On 11/1/07, Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am a believer that anytime you go to something less "severe" you > should be really careful... I knew a seemingly really well trained > obedient dead broke walking horse that had been ridden all his life in > a severe long shanked walking horse bit that was sold to someone who > put him in a dee ring snaffle and he bolted, became a bolter in fact. > But he had been raised and trained and ridden all his life by one man, > so I imagine the new owner had some new ways about her that seemed > scarey/frustrating/surprising to him, then the new bit...
Hmmmm, I wonder if that's what happened with Orri. He was ridden with a one jointed snaffle on a very tight rein by his male trainer, then along came wimpy me and his new bit with 2 joints and a loose rein. V