The question “how to hold the mouthpiece correctly” is of concern not only to tobacco, hookah and wind instrument lovers, as it might seem at first glance. Not. This question applies primarily to horse riding practice. Here the mouthpiece is a special device that acts on the horse's mouth as a lever. Invented back in the 16th century in Italy. Its main task is a correctly bent and raised horse's neck.
It is necessary
- - mouthpiece headband;
- - a circled horse.
Instructions
Step 1
Place your wrists in an upright position. In this case, the joints of the fingers should be located opposite each other. This will give you the ability to rotate the brushes up and in. Keep your hands relaxed. You will be able to easily control the horse with the snaffle bit, because the mouthpiece will not practically change its amplitude. It is important to use only hand movements.
Step 2
Use the mouthpiece reins only when your horse decides to pull his nose. In this case, the mouthpiece rein will be pulled independently, which will automatically limit the animal in head movements. But we must take into account the fact that such an impact can eventually lead to the complete enslavement of your horse
Step 3
To prevent this from happening, and the horse seems to be leaning on the mouthpiece, relaxing the neck and head, change the tension and position of the mouthpiece. To do this, raise your hands with a reins up and move them slightly forward. In this position, the mouthpiece rein will support the horse's head, and the snaffle rein, due to the peculiarities of the entire harness structure, will not lose the ability to control the animal.
Step 4
Use the “3 + 1” principle of holding the reins with both reins in the left hand only. This creates a uniform effect on the entire horse's jaw, which relieves the animal of unnecessary pain and will reveal how well your horse has been circled. Such an analysis of the reins very clearly demonstrates the purpose of the mouthpiece, which is not designed for one-sided control, in contrast to the bit
Step 5
On a well-groomed horse, you can use the classic 2 + 2 reins. In this case, in each hand there are two reasons: the mouthpiece and the bit. The snaffle rein goes between the little finger and the ring finger, and the mouthpiece between the ring and third fingers. But if you have learned to steer your horse through the ring finger on the snaffle head harness, then it will be difficult for you to readjust.
Step 6
In this case, slide the entire system up 1 finger, i.e. skip the bit between the nameless and the middle, and the mouthpiece between the third and the second or the second and the first. The main thing is that the bit is always lower than the mouthpiece. This is due to the fact that the lower fingers are more mobile, and the upper ones are less mobile, which exactly corresponds to the purpose of the reins.
