Must have missed something. What am I still doing? I know a lady who won't use a bit ,cause she thinks it's mean. But she uses a hackamore, her reasons given: are it is the only thing that will stop her horse. Which I realised wasn't because it was necessarily mild. But I didn't want to argue with her . I too thought no bit, meant no pain or pressure either, till I researched bits and how they worked. I think the benefits of a hackamore would be the ablility to eat and drink and maybe good stopping power??? . I may try one eventually for the eating and drinking reasons, but if it created too much pain (thru my inexperience or because the model was harsh then he would let my know with his , "don't hurt me or I'll buck". (that was for a jointed pelham with curb chain I was advised to use.) I personally like to use only snaffles. I follow alot of John lyons stuff and like his reasons. I like the lateral bending I get with a snaffle also.I have used a french link or I like the waterford because it lays flat and he seems to eat in it better than his mylar snaffle. Plus it is hard for a horse to "pull" in because it sort of collapses.He doesn't throw a fit about this bit and he eats better in it. I guess I was trying to keep my post short and it wasn't clear. I've just heard people say alot that hackamores are "kinder" than bits. I think it's like most head devices they all use pressure or pain and hopefully we use them as a cue mostly, but there are those emergencies. . .when we want to be able to circle the horse or change his direction even if he is out of control or just pigheaded . I personally have never used a hackamore,, yet. So take that into consideration It's just what I read while researching bits.I do not mean to demean hacamores at all. I just think it is preferable for our, and the horses sake to spend time training all we can and not just grab the newest gadget to solve a problem. I've been around too many show barns , where it was the "bit or the week" syndrome. . . . Laurie and Rascal ----- Original Message ----- From: Dot Wiggins Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 10:02 AM To: Laurie Durgin Subject: Re: [RC] hackamores, et al See------? You're still doing it. What do you really mean, in each case?????? Good thoughts, and reasons, but not clear. <bg> ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [RC] hackamores, et al
uses very longshanked hacamore (because it is the only thing that will stop her horse.) ?????????? using a hack myself ???????
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