Fitting a Bridle - Part 2: Double Bridle | Tack Room Essentials with Ruth Hogan Poulsen

In this episode featuring accomplished dressage rider, coach and author Jane Savoie, Ruth Hogan-Poulsen leads the viewer through a discussion of how to fit a double bridle and the bridoon and curb bits correctly into horse's mouth. Also featuring "Moshi" and assistant Melissa McLaren. *** SCROLL DOWN FOR TIMESTAMPS AND LIST OF TOPICS *** *explore my website at www.RuthHoganPoulsen.com *SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER HERE TO GET EXCLUSIVE COUPONS AND CONTENT (INCLUDING SUBSCRIBER ONLY VIDEOS)!! * NEWSLETTER HERE: https://ruthhoganpoulsen.com/newsletter ARE YOU A JUMPER / HUNTSEAT / EVENTING RIDER? Still join the ^^^ newsletter ^^^ - you'll get lots of tips to help your flatwork!! 2021 DRESSAGE RIDER'S JOURNAL: https://ruthhoganpoulsen.com/2021​​​ MUSIC FOR RIDING (INCLUDING SOME FREE SAMPLE TRACKS): https://mysoundwise.com/publishers/1588267195563p 2021 JUMPER RIDER'S JOURNAL: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PQFYWPM​​​​​​ THE TACK ROOM ESSENTIALS WITH RUTH HOGAN-POULSEN SERIES The Tack Room Essentials with Ruth Hogan-Poulsen covers a range of horsemanship and unmounted horse care topics, essential for the thoughtful dressage rider and horse owner. A previously unreleased series pulling from Ruth's archive of work, features segments with accomplished dressage coach, rider and author (and long-time mentor and friend) Jane Savoie. Topics in this session include: FITTING A DOUBLE BIT AND BRIDLE ON THE HORSE (double bridle, bridoon and curb discussion) - 00:00:00 Getting ready to bridle and horsemanship tips - 00:01:30 Double bridle bridling - 00:02:30 Cavesson (Noseband) and how tight to make the noseband (and explanation why this is important) - 00:04:15 Chin padding on noseband - 00:04:28 Throatlatch, including measuring and purpose of the throatlatch - 00:04:55 Curb chain and proper placement of the curb chain hook - 00:05:30 KK Ultra bit placement (closeup of arrow) - 00:05:45 Browband check and in-front check - 00:06:10 Find the bridge of the nose and not on the cartiledge - 00:07:30 Snaffle and bridoon bit for a particular horse - 00:08:08 Explanation of a smaller ring for a bridoon bit - 00:08:30 Foam pads - considerations when adding padding under noseband - 00:09:20 Purchase of the curb bit and space between purchase and the cheek - 00:10:10 How much padding is ideal under the noseband and how to position? - 00:11:30 How high should i put the curb bit in a double bridle? - 00:13:15 The purpose of the two bits - 00:14:30 Putting on the curb chain, how tight should the curb chain be? - 00:16:26 Curb chains that are too tight (because they have trouble keeping horse on the bit) - 00:17:24 Checking that the curb chain isn't twisted - 00:18:30 What size curb chain to buy (and why not to just buy long curb chain and cut it down) - 00:19:35 Last check before riding off - 00:20:00 In depth discussion of curb chains (the up side, down side, left side and right side) - 00:23:45 How does the curb bit feel in the horse's mouth? (And quick example on how to demonstrate on yourself!) Understand how tactful you need to be when using a curb bit. - 00:27:20 Correct curb chain hook placement ABOUT RUTH HOGAN-POULSEN Ruth has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medals as well as her Freestyle Gold Bar and has been named a 4* rider on Centerline Scores. 4* and 5* designations are significantly harder to attain and riders/trainers of these standings should be considered well-rounded, experienced and among the upper level of U.S. dressage talent in the areas of performance and experience. Ruth has competed both nationally and internationally and was long-listed by the USET. She has received multiple awards at every level from Training to Grand Prix. Many of her students and their horses have risen through the levels from Intro to Grand Prix and won both Regional and Reserve National Championships. Ruth has coached riders and horses who have won top honors in the USDF Year-End, Horse of the Year or All Breed Awards. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE RECOMMENDED PRODUCT LINKS : (This description box contains affiliate links) CRYPTO AERO WHOLEFOOD HORSE FEED (Vermont Distributor) https://ruthhoganpoulsen.com/crypto-aero GRAND MEADOWS PREMIUM PLUS https://ruthhoganpoulsen.com/grand-meadows 15% off with my code RPOUL