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<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 252562" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>In a perfect world I would agree with you 100%, unfortunately there are a lot of horses who have been spoiled and have learned they can ignore a bit like an O-Ring snaffle. There are also a lot of heavy-handed riders who have ruined their horses mouth and that horse cannot feel the subtle pressure of this type of bit. I would venture to guess that there are even horses who, for whatever reason, don't like this type of bit.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>The truth is that weather or not some one prefers a snaffle or a curb is that both bits are engeneered differnently for different functions because of how they apply pressure on the mouth. Trying to use a leverage bit for the purposes of the snaffle or using a direct pressure bit like the snaffle for all of the functions of the curb is a major mistake by most riders. Once the horse is trained good they should do fine in both. Most mistakes are made by keeping a snaffle going for too long, it is not made for flexion of the jaw and lowering the head and that is were it is over-used.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 252562, member: 3046"] In a perfect world I would agree with you 100%, unfortunately there are a lot of horses who have been spoiled and have learned they can ignore a bit like an O-Ring snaffle. There are also a lot of heavy-handed riders who have ruined their horses mouth and that horse cannot feel the subtle pressure of this type of bit. I would venture to guess that there are even horses who, for whatever reason, don't like this type of bit.[/quote] The truth is that weather or not some one prefers a snaffle or a curb is that both bits are engeneered differnently for different functions because of how they apply pressure on the mouth. Trying to use a leverage bit for the purposes of the snaffle or using a direct pressure bit like the snaffle for all of the functions of the curb is a major mistake by most riders. Once the horse is trained good they should do fine in both. Most mistakes are made by keeping a snaffle going for too long, it is not made for flexion of the jaw and lowering the head and that is were it is over-used. [/QUOTE]
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