Oh, I love being a new horse owner.
Lena loves the hackamore.
The first two days we used it, she was more relaxed than I've ever seen her - except after we've ridden her hard for an hour or so - and then we're not relaxed. Her head position was great, her stops were awesome, and she was more responsive with less effort than usual.
Day three was a little different, but not much.
Day four, we went back to the bit.
Today, I used the hackamore again, and she was again more responsive and relaxed than with the bit.
I'm new, don't forget, so it may be as much my physical reaction as anything, but I love the way she responds to the hackamore. Or maybe I love the way using the hackamore makes me more conscious of my body signals to her.
Whatever it is, I really like working with her in a different way and what I am learning from it.
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