How our Gentle Control Hackamore Works
To properly adjust the Gentle Control Hackamore to fit your horse properly; you need a 1-inch clearance between the jaw and the control plate. To achieve this 1-inch clearance you can typically adjust your headstall by the cheek pieces, or you can adjust the nose band itself.
How to Adjust your Gentle Control Hackamore
- Cable 4-Strand Braid & Cable Braided Nose Button: The shaft collars can be adjusted using a 3/32 allen wrench.
- Flat Nose Band: Remove the key ring from the clevis pin and adjust the pin to the next holes lower or higher.
The throat latch goes through the gullet strap on the hackamore. The Gentle Control Hackamore is designed so that the fulcrum point (or leverage point) is in the middle of the aluminum plate. The Fulcrum is halfway between the rein attachment points and the lower jaw contact point. Therefore, your horse will feel exactly the same pressure that you apply to the reins.
The control plate puts pressure on the underside of the jaw for superior stopping. We emphasize the use of soft hands with the Gentle Control Hackamore. This gives your horse what we like to call "power steering and power brakes" (fingertip control).
Jan and I purchased one Hackamore at the SLC Horse Expo last year. It worked so well on my horse (CHEX) that Jan had to have one for her horse (Doc) 3 years old. We drove to your home in Ogden to pick up the second Hack. No more head tossing and playing with the bit. We was worried about control, but found it was not a problem. We will be purchasing our third Gentle Control at the SLC horse expo this year.
-- Vic & Jan Middleton, SLC Utah
I bought a 8 year old quarter horse last year, who had extreme head issues. She was the sweetest horse on the ground and a nightmare horse riding. She fought her hackamore almost constantly. She was convinced that any contact on the reins was going to hurt. Within three times of use of the Gentle Control Hackamore, she understood that there would be no pain. We began and continue to have a wonderful partnership. All her sweetness is coming out even under saddle. I had the most wonderful spring ride yesterday. I was able to enjoy the scenery instead of being concerned with her resistance. Thank You
--Candee Brennan
