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Re: [RC] [RC] bitless not "severe" - Chris Paus

A horse's mouth is very different from ours. I have a "bit" day with my riding students and they put the bit in their hands and I work the reins so they feel how it should feel to the horse, using a wide variety of bits, and clumsy to delicate contact. Really helps them understand.




"Press on. Nothing can take the place of persistence," Calvin Coolidge

Chris

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From: Diane Trefethen <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC] bitless not "severe"
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:52:14 -0800
>>Think about how different it would feel to have hard metal in your
>>mouth versus a head hug from a bitless bridle
>
>Ascribing human characteristics or motives to animals is not a valid
>approach when attempting to evaluate a situation. You need to
>observe the
>animals and then draw your conclusions from *their* actions, not
>from how
>you would react if it were you. After all, I doubt most of us would
>consider laying down in the middle of a road and writhing in the
>carcass of
>a dead raccoon absolute ecstasy... but then, we're not dogs :)
>
>
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Re: [RC] bitless not "severe", Diane Trefethen