Advantages
When correctly adjusted and properly used, the Gentle Control Hackamore will encourage:
- Neck reining, especially with young horses, because all pressure is applied to the same side of the horse. As the pressure is applied from the rein to the neck, the aluminum plate twists and applies pressure to the same side of the jaw, encouraging the horse to move away from pressure.
- Softness and relaxation, because of the hackamore's light wight and the instant release the horse feels when you release pressure from the reins.
- Easy backup and collection, because when you gently pull back on the reins, the noseband tightens over the bridge of the nose. The noseband is lower on the horse's head than where the aluminum plate contacts the underside of the jaw. This hackamore action encourages the horse to break at the poll and round up the shoulders, discouraging hollowing out of the horse's back.
The Gentle Control Hackamore will discourage:
- Head tossing, as it feels like a halter to the horse when no rein pressure is applied.
- Excessive pulling, because of the sensitive pressure points used by the Gentle Control Hackamore.
“I bought my Gentle Control Hackamore at Horse-Expo ‘03 and couldn’t wait to try it. I fit it to my horse, and within 15 minutes my green horse was neck reining! I couldn’t believe it! Now out on the trail I tell everyone who asks, what a wonderful thing it is, and how happy my horse is with it on!” ~Tina Peterson, Woodland Ca.
