Jim Wofford: Another Notch in Sloopy’s Saddle Horn
…He ground-tied, was good in company and could go first or last in line. He came complete with a comfortable Western saddle and a bosal with split rawhide reins that…
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The Confident Rider: Get Softness and Control
…the circle in the dirt, or use cones or other markers.) Outfit your horse in a snaffle or other mild bit (or bosal), so you can communicate clearly without stressing…
Your First Ride: Mounting and Flexing
…your horse’s neck from the ground into the search box.) Your colt should be saddled and wearing a snaffle bit or bosal-type hackamore. Enlist the aid of a helper armed…
Myler Shanked Ported Barrel Bit
…snaffle or bosal, we do find this bit gives us the ability to communicate relatively clearly, for a curb, with one or the other side of the horse’s mouth. Our…
Bridle and Bit Basics
…use a type of hackmore, often called a bosal, when starting young horses. When used appropriately, it can be a mild way to transition a young or green horse into…
Busted: 6 Training Myths
…in your hands. When you pick up your hands and make contact with the bridle—whether it’s a bit or a bosal—you want to feel for the moment when the horse…
The Three Rein Positions
…factors, such as a chinstrap, curb action, or leverage from shanks. You also could use a hackamore (bosal), but not a mechanical hackamore, because its construction changes the leverage. Use…