Re: hackamores

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

Well, yeah, Bob, you're right, the horse stopped because of the pain. 
But it wasn't pain from a boot in the gut, or a poke in the eye with a
sharp stick, it was from a hackamore.  Semantics.  And the woman
doing the demo happens to be a pretty good equestrian - she was as shocked
as everyone else.  She told me that she did not use excessive pressure
on the reins.  I believe her.

My point, which I guess was missed, was that a hackamore is not a mild piece of equipment.   The question about hackamores as I understood it was would a hackamore be enough for a horse that wanted to run through the bit.  I think a hackamore could be strong enough, don't you?  The question of whether a hackamore would be the right headgear for that horse is something entirely different.

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