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[RC] shoes/bits affecting natural gaits - Sonshine575Julie,About your statement: ...And if that horse is "on the bit" and collected, it should be able to naturally travel in a comfortable(for the horse) and effortless manner, right? Is "collected and on a bit" natural for a horse or is it a head and neck position that people choose for the horse? I have never seen any horse travel that way without being forced. If a horse is shod based on natural conformation and gaits with its natural headset, why change it with a bit? To me it's paramount to asking an athlete to run with the same composure with or without high heels. I agree with you that "I think it's important not to mess with Mother Nature anymore than is nescessary. " Catherine gaited Morgans
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