Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-18 Thread Genie Dethloff
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen, Thanks for your post. I'm sorry to hear that you had to undergo foot surgery and I hope your foot is healing well. I just started some medication that makes me very tired and will shortly make me very pissy so I too am having tr

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-17 Thread Karen McCarthy
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

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-17 Thread Genie Dethloff
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

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-17 Thread Lori Albrough
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

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread MorrisShadowMT
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello all I am a trainer and have been ridding dressage and training for many years. I have been training Fjords for the past 2 years.I agree with you about everything can be done beautifully with a snaffle. However I find it very difficult to ge

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread Karen McCarthy
reat Basin Fjords :: Carson City, Nevadahttp://www.picturetrail.com/weegees From: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: Advanced English Test Bits Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 16:31:42 -0400 This me

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread Genie Dethloff
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with Solveig and Lori. There are varying degrees of severity in snaffle bits all the way to a Dr Bristals which is allowed (luckily no twisted wires are allowed). When ever you add leverage to a bit you are changing the dynami