Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

> From: Lori Bertolucci loribertolucci@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Usage/Solution for: this bit allows the rider to isolate one side of the bit 
> to 
> lift a shoulder and to reward the horse with a "comfort zone" when relaxed at 
> the poll. It is a good bit for collection and stopping, as well as for 
> spoiled 
> horses, horses which run through the bit and those which drop a shoulder."
It seems to me that this description could be used to describe any snaffle bit 
if used by somebody who is aware of their hands...oh yeah, and is also aware of 
their seat and legs, since raising the shoulder, collection, and stopping are 
all things that are best done from behind (i.e. with the leg, not the hand).? 

In my experience, horses that run through the bit are better "fixed" of this 
problem with seat and legs rather than hands (after all, they have learned to 
ignore your hand and a horse can run through any bit).

kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

Ride Long and Ride Safe!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-