Karen Thomas wrote: > I do have a couple of mullen-mouth snaffles which I have used at times - > not happy mouths - and a couple of mullen-mouth short-shanked pelhams. The > Pelhams are actually pretty mild, just slight poll pressure, especially if > you only use the reins on the snaffle ring and ride with only light contact. > Thanks, Karen! Why are the mullen Pelhams milder than a plain mullen? The same site I'm looking at has mullen Pelhams as well. Do the longer sidebars act like a full cheek but without the snag potential? Do you just leave the smaller bottom rings unattached to reins? > The full-cheeks are the hardest to slip through, but they can be weapons if > the horse slings his head and happens to catch a person. I've seen the full cheeks slip through with a trainer. Luckily the horse just stood there quietly till she fixed it but it could have been nasty. > Overall, I guess I prefer d-rings, followed by eggbutts. Why the D-rings over eggbutts? Milder?
Thanks, Trish
