Bit-Seated???

[CobGal]

Can anyone tell me what Bit Seated means?

I overheard a lady describe my friends Hanovarian as this, but do not have a scooby do what it means!!

 

[mik]

nor I?

 

[GDB]

It what the dentist does... makes a 'bit seat' so that the bit sits more comfortably in the horses mouth...

 

[CobGal]

Hmmm........So how can one refer to a horse as Bit Seated?

I think maybe she was confused......

 

[mik]

How does the dentist make a bit seat, I don't understand, there are no teeth where the bit sits anyway, does it mean to removes wolf teeth?

 

[mik]

http://www.livestocktrail.uiuc.edu/horsenet/paperDisplay.cfm?ContentID=8174 look how interesting, this is new to me.

 

[FrecklesMum]

The dentist effectively cuts the teeth down where the bit sits. It means that the horse is lighter in the hand - not sure how a horse can mean 'bit seated' preahps its very light to ride.....

 

[CobGal]

She was looking at it tied up on the yard......I think she was just waffling rubbish!!

 

[Kayfm]

Blimley, you learn something new every day !!

 

[f_s_]

Think she was!!!!

A "bit seat" is where the dentist angles the teeth so that the bit sits supposedly more comfortably!!!

Think this woman probably got confused and thought it was a good phrase to use!!

Pay no attention!

 

[VictoriaEDT]

Ok here goes!

Basically the rostral (front edges) of the first cheek teeth are rounded off (as opposed to being rectangular. The amount of tooth that is rounded depends entirely on how much the EDT likes to remove and what work the horse is in.

The bit does not literally "sit" in the teeth but it allows a smooth surface for the soft tissues of the mouth to sit when a contact is made and prevents any "catching" of the tissue.

As a personal preference I tend not to remove too much tooth but make sure the front edge is well rounded and i repeat this on each visit. To me, the tooth functional purpose is for chewing and that is more important for the horse to make the most efficient use of his feed during mastication (chewing). If the horses didnt need full use of these teeth then he wouldnt have them and would have evolved out like Wolf Teeth