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Re: [RC] shoes/bits affecting natural gaits - Elkenchild

Have you never seen a dressage show? The beautiful supple movements of a well schooled horse are certainly natural on the bit, and the ideal frame for any horse to move in, most efficiently with the least impact.
 
In a message dated 3/16/2004 8:01:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, Sonshine575@xxxxxx writes:
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. 
 
Laura
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