>>>>> > appreciate it. My horse is currently in the bosal and > the reins are so heavy I cannot feel much of how hard > or soft I need to pull to get her to turn and stop.
I misspelled it in my post, but as far as I know Maria's horse is in a Peruvian BOZAL (I'm riding Cori in a bozal in (http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/cori.htm)because I was taking a bozal training seminar with her. She was already finished in the bit and hated wearing the training gear -- once I put her back in the bit she was a much happer camper). Unlike a western bosal (http://www.cowboyway.com/What/WhatIsBosal.htm) which uses pressure against the jaw, the Peruvian bozal ties the noseband tightly around the jaw and the reins off the top of the noseband are used to pull the head where you want it to go (while your legs and seat are giving the cue you want the horse to learn). Nothing subtle, just direct reining. Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/index.htm
