RE: Bitting question

["Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>]

Becky Hart always teaches us to have firm rein contact.  This in itself
may prevent the "swing".  I think that's why I never used the Tteam bit -
I'm slip back to my old western reining days while boogeying down the
trail and to keep all those double reins from getting combombulated
got to me too much for me.  I use a french link but I have to admit
I resort to starting way back in the pack to avoid the race horse thing.
I guess I may have to rethink it if I ever decide "let" Beau win the
race like he thinks he can!

K.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rides 2 Far [mailto:rides2far@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 3:33 AM
To: woik@home.com
Cc: rides2far@juno.com; ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Bitting question


Thanks for the advice so far!  One more thing...when Kaboot does his big
trot with his head low he "chugs". His head sort of chugs left to right.

Problem is, with any weight much on the reins & bit there's a *lot* of
movement unless the reins are snug. Rode yesterday with Josie's oputhane
reins with snaps on the bit and there was way too much movement. I
usually use really light nylon reins with no snaps for this reason.  Do
you think the T-team bit will swing?

Angie


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