Recent content by Moomin059

Just to add seeing as I cannot edit my last post: Cortez, you are saying that only the hands on the reins are making a bit strong and completely disregard my comment on leverage. Leverage is a law of physic, you cannot disregard it. One reason why pelhams/gags etc are considered stronger bits...

I'm sorry Cortez, but if you've been reading what I've been typing you'll see that I said that I was using the terms mild and strong with regards to bits as what the general public horse owners think, not myself. You'll also see that I wasn't disagreeing the fact that snaffles can cause a lot of...

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just saying that depending on the differing anatomy of an individual horse's mouth makes the action of the bit, regardless of the hands on the reins either more mild or more severe. I don't believe there are mild or strong bits, otherwise I'd still have mine...

I'm not very fond of the hackamore myself, use a Dr Cook. Different bits act differently depending on the type of mouth - a nut cracker action is severe on a horse with a low palate for example. But, in general, snaffles are regarded as a kinder bit and pelhams as severe (I was just talking...

I know you did! About the strong bit with lightness compared to a "weak" bit with heavy hands. The heavy hands does more damage because it damages the cheek teeth it comes in contact with, particularly by the action of "sawing" that many people seem to do. Admittedly, I was guilty of 'sawing'...

Hey, I know I only made an account yesterday but it was pretty much just for this. I guess those of you who were reading the thread on the Facebook page saw someone posting about wanting to write about the anatomy. Well, I'm much too tired to do that but I will say that the bit does put...