Colton walks through a brief history of the hackamore and dives into why he personally prefers the hackamore compared to other pieces of equipment one may be able to select from.

Learn the basic parts and pieces of the Bosal as well as some of the different options that you can find when looking to purchase your next Hackamore set up. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the Colton Woods Horsemanship Youtube Channel and check out our entire series dedicated to the Hackamore. For more info on the hackamore, clinics and other educational opportunities check out www.coltonwoodshorsemanship.com

There are lots of options on the market when it comes to selecting reins for the hackamore. Tack shops and trainers have come up with all sorts of styles of reins. At the end of the day though you cannot replace the feel and function that come from riding with mane hair reins. Watch the full video as Colton discusses the particulars of selecting your next set of reins for your bosal to help complete your hackamore set up.

Here Colton walks you through an easy step by step process of how to tie your Mecate rein to your bosal to create the hackamore. This step by step process is simple, easy to understand and extremely functional!

You're going to spend hard earned money on a new tool to help take your horsemanship and communication with your horse to the next level. It's important we know how to take care of that equipment.

Colton guides you through how to place a bosal shaping block on your bosal as well as offers several other practical ways to shape your bosal if you dont have a shaping block available.