> What I am getting to, is if your horse was abused over all, then you will
> have to bond with it before getting much out of it.
 
 
CJ's abuse started before she was born.. her mother was brought home before 
she foaled suffering from malnutrition.. I ended up getting a picture of CJ 
one day old when I back tracted her Dam's owner to confirm the abuse. I put 
Tush picture alongside CJ's and Tush at 6 hours old looks like a healthy 
foal.. CJ didn't..   
 
  
 
> If it was mouth abused, then first of all, can it be ridden with a halter,
> even if just around a pasture it is use to?
 
I believe it's unwise to start retraining a horse mouth in a large enough 
area for the horse to take advantage.. start small and work up..  and you'd 
also have to know that I live in Los Angeles.. we do not have "pastures". 
 
 
> The rougher the bit, the person has
> no where to go from there.
 
I'm well aware.. I've re-worked many a mouth... and many a crazy horse.
 
 
>  Snaffles tend to raise the horses head, so
> your hands and arms will need to be kept down very low at first.
 
No, the horse should be educated to cue off the seat.. NOT to depend on the 
bit. I do not like a horse that has to depend on the bit...  I do not believe 
that the bit should be used for control.. except in emergency.. a horse 
should be properly trained.. 
 
>  I use a
> Pelham bit and can adjust it easily when it comes to headset.
 
I prefer never to go past a snaffle except for a bosal and a very very mild 
sweetwater curb bit for show. 
 
> Anyway, please let me know some more of the story.
 
Which horse??
 
 
> when there is a problem.  I had just not been on the Equine section and
> am sure I missed a lot!
 
Yep you have.. the most fun in this section was in 91 when Meg and I were 
going through our last hard core show years.. what a hoot! :) 
 
>   (And, NO, I do not pretend to know it all!  I
 
Neither do I.. but that's why I love horses.. always something to learn. 
always a challenge. 
 
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