VN>THANK GOD!   Another person who doesn't think that Kimberwickes are
  >a bit from hell!
With my wrists I feel better riding with the Kimberwicke outside the
arena.  Smokey likes to jump or eat and when I'm out by the cross
country course and pretends he's has no idea what a leg or a seat cue
is and tries to see if he can get away with one or the other.  The
Kimberwicke allows me to have and enjoyable ride without being confined
to the arenas or hurting my wrists further.
BTW I re-reinjured my wrist.  I really managed to do it in this time. If
I use my left hand my wrist hurts and my hand and fingers feel numb. The
more I use it the worse it gets.  It may not be the smartest thing to do
but I'm going to ride anyway.  Its terrible to go out to the stable look
at your horse and feel horse deprived.
 >     But that's an idea, maybe I will try Dub in that on the trail
  >instead of going to the Pelham or the Western curb like I usually
  >have done as he is an animal in a snaffle in front of other horses,
  >like he has to show off.  It's too hot here right now for him to
  >show off TOO much; it's only cooling off into the high 70's or low
  >80's at night.  Which would be nice but we have a storm moving in
  >and the dew point today was 55.  Ugh.
It didn't even reach 80 here today.  The weather has been really weird.
Even the humidity was low today.
  >     Has anyone ever tried a Pelham with a Western curb STRAP
  >instead of the curb CHAIN that it comes with?  When I used to ride
  >Western exclusively, I never used a curb chain on any horse unless
  >it demonstrated to me that it needed a chain.
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No, but if you do let me know how it worked, please.
Debby
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