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The bosal is used as a way to school a young/green horse without a bit in his mouth. At this stage in the training the horse needs to learn to move away from pressure (hand, feet, seat). Working on lateral movement such as the sidepass, turn or haunch, turn on forehand, and voice command. A good exercise for lateral movement is shoulder-in, shoulder-out on the rail of a round pen or arena. The bosal allows this training with no worry about bits, curb straps or training devices such as martingales or draw reins.
*Hint:When choosing the macte for the bosal use a smooth, soft rope instead of the traditional horsehair rope, which is rough on the hands.
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What is a bosal?
A bosal is a rawhide noseband traditionally used in vaquero riding, but has become very popular in modern western riding classes. It works on the nose in a way that is similar to a leverage bit by applying pressure to the nose and poll. The bosal is held on by a 'bosal hanger' and mecate reins are tied under the chin on the 'button'.
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Split Boots
What is a head stall for horses?
A headstall for a horse is a hanger put on a horse's head used for holding a bit,bosal, nose piece, or other piece of equipment to control a horse while riding. When a headstall is combined with a bit (or bosal, nose piece, etc.) the combination is known as a bridle. o OK now you know
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What is the difference between a hackamore and a mechanical hackamore?
A Mechanical Hackamore has shanks and puts pressure on the poll and chin much like a curb bit does minus the pressure in the mouth. The mechanical hackamore is more severe. The hackamore hasa simple bosal nose peice. A bosal has no shanks. It is more like a halter with a very stiff noseband
What is a side pull in western riding?
A Bitless Bridle, (also known an a hackamore, or sometimes bosal for some people)
Your horse has a sore mouth but is very strong and bolts off what bit should you use?
A bosal hackamore may work. There's also a number of good bitless bridles.
What is a western halter?
I have never heard of a western halter, and I ride western, so I guess you mean bridle. First of all, the dif in a halter and a bridle is a bridle is usually used to ride and a halter is generally used for groundwork and leading it from place to place. Although, you can use a bridle for leading and such, and I often ride in a halter. A western bridle is just a bridle used to ride western. They generally don't have a nose band like English bridles, and sometime they will have split ear headstalls. The bit can be many dif things. Their are shank bits which should only be used with well-trained horses, and then they have snaffle bits, which are also used for English. English also use shanks, but they look dif and are normally used in dressage. Other western bridles are the bosal and the hackamore, which are bit-less bridles. the bosal is more like a halter. It has a large nose band and the reins attach right under the horses nose. and a hackamore is more like a normall bridle, as in it has the shank part of a shank bit, but has nothing that goes in the mouth. The reins attach on the end of the shanks on each side of the bridle and when pulled back the nose band pushes down on the horses nose more than a bosal would. Hope this wasnt too confusing :)
What is the difference between a halter and a bridle and can you use a halter like a bridle on a horse can you put a bit on a halter?
Well, bridles are used for when you are riding. Most have bits, although there is one type called a bosal that uses no bit. Bridles also have reins to hold while riding. You can use a halter like a bridle on a horse, just using the halter and a lead rope, but you cannot attach a bit so it can be very UNSAFE. When riding, you should always use a bridle. Halters are made to lead horses from place to place.
What age should you bit a horse at?
Start out with a bosal or side pull and once your horse is respoding to pressure introduce a light snaffle or D ring bit to your horse keeping it not too tight but not too loose in their mouth.Since you normally start riding a horse at the age of 2 then perhaps the age 3 or 4 your horse may be ready for the bit. Don't rush it. You should be able to feel how your horse is working and when he is ready to move on.
