ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] bits
[endurance] bits
Diane Mathews (dianem@hpbs2694.boi.hp.com)
Mon, 6 Nov 95 7:25:07 MST
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> Re: Spade bits in higher levels of cutting and reining:
> >From what I can remember of my old Cal Poly days under a trainer who won
> the snaffle bit futurity the year I was there, the severe bits are to show
> off a finished horse and that you DON'T use them! Correct me if I'm wrong,
> but it has to do with old Spanish customs...you know the real fancy silver
> bits and huge spurs they wore....they are for show. You never touch a
> horse's mouth on a good cutting or reining horse!
> Louise
An old horse guy was telling me about spending time w/ folks who used
spade bits. It was a sign of a superior equestrian among them. A
"spade bit horse/rider" was the ultimate - and they used threads as
reins.