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Re: [RC] bitless bridle- late night musings about bridles and bits from a designer - Stephanie E CaldwellThe hackamore did not break the horses jaw.........the user did. ANY bit or hackamore is only as sever as the user!!!!!!! Well.... There's some bits/hackamores that are more severe, to the point of not being useable except in professional hands in extreme cases. I think anything over reasonable length shanks, on trails I'm not comfortable with much over 2", although my old curb was 4" grazing shanks. It's too easy to balance on the reins, to get them caught, or for things to happen on the trail. The longest shanks/most severe bit I've ever had was a Frog bit. An old cutting horse that I leased had one, but I had no idea how you would ride in it. I always rode Maverick in a grazing bit. One day his owner brought the Frog bit over and we took him out in the arena. The reins had little weights on them and the bit was perfectly balanced in his mouth. Shanks were probably around 8", but I didn't measure them, with between a 2 - 3" port. All I had to do was move my hand a fraction of an inch and he would respond. It was the absolute coolest thing in the world! But, I could never feel comfortable trail riding him in a bit that could damage so much in an accident! Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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