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Originally Posted by Sharaway
PWF Yes they do, its HUGE here and overseas, not into it personally.
Chain over nose is the more severe option, having said that, most times it is just there for show. Use more for horses that are likely to rear etc.
Under the jaw is the kinder option.
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Do you know I would have said the oppostite
..... it also depends on how the horse has been brought up and what he prefers/is used to .
Some stallions are terribly sensitive to a chain under the jaw and mine one is one of them.
However this is how I show him because he is so sensitive and is very light in the hand if I use it this way (plus a bridle too I may add) When at home though
A-he doesnt really need a chain for everyday turning out and
B-If I did I would use it over his nose (he has never reared on me in the 6 years I have owned him
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When he is covering I have to say his last owners only used a chain but I personally find him to strong on one so I use a chiffney(bull bit) now and he is so light in the hand its lovely.
You juct have to experiment and find what works for you and your stallion as we and them are all different.
When I worked at a huge stud back home in the UK they had 12 stallions at stud one particular year.All the stallions were led around with the chain over the nose and I never saw/had any adverse reactions nor did they rear.
The chain is fed through the near side headcoller ring and then you poke it under and back over the nosband of the headcoller.If its a correctly fiitng chain it will just snap neatly on to the offside ring however if its too long then you may have top thread it throught the off side ring and up obnto the top ring instead.One of the first things I was taught was never ever hold onto the actual chain becuase if you get a finger or nail or even your ring caught on it your in truoble (and really one should always wear gloves just incase!)