Post by ilovebuckroox on Dec 11, 2011 11:07:12 GMT
[ On behalf of a (very confused) friend. ]
Has anyone used this product before? Does it work like a Pessoa training aid? Do you think it is better or worse than a pessoa/pessoa type training aid?
I am wanting to reschool my horse after 3 years off. She can be a stroppy mare at times when it comes to work, so I want something which will give me a little extra help! I will also be long reining her, and lunging her. What I don't want is to end up with her on the forehand either.
Some reviews say that a Pessoa can 'jab' the horses mouth when they start to engage their backside, and that a EquiAmi doesn't do this?
See this quote found on another website;
Why do you prefer the EquiAmi?
Firstly, the horse can't lean on it. So many horses that are working in the pessoa have just tightened their jaws and are leaning on way or t'other instead of carrying themselves correctly. The EquiAmi is self centering, so they can't lean on it, which leads onto point two....
Because it's self centering you can just loosen/tighten it in one place. SO much less hassle than the pessoa, and you don't have to worry that you haven't altered it equally.
The breeching strap is a separate section, which although the front section does connect directly to it, because of the way it connects to the roller the 'hindleg action socking the horse in the mouth' thing that can/does happen with the pessoa is avoided. BIG plus point IMO.
The horses prefer it to the pessoa, without a doubt. Who am I to argue?!
Link- www.equiami.com
Has anyone used this product before? Does it work like a Pessoa training aid? Do you think it is better or worse than a pessoa/pessoa type training aid?
I am wanting to reschool my horse after 3 years off. She can be a stroppy mare at times when it comes to work, so I want something which will give me a little extra help! I will also be long reining her, and lunging her. What I don't want is to end up with her on the forehand either.
Some reviews say that a Pessoa can 'jab' the horses mouth when they start to engage their backside, and that a EquiAmi doesn't do this?
See this quote found on another website;
Why do you prefer the EquiAmi?
Firstly, the horse can't lean on it. So many horses that are working in the pessoa have just tightened their jaws and are leaning on way or t'other instead of carrying themselves correctly. The EquiAmi is self centering, so they can't lean on it, which leads onto point two....
Because it's self centering you can just loosen/tighten it in one place. SO much less hassle than the pessoa, and you don't have to worry that you haven't altered it equally.
The breeching strap is a separate section, which although the front section does connect directly to it, because of the way it connects to the roller the 'hindleg action socking the horse in the mouth' thing that can/does happen with the pessoa is avoided. BIG plus point IMO.
The horses prefer it to the pessoa, without a doubt. Who am I to argue?!
Link- www.equiami.com
