--- In [email protected], "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Here's a new Jolli special design I just saw: > http://www.astund.is/index.php? id=24&activemenu=24&prod_cat=83&catalog_item=1472 Now that's just what every tack minimalist needs - a lunging caveson with metal sides. Note what the caption reads: "The new "Jolli Caveson" A fantastic tool to work with and teach horses a friendly behavior towards basic training. Master Trainer Eyjólfur Ãsólfsson the designer of the Jolli caveson explaines the use of this effective training tool in his educational film "On Horseback"" > > Can anyone possibly see anything "natural" in what this man is doing? It's not "natural" and it's not "dressage" - but I don't know what it is. >
That lunging caveson looks similar to this Crescent Noseband: http://tinyurl.com/nuk43 They say it will put more pressure on the nose and prevent the jaw from crossing? Nice. "Friendly behavior towards basic training"? Really, it probably just controls the horse with enough force to keep them shut down, so they stop trying to run away from you. There are such better training techniques out there, special torture devices not needed. Kim
