more bits about bits

2010-07-05 Thread brass-ring-farm
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com My drafty mare requires a kimberwick for trails. When I got her I used a smooth snaffle, too little control, then I thought, since she has a big mouth and none of my collection of 5 bits fit her, I would try a Happy Mouth kimberwick. It took me a

RE: About bits

2004-11-04 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am assuming that you are talking about how snaffle bits work (I am using snaffle to mean a broken mouthed bit) in the mouth. It makes sense that a too-long bit would fold over further in the mouth and take up much more room than a shorter

About bits

2004-11-04 Thread Sofia Jagbrant
This message is from: Sofia Jagbrant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here in Sweden we have got new knowledge about bits, and how big a bit should be. I'm not a expert of this area, but I will try to explain. We have got a couple of good vets who specialize on the horse mouth and the bits influance

About bits

2004-11-04 Thread Sofia Jagbrant
This message is from: Sofia Jagbrant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here in Sweden we have got new knowledge about bits, and how big a bit should be. I'm not a expert of this area, but I will try to explain. We have got a couple of good vets who specialize on the horse mouth and the bits influance