This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Genie, (and Lori and Valerie and DeAnna and anyone else i may have
annoyed/offended) I am very sorry if my postings yesterday were percieved
as being 'hostile'. I might explain that i had foot surgery very recently
and I know it's not an e
This message is from: "Steve Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Wait . a broken bit and a snaffle bit are describing two different things. A
snaffle is a bit that works off a ring or 'D' with no to extremely little
leverage. It can have a broken mouthpiece or a mullen mouthpeice, etc. A
broken mouth
This message is from: "Green Valley Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
There have been some interesting discussions about bits in the last few
digest issues.
The NFHR Evaluation Program is a work in progress and is always open to
discussion
and revision. The question of bits were discussed by the Eval
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
What really sets my teeth ajar is watching some of the old western movies and
the use in glamorous hands of very severe bits. The riders made the horse
arch it's neck and rear backwards to avoid pain and they thought they looked
like real cowboys
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The snaffle does have leverage, or certainly can give pain as it contacts
the roof of the mouth as it buckles and fjordies have low pallets. Jean
Gayle
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This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Karen,
I'm sorry that my response made you so hostile.
I am not a dressage snob, but that is the riding
I choose to do for my own rewards and I am not
very accomplished at that. I board at a mixed
barn and have friends that ride wester
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I ask what are your tricks
with a good stop on the snaffle for a horse under saddle.
Hi Bonnie,
I teach them to stop or come back when I sit a little heavier and close
my upper thigh muscles a bit. If you do
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Fjords are not the only horses "which are by nature very strong
and well muscled horses." The warmbloods that are controlled in dressage
by the snaffle bits at lower levels are also pretty mighty.
The snaffle bit has no leverage so that the h
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello EVERYONE,
Thank you for the great response. The mare SOLD within one hour of me
posting the email.
I was just made aware that they do have one more mare. Dandy's E-Bay aka
Nisse for sale. She is in Southern Oregon and she has a colt at her si
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We are very happy to announce the foals are here. well, all but 3 of them.
:-)
The latest is a little colt out of Elisie by Overmann. He is a cutie. He is
not named yet and the owner has decided to sell him. The first $2000 offer
can name the colt and
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Everyone,
Doon Grade Ranch has one mare left for sale in California. If you are
interested in a great brood mare that rides in the arena and on trail,
please contact me ASAP. They are offering her for a price that is
unbelievable. You must pick h
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Ah, but the a Kimberwick DOES come in a low port. And if
used on the full ring or the upper slot, there is no leverage.
So... Why does it not qualify as a snaffle?
According to what I understand from reading the USEF/USDF rules, the
problem with the
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In a message dated 5/16/2006 10:22:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Guess what? I have a 6 yo mare who has nothing noticeable or technically
wrong w/ her mouth + palate, (even did a bit seat for her) but she is
VERY sensitive an
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