Re: [RC] bits and hackamores - heidiThank you SO much for saying this. You said what I wanted to but you did it better. I think a lot of people think the snaffle looking mouthpiece is a snaffle whether it has shanks or not. My understanding is that any mouthpiece without shanks is a snaffle and any bit with shanks (even with the snaffle looking mouth) is a curb. Yep. Or put more simply--if it works directly off the mouth, it is a snaffle. If it has leverage, it is a curb. Basically, if it has shanks, it has leverage--but even a bit like the Kimberwicke, when used on the lower setting, has leverage and becomes a mild curb. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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