Profile of a Tongue-Hanger
Rubesca was free for me, a little eighteen years old chestnut Thoroughbred with a variety of bad habits, one of which was given to the tongue. Lolled The large muscle of the left side of his mouth almost non-stop, they looked ridiculous.
Who would have thought they would have the best horse I ever had, won numerous one-day events, dressage and jumping competitions?
About a year afterour relationship, she had kicked her tongue hanging habit of asking me why horses hanging his tongue and if my way of "healing" Rubesca have in common?
Reasons for tongue-Hanging
In her article "Help for Tongue resistance" Jessica Jahiel, PhD, clinician and lecturer, says: "his tongue hanging out is usually a reaction to the pain."
Teeth problems
Causes of Mouth pain vary. Brenda Imus, by Brenda Imus Gaited HorsesServices proposes to examine the teeth and always hovering, as it cut his teeth in the horse's tongue, possible if the bit is inserted. The animal hangs them to avoid the pain.
The bit
Both experts point out that a horse's tongue is very thick. There is little or no room for a bit, a machine that causes it to produce saliva. He must be able to comfortably swallow the saliva. If the bit is too big, too strong or the nose instead ofVolume closes his mouth tightly, he must take his tongue out of the way to swallow.
Horses Mouth "are different, but Dr. Jahiel recommends finding" the thinnest, flat bits, the most comfortable for your horse. "
My own experience supports this. Early on I switched to thick Rubesca connected snaffle a thinner, smoother Happy Mouth. I have this soft rubber bit though enormously strong cross-country. Because it did not hurtshe heard them, and I think that helped them to finally forget loll their tongues.
I drive her son in a relatively thin French-Link, the Dr. Jahiel recommended for horses with thick, tongue and palate low. He is happy with him and do not hang with the tongue.
Rider's Hands
Once the teeth have been checked and inserted the correct bit, we need drivers will be cautious with their hands. Dressage judges deal with the tongue as "resistance" because itso often a reaction to the hands of the driver.
Would feel it is important not to use the horse, "like the mouth of the compensation. It helps to imagine how, if someone received was based on a wave in our own mouths.
Dr. Jahiel also stresses the importance of maintaining contact with both reins hung tongue sometimes is a reaction to too much pressure on one side of the mouth.
Stress
Brenda Imus include stress and boredom as reasons for the tongue inHorses, and suggests that their work in various fields with room for them to stretch and move. I would add, turning the horse as much as possible with friendly companions, and the reduction of its time idle in the stable.
Mrs Imus said may also be a habit, "so ingrained that even after eliminating all the stresses are, (the horse) must be physically held his tongue in place have, until he becomes accustomed to it."
This is a view I can notShare.
Do not Obsess
I sat daily with Rubesca TLC and rode as if it had no quirks. Their work rate was varied, with several rides in the week.
I did not have the tongue hanging possessed (or head shaking, bit broke, etc.) and drive it as sensitively as possible with ongoing contact and even purely concentrated pressure. I took it slow.
Over time I noticed her tongue stays in the mouth longer. As Dr. Jahiel saysThis problem will not disappear overnight. But it was gone. I had removed everything that my mare could cause pain, stress or boredom, and held his thoughts on her tongue.
I talked to coach, the different ways that horses have tried to stop hanging their tongues. After addressing possible, physical characteristics, they were trying to artificially restrain the horse's tongue, exacerbates the problem.
These horses, men and women the same simple method that I stumbled to: keep the horse happy to ignore his habit, and it will go away.
Resources:
Jessica Jahiel, PhD help Tongue Resistance
Riding http://equisearch.com/horses_ _training/english/dressage/eqjahiel3496 /
Brenda Imus, His-horTongue My horse hanging from his mouth
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