Re: dressage bits

2006-05-19 Thread FjordAmy
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 5/17/2006 2:30:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A horse can't be evaluated in dressage unless he goes by the rules. We can't say our Fjords are as good as Warmbloods in dressage, except we need a Kimberwick.

Re: dressage bits

2006-05-17 Thread jgayle
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 Author 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Hor

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2006-05-17 Thread brass-ring-farm
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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