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[Linda_Merims@ne.3com.com]

carolee lisaj@foothill.net said:
> I have a young horse who I've been riding in a D-ring
> snaffle but he is just too strong on the trail and is
> going through the bit something awful. I thought of going
> to a kimberwicke, but am confused as to which is milder,
> a kimberwicke with a broken mouthpiece or a solid mouthpiece.

Interesting question.  My opinion is that the solid mouth
Kimberwicke is milder because it does not have the snaffle's
nutcracker action.  Or, at any rate, it can be used in a
mild way with less finesse.  The only exception *might* be
a 3-piece mouthpiece Kimberwicke, like the one I saw in the
Miller's catalog and the one (somewhat different) that Jasmine
saw in the Libertyville catalog.  It is generally held
that a 3 piece snaffle is milder than a 2 piece snaffle.
However, this isn't a bit I've ever tried.

Be sure to get the Uxeter (the one with the slots in the
ring) so you have a choice of strengths.

Linda B. Merims
lbm@ici.net
Linda_Merims@ne.3com.com
Massachusetts, USA




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