Desensitizing "Bridle Shy" Horses
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In the first section, we showed getting Dahlia desensitized to the presence of the headstall. A few minutes later she was ready to "wear" it.
Within a few seconds she was comfortable with the "leadrope bit" and
and I put down the camera and went in to assist.
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Since Dahlia tended to clench her teeth, Sharon opted not to try to force
the bit into her mouth. Instead she simply laid the leadrope across the
end of her muzzle, between her lips. Dahlia opened her mouth and began playing with
the leadrope.
While Sharon held the leadrope,
I quietly placed the headstall on the horse without incident. Through this
brief procedure, Sharon did not restrain Dahlia, but rather simply held the
leadrope in place until the bit was in proper position, then Sharon
quietly pulled the leadrope out of her mouth.