What should I name my azteca gelding?

[Ingrid_N]

I've also seen a few horses that get sores on their noses from these nosebands that force the mouth of the horse shut.

 

[User690263]

I've also seen a few horses that get sores on their noses from these nosebands that force the mouth of the horse shut.
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Yeah, you have to be careful with figure 8 nosebands. They are often used on horses that try to drop the bit, (spit it out essentially) and since the smaller strap is in front of the bit and preventing the horse from opening it's mouth, it keeps that from happening. Used properly, I personally don't view it as abusive though. (unlike the Muserola noseband)

 

[User690263]

@TyTheColt sorry for turning this thread into a discussion about horse tack!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

That's horrific

It could have been that one that injured OPs horse... but I've also seen hackamore nose bands that are solid smooth metal, and a person with harsh hands can rip them up with those too.
It's such a delicate area of thin skin over bone and sensitive nerves right there! I detest those devices.

* Disclaimer: I have used a rope halter with knots at the nose, as well as a spanish jaquima, both are meant to be used softly, with feel. But they aren't made of metal either, so a person has a chance to actually feel what's happening.

Some people are just barbarians...

Horrors! Never saw anything like this!

 

[A_Sparrows_Song]

Horrors! Never saw anything like this!

I know me either... though I have heard of some other horrific practices with show horses

 

[The Moonshiner]

I know me either... though I have heard of some other horrific practices with show horses

Such as?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Such as?

You don't want to know.

 

[A_Sparrows_Song]

Such as?

One was with the flashy gaited horses they use to make gashes in the horses lower leg and put diesel or some other liquid into the gashes to make them have a better "flashy gait" because the poor horse was in so much pain it didn't want to put it's feet down

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Charlie. Name him Charlie.

 

[A_Sparrows_Song]

One was with the flashy gaited horses they use to make gashes in the horses lower leg and put diesel or some other liquid into the gashes to make them have a better "flashy gait" because the poor horse was in so much pain it didn't want to put it's feet down

Thankfully the USEF Has abolished this practice but people always try to find other ways to abuse horses... any animal for that matter