RC: Re:CONTROL AND COURTESY

[Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

>... my trainer and I fiddled around for awhile and
>discovered that he goes best in a pelham.  Not my first
>choice, but he likes it and I can use it.  Doesn't make
>much sense, but it works.
>
This is probably the MOST important factor to remember.  What works for one
horse beautifully may not appeal to the next horse at all!!  (Which is
probably why one student announced yesterday..."WOW...you have a LOT of
bits!!!"  My answer?  "I've had a lot of horses...and I had a few years in
my "horse career" where I functioned on bad or mis-information from
supposedly knowledgeable horse trainers.  I own several bits that I keep
primarily to demonstrate *what* they are and *why* they are so awful!!

Sue

sbrown@wamedes.com
Tyee Farm
Marysville, Wa.


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