Recent content by macarthur

I am who you think I am, - you are being daft to the point of ignorance - I am not saying BAN BITS - do you girls actually read English? I/we are saying give the rider a CHOICE. end of story. That's an analogy like saying travel by bus or train... there is a preference one is NOT better for the...

Whoops - such a long time since I came on this friendly and open minded site I forgot the quote buttons - so I hope this works. The opening thread was meant to stimulate your interest (in an otherwise boring day) to draw your eye - so that's why its written as it is - if I offended the 'eye'...

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchn.ge%2F1iqBp0q&h=_AQF5ke1A but did you sign! :-)

it would be fair unless it was insisted it had square steering wheel - or no wheel at all :-)

That's a truly dreadful statement - are you saying then that there are thousands of inept riders who don't know how to ride or what to ride in with their horse? Why cant any fit for purpose horse compete if that's what the horse was bred for... not a donkey in GP! <snigger> all though in...

troll? whats like a troll - be fair - you cant call me boring without reason - unless you have nothing to do but be bored on here... :-)

Tee hee stop picking me up then :-) I assume you are fearful of bitless riders?

couldnt disagree bad riding is bad riding!! - bad hands = bad hands... the bit or lack of it wont help! what we are asking for is choice for the horse - the rules will still stand - if you cant ride, ride badly, you wont get placed... nothing to fear for either camp! I am most certainly not...

How funny quite a different response to the competition and training section here :-) thanks a vote for sense!

Maimed previously of course!! - that happens a lot - look at Toy Town , broken , fixed and repaired ditto many many horses that compete and have tendon strains and so on. there is a point when they can return to work - live another day - pass the vet. That's OK, to pull a tendon and return...

whats hysterical - its true that's what the petition is doing taking on the rule book ! :-) no hysterics from me ...but maybe in hallowed towers and creaky halls of tradition and dogma...

recovered from injury - like most horses can return to competition - but not if they are bitless (teeth missing on one side for example) so a healthy horse with teeth missing! :-)

ok whats an OP? hysterical or otherwise? :-)

why is it the bit or you that rides the horse?

but what happens to your horse when it can for no reason ride in a bit? THINK of Mark Smith team chasers and event team - who can compete in bitless but not in dressage phase - the least dangerous of all three phases - why should a horse that goes better bitless (or cna no longer ride bitted) be...