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But Lori, what she said was that a horse who runs through the bit is  
better corrected from BEHIND, with seat and leg.  I agree with her.

In fact, she taught me her procedure, for my extra-strong horse, and  
the end result (after preliminary steps) was shoulder-in with a lot of  
leg, and the horse decides it is waaaay too much effort to keep going  
down the trail that way.   My horse changed along the way to wearing  
out his back shoes long before his fronts, a wonderful thing if you  
like self carriage.  He goes in a half moon snaffle (3 piece) or a  
Myler hackamore.  We also never used martingales, which when  
particularly improperly fitted, change the angle of the rein from the  
bit to the hand.

Lynne
<http://www.lynnesite.com>



On Mar 16, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Lori Bertolucci wrote:

> Kat, if you must know why I prefer such a bit...I have disabled  
> hands,and at the start of an endurance ride, my horse gets strong on  
> the bit and pulls. The leverage a correction  gives me helps  
> considerably. He goes nicely otherwise.
> I am not sure what the big deal is about using something you don't  
> agree with...
>
> Lori
>
>
> --- On Sun, 3/15/09, k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [RC] What is a correction mouth piece? (was: trying to  
> > find a bit)
> > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 9:55 PM
> > > 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.
> > :)

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