Thursday 4 December 2008

The reason I chose to go bitless....


Bit
Originally uploaded by caitrionaoleary
This here is a standard Indian bit, and it feels every bit as sharp as it looks. It is normal for a horse to have the sides of its lips torn and bleeding after each time it is ridden, even if only for a few minutes. Of course this renders their mouths so calloused that they can never be ridden with a simple snaffle without time and patience to retrain them to respond to seat and voice aids.

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