to the eye.
However, saying all that, the Drop Noseband has benifits when applied correctly, high enough, with 2 fingers space in the noseband area. For instance, it doesn't lie on the cheek teeth. Some horses find that very uncomfortable. Imagine your skin being pressed against your teeth, the drop effectively eliminates that. Especially, benificial for teething youngsters. They also, hold the bit in place. Some horses really like that. And a recent study even suggested drops, surprisingly, created the least pressure on the nose of all the nosebands they tested in their study. Link in Comments to find the study.
Anyway, I did go well in my new noseband, but I will keep testing it to make sure I continue liking it over time and if I don't, my Hooman will switch me back to my normal noseband. ♥️ 🙏
Please note, I'm not saying everyone should run out and get a drop noseband. I'm merely explaining my new piece of equipment. ☺️
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Crunches are good for us horses too! This is Shannon Keyser horse Sunny! He is learning how to use, and turn on at will, his obliques and deep ab muscles to bend instead of lean into turns!! It's super hard for him, because he's never been asked to engage them before. My Hooman says when she sees him do it, she can literally feel it.
This is really going to help Sunny in his barrel patterns, because core strength is fundamental in everything us horses do! We can't lift our backs without a string core. We can't bend side to side without a strong core. We can't lift our legs higher and deeper without a strong core. The core is also where alot of our balance comes from! It connects our front and back legs together and is the support to our bridge! Improving core strength and awareness will benifit all disciplines!
My Hooman and Shannon, were so proud of Sunny finding his core for the first time and trying so hard for this lesson! 👏 👏 👏
Did you see Sunny's little ab crunches?
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Was I being BEAU-T-FULL? Yay or Nay? And yea, there's a right answer... 🤭😅
Shannon Keyser trainer/handler
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👇 OK, I have trotted in hand before, true, but it wasn't something that was worked on per say. As in, I would be run through it before an in hand class or something, but it wasn't perfected and I didn't really understand it. I'd get over excited, not understand the cues, and rush ahead and all the things that go with that. Then when I got injured and I was asked to trot in hand to check my soundness in trot, , I got to excited and couldn't do it calmly and safely. So during my in hand work coming back from my leg injury it was decided that really learning a correct trot in hand was something I needed to do! That's why this is new to me! 🙈 Even though technically I have done it before!
How do you think that in hand trot work with me is going? Am I getting it? 🤔
BTW did u hear my cute little noises when I got my treats? 😁 🥰
Oh! And how cool is it I have gotten well enough to trot in hand at all? 💪
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Hi, everyone! It has recently come to my attention that Horses can't vote. 😢. So I have decided to use my platform to get my voice heard! Please watch my video to hear my take. Thank you! 🥰 🙏
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🔊 What do you think was going on? 😯 That helicopter was flying so low!
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Hurricane 🌀 Milton Evacuation Lameness Update Post! How it's going!
Going good so far it seems like chiropractor adjustment has aided in my recovery process! Fingers 🤞! My Hooman says she hasn't seen me pick up my hind legs so much in a long time. She also said I looked far more relaxed and happy!
My Hooman will continue to monitor my progress but for this month, I'm doing the next 2 weeks on full time in hand work if my leg holds up, alot of walking, and just reestablishing basics which is always worth revisiting regardless of how advanced us horses are.
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