Re: RC: Curb Bits (was Bit hangers)

[Irene M Burnett <renieburnett@juno.com>]

My definition is the same as yours;  if it has a shank and a chin strap,
it is a leverage bit and therefore a CURB bit, REGARDLESS of the type of
mouthpiece!!  Just because the mouth piece is JOINTED DOES NOT make it a
snaffle bit!  When tack companies started hiring non-horse people to
write their descriptions of bits, this, somehow, got really skrewed up. 
The Tom-Thumb snaffle is NOT a snaffle, it has shanks and don't try to
break a colt in one, please, please, please.  Renie