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heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> >  We put
> > her in a cowboy snaffle (with pretty long shanks) 
> >    
>
> Keep in mind that a "cowboy snaffle" with long shanks is not a snaffle at
> all, but actually a curb bit with the added harshness of having all that
> leverage to "nutcracker" the lower jaw.  It is about one of the most
> painful bits I can imagine.  I can imagine it was just excruciating for
> her, given the pathology present as well.
>
> Heidi
>
>  

Thank you SO much for  saying this.  You said what I wanted to but you 
did it better.  I think a lot of people think the snaffle looking 
mouthpiece is a snaffle whether it has shanks or not.  My understanding 
is that any mouthpiece without shanks is a snaffle and any bit with 
shanks (even with the snaffle looking mouth) is a curb.

Amber


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