tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post4644998441853609799..comments2023-11-05T03:56:50.135-06:00Comments on Leah Fry - Barn Door Tagz - Horses and Life: A Bit of a FatheadLeah Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-31435987637729016932008-09-22T04:44:00.000-05:002008-09-22T04:44:00.000-05:00I appreciate your input. We're a work in progress....I appreciate your input. We're a work in progress. Believe me, I'm keeping it simple. My biggest concern is getting one that fits. Some of the bits I saw online looked like ancient devices of torture -- scary.<BR/><BR/>Everything of Heather's we tried on him were either snaffles with a shank or snaffles with D-rings, mostly the latter. She suggested I use a D-ring rather than an O-ring.<BR/><BR/>Wish me luck at On the Bit!Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-47098510368136589152008-09-22T03:23:00.000-05:002008-09-22T03:23:00.000-05:00Sorry that your back is bothering you, but it is l...Sorry that your back is bothering you, but it is like i always say, "housework will kill you, if you let it."<BR/>And i am a believer in the snaffle bit and a trained horse wrapped around the bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-15394686113140323042008-09-21T22:27:00.000-05:002008-09-21T22:27:00.000-05:00Sounds like you have given this bit business a lot...Sounds like you have given this bit business a lot of thought. I know horses that have been effected by bits, both good and bad. IMHO- any bit more than a simple snaffle or snaffle with a shank is a finishing piece to be used for finess. I get why people try to use them for control but IMHO if you dont feel safe on your horse, a bigger bit will do nothing to make you any safer or give you anything more than token control. Not saying that is the case with you. Getting a bit that fits is important, for sure, no matter what it is. I just get frustrated with people at the barn who run through bit after bit trying to gain control...it works for the first little while but they always end up back to where they started from.Chelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.com