>>>> Thanks Robin, I always call it a double bridle even though I know better! It was a weird choice, and yes Eloise is using the upper rein....
Skye, this is a prime example of why I ask so many questions about your posts. Yesterday, you said this horse was being started in a double bridle. Then Robyn H corrected that impression, saying the trainer uses a bit with two reins. Now, you say the trainer only uses the snaffle rein, not even two reins...which is a LONG way away from a double bridle, and MIGHT even be more akin to starting a horse with a Kimberwicke or similar. Please, make a bigger effort to use terms correctly. Another example was the reference to Iceland as a "very big place" in one e-mail, followed almost immediately with another post where you referred to Iceland as "a tiny country". Two years ago, you posted that Baldur was sterile due to steroid use, and when we questioned it back then, you said it is a common problem in ALL sports, human and equine. (It's in the archives.) Yesterday, you implied that he was only given steroids as a treatment for injuries - not what you said two years ago. I'm sure some people thought I came down on you strongly about your Parelli questions earlier this week, but that wasn't the first time I've seen you say, "I don't know much about Parelli", followed almost immediately by an "I don't like Parelli" post. I can't even list all the instances where this has happened over the years you've been on the lists, and it wears me out. It always seems to me that you just pop up to stir up arguments, talking in circles. Words are the main way we can communicate with e-mail, so it's imperative that we at least TRY to be clear in our posts. I'm sure all of us have made typos, even mistakes, but I'm not sure you would have ever corrected this "double bridle" mistake, had I not questioned it and Robyn not known what you were talking about. I would seriously hate for a newbie to believe that it's "ok" to start an Icelandic with two bits in his mouth. I only respond to the things you write...if I can't depend on your words being accurate any more than I'm seeing, I suppose I just need to hit "delete" any time I see a post from you. I just hate to see troubling ideas presented, unchallenged, to live in the archives forever. I have a lot of patience with newbies, and with people who are sincerely trying to learn and make progress. I have almost zero tolerance for trolls, and for people who intentionally talk in circles. If you aren't a troll and aren't intentionally talking in circles, then please, try to be more accurate in what you say. Karen Thomas, NC
