I saw Lucinda Fredericks do this just before a test at Aldon and thought it was such a clever idea. She gave her horse a polo just before going over to do her test. This relaxes the horse, encourages the tongue to stay soft and the horse to salivate.
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A piece of apple also good – gives a nice wet mouth.
or a sugar lump
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