by taco2 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:07 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#If you have soft hands, you should be able to ride him in a curb, even a tom-thumb.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Any bit can be "nasty"/"harsh" in the wrong hands.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Now, I don't know much about the showing circuit, so I'm not sure what can/can't be used in certain divisions/age groups.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#But, I have always like the D-RING Snaffles, the ones w/the copper rollers on it. You could also go with a curb bit that has a really low port, and shorter shanks.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I have a 7 year old gelding that runs in a tom-thumb, he is extremely soft in the mouth, and responds with the slightest touch, he is ALWAYS in frame, and a dream to ride. Now, a lot of people don't like the tom-thumb, as they say its "harsh", but my horse prefers it over any other bit, he runs well in it, the reason being...as my riding coach always said, #ed_op#EM#ed_cl#"it's all in the hands, not the bit."#ed_op#/EM#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
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