This message is from: "Jeanine Rachau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Another school of thought is instead of raising the bit higher and putting a dropped noseband - is to actually lower the bit until the snaffle is hitting the front teeth. They learn to pick up the bit and carry it themselves. I've not tried this, but have had a couple different instructors say this in different clinic's I've been too.
Jeanine BLUE MOUNTAIN FARM La Grande, Oregon, USA http://www.OregonVOS.net/~jrachau/index.htm E-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:27 AM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: tongue over bit This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/15/2005 5:07:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: thus allowing the tongue over the bit. In my experience I have not found this to be a problem with snaffle bits, but only with curb bits. ********************** I have actually had just about the opposite experience. A couple of my horses would constantly mouth the snaffle (jointed mouth) till they got their tongue over. I even tried a figure 8 noseband, which didn't work. I switched to a Kimberwick with a solid low port mouth and that solved my problem. I do agree that most of the time this is caused by a bit hanging too low. Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
