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What I say to my friends who don’t understand why I’m doing this

Misusing the duly

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Christena
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Over the past few months I have seen many people using the duly halter in the real world. I love seeing that. however, I have also been seeing people misusing them. They would put the soft nose rope chin and not over the nose. I would say "that does not look right do you have it on correctly?" and they would all replay "no its not on the way Monty made it but my horse likes it better this way." I would just replay with "thats cool" and walk away.
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Guess i really dont have a question just more of a rant. I hate seeing people misuse a good tool.

vicci - UK (North Wales)
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I agree Christena, I have seen many misuses of the Dually. The one that annoys me the most is when they pull and lean on it instead of using release...and I REALLY detest it when people lean on their horses halters with a tight rope (whether it's a Dually or not) while standing wiht their horses!!
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I also see lovely new unused Dually's hanging in tack room while the horse is out of control on the yard!! It's a hard battle to change the world :-)

dionne4210 - Denmark.
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Hi, I can only say that I am really happy that I bought my Dually, I have had it now for about 2 weeks and I don't use anything else.
I am also going to use mine to ride, as a bit less halter.
I have a bit less halter that I bought from Australia,and it's really a cool peace of equipment and very beautiful to look at.
The goal is to use this bridle, but as Shilo and I are still very much in training I am sticking to the Dually, Shilo seems to take to it very well.
The Australian bit less bridle has side pull which is placed under the chin.

Mel - Ramsgate UK
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Can we laugh at the latter comment Vicci? Mind you that does show still that people have the idea they do want to change, but do not know how to use the tools they have. It's all about education.
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Christena, for those who have the dually down too far on the nose, you can gently point out that should the horse pull away creating pressure in that area they could damage the nasal cavity as the dually is designed to work on the bony areas of the face and not the soft section just at the end of the bone.
Mel
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Becky C
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I see it a lot of the time (mostly when people have it too loose) and I must say I do interfere. I am not a confrontational person but it's a dangerous bit of kit when in the wrong hands! If people don't want to change the way they use it then I will always say 'on your head be it'. There's not excuse for no educating yourself on it's use with so many videos and forums!

Mel - Ramsgate UK
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Let's hope none every break the soft part of their horses nose by using it incorrectly.
Becky education is the so important in all aspects of life, but even more so when dealing with such intelligent giant creatures such as the horse. You are quite correct there is no excuse for lack of education where there is so much information out there.
Mel
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a.rumble
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Just wanted to say sometimes its not ourselves doing wrong with the duly,but someone we've hired. I hired a 19yr old that said she just wanted to be around horses as she was before and could help me do the ground work til they were old enough to learn to carry people. I have mostly Curly horses & was working on my stallions tail putting conditioners in. She said she was done with the other two babies. So I attempted to let her help me with the stallion by holding onto him rather then being on the tie chains.I had the Duly on him at the time, I had told her previously how the halter works & pressure & release also showed her the disc on the duly halter & how to use it.She held him alright,but not without trying to get him all upset,I was at his tail and when I tried to see what she was doing she would move over to the other side where I couldn't see what she was doing. So this cat & mouse game continued for a bit and I couldn't catch what she was doing. Until at 2yrs old he stood on his hind legs and was biting at her,I ordered her out and to give me the line. Which I took from her scared to death of what might happen to her.She had him so wound up he didn't even realize it was me at that point. To make a long story short I took him in circles until I could calm him enough to get him in his stall,meanwhile I got bit 3times by my stallion just trying to calm him down. Not hard where it broke the skin but almost,I think he came to himself at those points as he bit me on the neck too and if he wanted to he could have took a chunk out of me! This was on her 1st day of work.Need-less to say I released her. She almost got me killed too!! What on earth was in her mind I wondered to do a trick like that! These horses are always very docile their disposition amazing.She definitely knew what to do to get him going,or tried until she did.Now I have a stallion that bites so the last new lesson is a blessing for me and I will do this tomarrow.  I do not know what I would do without these lessons Monty please keep up the good work your doing for people and horses!! I pray that someday I will get a chance to meet you face to face,as things I have learnt and my horses have learnt were in part because of your online Uni as well as my first experiences with 3 other horses we had.Monty thank-you again & again over & over for all your awesome teaching.
whisperingequus
Hello!
As you all know, the fitting of the Dually Halter is critically important, as are the Do's and Don't's rules about using them.. but, arguably as important, like any tool, it will only be as good as the person holding/operating it. As an instructor, when I am out and about if I see the Dually fitted wrong, or being used incorrectly I will step in and politely point it out (not always appreciated, but I think I'd rather point it out than risk something happening) 
As you've all said, education is the key, watching the Dually lessons on the uni, making sure you watch the DVD that comes with all new Duallys, but there is nothing like hands on education, take a course at Flag or with your nearest instructor to really get the most out of the Dually Halter and see how effective it is as a training tool.. and remember if a person isn't listed on the Instructor pages, they are not licensed/qualified to teach you how to use the Dually. 

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