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Gogue
The Gogue is a piece of horse tack used for training purposes, and is very popular in Europe, with a similar place in training regimes as side reins. Its purpose is to encourage the horse to raise the neck, free the shoulders and engage the hocks, so that he may develop the correct muscles for a rounded topline. In function, the Gogue is similar to a bearing rein, and opposite to a chambon or standing martingale. History The Gogue was developed by the French horseman René Gogue (1903-1988), who graduated from the French Military Academy of Saumur. René Gogue invented his rein in 1948 and immediately became an adviser of famous European riders. He theorized that poorly or unschooled horses had three points of resistance: the poll, the mouth, and the base of the neck. The triangular system was designed to release that tension. Fittings of the Gogue The Gogue has two fittings: the independent and the command. The Independent Fitting This is used for longeing or free-schoolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambon And Gogue On Horse
A chambon is a piece of horse tack. It is a strap that runs forward from the bottom of the Girth (tack), girth or surcingle, and forks. The forks continue to a ring on either side of the bridle or halter, at the base of the Bridle, crownpiece. Running through those rings, the forks follow the Bridle, cheekpieces to the Bit (horse), bit. They may attach to the bit or pass through the bit rings and attach to themselves below the horse's neck. A chambon prevents the horse from raising its head beyond a fixed point. Raising the head causes the length of the chambon along the cheekpieces to shorten and thus puts reciprocal pressure on the horse's mouth and on the horse's Poll (livestock), poll. Horses generally dislike pressure behind the poll and learn to release the pressure by lowering their head, and when in motion, this encourages the horse to relax its back and bring its hindquarters further under its body, thus encouraging collection (horse), collection. The chambon has the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
