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[RC] Bits - for those of you who love your horse, read. - rides2farWhile I could ride my current horse in a bitless bridle (she is very responsive in a plain snaffle and has been ridden in a sidepull). Kaboot is a puller, and a lot to control, but the bitless bridle almost sent him over backwards. He hated it and totally overeacted to any pressure from it at all. His nose went straight up (not common for him since he's got a very horizontal neck and tends to brace on a bit and pull down and out). So, don't necessarilly assume taking the bit out of the mouth makes it more mild. I also did not care for the fact that you had to have the noseband very snug which I felt would hinder eating more than a snaffle. The only hint of leverage I was ever able to use with Kaboot was the short shanked 4" flat nosed English Hack. To Kaboot, that was more severe than the snaffle. To my friend's horse, the hack was the mild one and he switched to his snaffle for more control. They may react differently. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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