Bits and Bridles Part 3 - 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 bits, reins and bridles in this third part of the multi-part series for the equestrian of any level.

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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.

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.

Topics in this session include:

DOUBLE BRIDLES AND BITS (all about curb bits and fitting bridoon and curb)
00:00:05 Fitting a 3 part bridoon and a curb bit
00:01:00 Why some bits not good for horses that sucks tongue back
00:01:30 More about bits, roof pressure and tongue pressure
00:02:00 Comparing bits that provide port / palate pressure v tongue pressure
00:02:08 Conformation of horse's mouth and thinking about curb with high / low port and impact on your ride
00:03:05 Length of shank / curb shank and leverage, poll pressure and thinking about what length shank to start with in a horse's first double bridle
00:04:30 The length of the purchase on the curb as well as the angle out on top of a purchase for horses with big jowl or fleshy cheeks
00:07:35 Comparison of bit material and metals - bits made of copper, nickel, stainless steel look and some cheaper ones possibly made of aluminum and impact on the horse
00:09:00 demonstration and discussion of how the snaffle works in the horse's mouth and how the bit moves in the horse's mouth with different rein movement (flexion rein, one rein, opening rein
00:11:00 Discussing a thin snaffle

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.

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