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I have a horse that i want to fearther train her in pleasure. And i have always seen many pleasure horses young and old, with bozels on… (or however you spell it). I was just wondering what they do and how and what they teach the horse. I was thinking about buying one… just as a training method. Please answer me… thanks to everyone who did. ABBY
They are a awsome training tool!! They teach the horse to bend at the poll instead of dumping their weight to the for head. They teach the horse have to carry their head & body in a perfect line. It teaches them how to carry the bit correctly without training them with their mouth, which leads to a very soft mouth. I start all mine in a Bosal. I own 27 & I love mine!!!!! Hope this helps some.
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A Bosal CAN be used as a tune up tool!!!! I have used them on many horses that were hard mouthed & didn't respond to a bit!!!!!!!
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A bosal is basically a type of bitless bridle. It works on pressure on the nose. It's normally used on western horses as opposed to ones trained in english styles because the steering bit works on neck reining more than anything else.
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A bosel teaches the horse to pay attention to body aides,and not concentrate on the bit.I t helps him to be relaxed ,and learn to stop,turn,etc without a bit.
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They are a awsome training tool!! They teach the horse to bend at the poll instead of dumping their weight to the for head. They teach the horse have to carry their head & body in a perfect line. It teaches them how to carry the bit correctly without training them with their mouth, which leads to a very soft mouth. I start all mine in a Bosal. I own 27 & I love mine!!!!! Hope this helps some.
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A Bosal CAN be used as a tune up tool!!!! I have used them on many horses that were hard mouthed & didn't respond to a bit!!!!!!!
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Riding for 30yrs Breaking & Training for 19yrs.
Heya
Sorry im not sure but ive heard its something to do with lungeing in an outline. Im probably wrong =] xxx
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A bosal is an excellent tool in the right hands. If you do not know how it works, you ought not purchase one with the intention of training your horse. If you are working with someone who knows how they works and how to use it correctly, then by all means, proceed. They work on pressure points along the horses jawline and poll. Many horses rely too much on the bit, becoming heavy in front or avoiding the bit or over bending. A bosal can help to eliminate many of these problems.
If you are just going to train your horse in a bosal and show her in a snaffle (I'm assuming she is under 5? I don't think you can show a mature horse in a bosal at least in the QH and Paint circuits..?) I think you should ride her all the time in the snaffle. It isn't fair to expect the same performance when you ride in a bosal as when you do in a snaffle, they are too different. A bosal isn't for tune-ups, it is a building block or a trainsition tool.
Note: if used incorrectly or roughly, I've been told you can actually cause nerve damage along your horses jaw. It also needs to be fitted properly, you can't just go buy one and slap it on your horse. Many need to be shaped. Also, the higher the rawhide braiding count, the better and more expensive. Low count bosals are too roughly braided and can sore your horses face. Up here you are looking at a minimum of $250 for a decent bosal.
A little bit of history:
Use of a bosal stems from the Californio style of horsemanship. Horses were started in a heavy bosal and would work up to a light bosal (also called a pencil bosal or bosalita) A bosal is used with a mecate (pronounced "McCarty") which is a length of rope (usually 22 feet) made of horse mane hair, tail hair, yak hair, mohair (angora hair) or cotton. Once the horse was light in front with a nice headset and worked of the riders legs and neckreined really well, they were moved to a spade bit. This was done gradually, "two-reining" the horse –riding with light bosal and spade bit, and eventually moving from the bosal to the bit. Once in a spade you have a finished "bridle horse".
One thing all good Californio's are known for is patience to achieve the end… a horse might spend 4 years in a bosal before he is deemed ready to two rein. He might two rein for 2 more years before he is a true bridle horse. Usually good bridle horses are at least 8 years old.
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A Bosal Hackamore is not a training piece of equipment. You train the horse, not the bridle you put on it. A Bosal is exactly that: a bitless bridle. It puts pressure on the underside of the horses chin-area and on the top of the nose. That's what tells the horse what to do. Some training exercises for getting a more responsive, respectful horse are listed below.
Start with Sensitizing and desensitizing. Both of these are important because if you only do sensitizing, your horse will be very jumpy. If you only do desensitizing, your horse will be sluggish and unresponsive. Start with desensitizing. Get a long carrot stick ( a whip with a string attached at the end, with a non-flexible body )
http://www.scotknots.co.uk/media/DIR_28501/carrot~stick.jpg
and also a halter with knots like the one below.
http://members.aol.com/legyptranch/halterrig
The halter is not required, but makes things so much quicker and easier. A 14 ft. lead rope is handy, but a 12 will do. No more than 14, or the extra will just be in the way.
Stand arms-length away from your horses should, with the lead rope positioned in your hand to where your thumb is ALWAYS towards your body. This gives you a better grip on the rope. Tug on the rope a little to tip your horse's nose towards you. If he is pulling on the rope, do a little bit of tugging until he doesn't pull. Take the part of the rope that is hanging down on the ground in your other hand and flick it over the horses' withers and back. If he moves because he's scared, keep doing it without stopping until he can stand still and relax for 10 seconds. Then stop and rub her face for 3 seconds then go do it again. Repeat this with her hindquarters. Also flick the rope behind her front and back legs, wrapping it around them. Then just pull the rope to get it loose. Lots of horses don't like things wrapped around their legs and panic when they get hung up in something and hurt themselves in their panic. Then do the horse's top-line ( from her ears, down her neck, to her withers but no farther ) Then do this all over again with the stick and string. After your horse is calm with these, you can tie plastic bags with the ends ripped out to the stick and use that. Tin cans, bottles, tarps, etc… And your horse won't be afaid of many things anymore and get you hurt. You're teaching him to stand still and relax when he's afraid, and look to you for support.
Sensitizing means anything that gets the horse to move away from pressure. Lunging, backing up, things like that.
Do lots of Lateral Flexion. Stand by the horse's hip and slide your hand down the lead rope. Pull the horse's head to the side you are on and brace your hand on the horse's back right next to her withers. When she "gives" ( creates a little bit of slack in the rope for just a split second ) drop the rope fast, like it burned your hand. Do this on both sides. You want her to be able to touch her belly as soon as you pick up the rope and put pressure on it.
Watch this youtube video for inspiration. Your horse can do this too, with enough practice. ( The guy in the video is Clinton Anderson. His program is what I use to train my horses. )
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2173736137770947942&q=Clinton+Anderson&total=336&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
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