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"Would a snaffle bit keep my horse from chewing and chomping on the bit?"
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Dear Keith...
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
I really enjoy receiving the newsletters. It is full of interesting and helpful articles and information. I have a question: Would a snaffle bit keep my horse from chewing and chomping on the bit? When I first get on my horse, he will take the whole side of his bit (a 4-inch shank snaffle) and continuously chew and chomp on it. He does this until I have been on him for about an hour - then if I get off for a little while and get back on he starts it again. It is really annoying.
Thanks,
Debbie |
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Suggested Article: "Snaffle Bits vs Shank or Leverage Bits"
"The leverage (or shanked) bit doesn't give me any more control than any other bit. If I have to pull 5 pounds to stop my horse on that bit, I still have to put 5 pounds on this bit. Except I'm only pulling about a pound's worth, because a pound...
from our Horse Training Bit series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Horses That Pull On the Bit and Head Tossers"
If your horse begins to "root at the bit," that is to drop its head and try to pull or tug the reins out of your hands, then what he's saying is that you've taught him that if he pulls on the bit, your hands will move – and he'll get away from the...
from our Horse Riding Instruction series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Keys To Improvement"
How many times do you think you've ridden your horse? A thousand? Five hundred? Just guess. What if every time you got on, you improved something, no matter how small? If you could just see some little improvement for each of those thousand...
from our How to Train a Horse series > read more |
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Head Tossing
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Bridling
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Standing Tied
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