Re: RC: Bits/Hacamores/training.... etc.

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

Barb wrote:  "Some horses can get their tongue over a snaffle (and some
riders don't always know it... oooya that hurts em if you pull back hard
)"

Not only will it hurt, but it can cut the under side of a horse's tongue
severely.  We had to board our stallion out for 6 months while we were
moving, years ago.  Very dependable, responsible person - this is not a
criticism of him.  Anyway, when he had to move our stallion, for control
he'd use a bridle with a snaffle rather than a halter with a chain (Nas
*really* objects to men he doesn't know).  Anyway, shortly after we
picked Nas up, we had his teeth floated.  The vet found that he had a 2"
wide, pretty deep healing cut under his tongue.  All we can figure out
is that Nas had to have gotten his tongue over that bit.

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