Love the colors.  How does it work?

Hate to even tell you.  The little short s curve shanks apply pressure on 
the chain.  Hunter is a high energy  Tennessee Walker that I have determined 
to work with rather than dumping him back on the market.  His tongue is 
badly scarred by an old injury (perhaps from a bit) so I can't use the 
snaffle bits I love so much.   Mostly, I use a soft following  hand or even 
loose rein, but I'm not sure a sidepull would be enough headgear for him. 
He's actually so very much better at home that he's practically ready for 
the dude string.  Maybe I should try the sidepull.  We often ride with my 
friend who has the world's best Appaloosa, good old Prizey.  He's been a 
very calming influence for Hunter, who has just about decided that the world 
is not a scarey place after all.  A rattlesnake rattled tight beside his 
feet yesterday and all he did is look down quickly and sort of curve his 
body away from my leg on that side.  I assume I might have applied some 
reflexive leg pressure.  I just can't learn to love rattlesnakes.

Nancy 

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