Bob Trussell

OVERVIEW;

TO WORK EFFECTIVELY ALL TACK NEEDS TO FIT CORRECTLY, IF YOU ARE UNSURE HOW TO DO THIS, TAKE SOME ADVISE FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS !!!!! BUY THE BEST QUALITY YOU CAN AFFORD AND BUY FROM A REPUTABLE SOURCE.

SOFT ROPE:

A GOOD LENGTH IS 60' BUT THIS MAYBE MORE THAN YOU CAN MANAGE AT THE START, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT BUT PERHAPS A 40' ROPE WOULD BE EASIER TO START WITH. THIS IS A VERY USEFUL BIT OF KIT THAT CAN TAKE THE BACKACHE OUT OF A GREAT MANY THINGS THAT YOU WILL NEED TO TEACH YOUR HORSE.

ROPE HALTER & LEAD:

NO BUCKLES OR CLIPS, NOTHING TO BREAK OR SNAG YOUR HANDS ON. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF KNOTS YOU CAN USE WHICH ARE SIMPLE TO TIE AND UNTIE SHOULD YOU NEED TO.

SACK:

THESE DAYS I PREFER TO USE A PLASTIC SACK, WHICH HAS THE SAME BENEFITS AS OTHER MATERIALS BUT ALSO MAKES A LITTLE NOISE!!

FLAG:

MANY, MANY USES FOR THIS WITH THE ADDED BENEFIT OF KEEPING A LITTLE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR HORSE.

SNAFFLE & MECATE:

MANY OF YOU WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE SNAFFLE BIT, BUT PERHAPS NOT COMBINED WITH SLOBBER STRAPS AND MECATE. A VERY USEFUL COMBINATION, THE SLOBBER STRAPS SUPPLY A LITTLE WEIGHT AND WITH INTELLIGENT USE HELP TO LIGHTEN YOUR HORSE AND YOU!! THE BUILT IN LEAD ROPE PART OF THE REINS ALLOWS YOU TO WORK FROM THE GROUND, AS WELL AS FORMING A GET-DOWN ROPE.

HACKAMORE:

CONSISTS OF A BOSAL, HANGER & MECATE. A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SIZED BOSALS WILL BE NEEDED IF YOU ARE TO SUCCEED WITH A VARIETY OF HORSES, AFTER ALL NO TWO HORSES ARE THE SAME! AS A GENERAL RULE START WITH THE THICKEST AND HEAVIEST AND PROGRESS TO LIGHTER AND THINNER.

2 REIN RIG:

THIS CONSISTS OF A LIGHTER BOSAL AND MECATE AND PROBABLY A "HALF BREED BIT" THIS IS USED IN THE INTERMEDIATE STAGE OF PRODUCING A "BRIDLE HORSE"

THE BRIDLE:

CONSISTS OF A PENCIL THIN BOSAL AND A SPADE BIT.

NOTE:

HERE IN THE UK IT MAY NOT BE EVERYONES AMBITION TO PRODUCE A "FINISHED BRIDLE HORSE", BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO, REMEMBER IT'S A LONG PROCESS, IF YOU HAVE STARTED EARLY ENOUGH AND PROGRESSED WELL YOUR HORSE WILL BE A SIX YEAR OLD BEFORE HE WILL HAVE REACHED A SATISFACTORY LEVEL. ALL OF YOUR HORSE'S TRAINING WILL HAVE BEEN GEARED TO PRODUCING A REALLY LIGHT AND RESPONSIVE HORSE AND IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SPADE BIT IS NOT A LEVERAGE BIT IT IS A CUING BIT AND SHOULD NEVER EVER BE USED BY ANYONE BEFORE THAN CAN UNDERSTAND AND OPERATE IT AS SUCH.

TRAINING FOR ANY DISCIPLINE & ANY BREED

TRAINING CAN BE ARRANGED FOR, YOUR HORSE, YOU, YOU AND YOUR HORSE, OR A GROUP OF YOU AND YOUR HORSES. WHILST GROUPS ARE CATERED FOR, TRAINING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MAXIMIZES THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

THIS TRAINING/HORSEMANSHIP PRACTICE PRODUCES RESULTS WITH ANY BREED TO BE USED IN ANY DISCIPLINE.

MAYBE YOU HAVE AN UNTOUCHED HORSE THAT NEEDS TRAINING FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR PERHAPS A HORSE THAT NEEDS A REFRESHER COURSE! OR A HORSE WITH ISSUES THAT YOU ARE UNABLE RESOLVE.

TRAINING FOR ANY DISCIPLINE, WESTERN OR ENGLISH.

GIVE ME A CALL ON 01568.750.361. TO DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS & RATES.

BELOW ARE A FEW PICS DEPICTING THE VARIOUS BREEDS OF HORSES HANDLED. THIS IS A SAMPLE ONLY !!