Re: New To Endurance

[rides2far@juno.com (Angela C. McGhee)]

>Say, Angie.... why the full cheek??  Genuinely curious!  I like riding 
>in a
>plain snaffle but have always used a "D" ring.

Well...I'm far from being a "professional bitter", but I like the fact
that the full cheek stays in the same position all the time, there's no
crease for the skin to get caught in at the corner of the mouth, and no
matter how a baby gapes it's mouth, it's not pulling through.  I really
hate it when they play around with a snaffle and let it pull through
their mouth, etc.  Seems like the full cheek has the least movement of
any snaffles I've used. 

I'm not advanced enough I don't suppose to see the major differences you
get between a D, Egg butt, & full cheek.  I don't like loose ring ones at
all because of the skin pinching.  I just don't like the way the reins
are sometimes at the bottom of the D and sometimes at the top. 

One bit of caution, I've seen them get caught in someone's long hair when
they were rubbing their heads.

Angie


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