tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post8076126554885262412..comments2023-11-24T16:01:41.349-08:00Comments on Tacky Tack of the Day: A Bit of Hellscaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-38406471114344536242009-04-03T12:09:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:09:00.000-07:00anyone heard of a SNAFFLE??? a smooth-mouthed bit ...anyone heard of a SNAFFLE??? a smooth-mouthed bit with NO leverage?!?! *GASP*eventcra-zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024070977465689400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-87811920383768702522009-03-04T22:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:08:00.000-08:00The Half-Assed Blog, yes those mule bits should DE...The Half-Assed Blog, <BR/>yes those mule bits should DEFINATELY be illegal. Horses that wear ANY of these bits would possibly flip upsidedown in pain at the slightest touch of the reins. <BR/>I have seen a bit that was basically a piece of barbed wire and a chain. <BR/>Please people, don't spend the money on a frightening bit like this, GET A TRAINER!!!!!~3dayeventerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844384298938437972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-41900648602387422302009-02-17T16:48:00.000-08:002009-02-17T16:48:00.000-08:00Google "mule bit" for a true house of horrors. The...Google "mule bit" for a true house of horrors. There's no end to the dipshittery.<BR/><BR/>There is NO reason to use something like this. Most horse problems start with the rider/trainer or the previous rider/trainer that screwed them up.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who thinks they're required because it's a mule/TWH/draft horse/reiner needs their head examined.The Half-Assed Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695509301546368888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-21385799705564928892009-02-17T06:00:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:00:00.000-08:00We use a "wonder bit" on one of our mares, but the...We use a "wonder bit" on one of our mares, but the curb chain never comes into play on it. We got her from a TWH breeder and they used one of those TWH bits with the mile-long shanks on her. I have tried every bit from a loose ring snaffle to a regular old low port curb on her, and she likes the "wonder bit". She plays with the mouthpiece a lot and likes that she can move it around with her tounge. If I put a bit that she can't do that with on her she grinds on the mouthpiece with her molars and jigs around in place. The gag mouthpiece that she can play with acts like a pacifier. I don't like the thing, but she does, so that's what she gets. She is kind of "special" (we are VERY inbred and have about 2 brain cells) so we do what we can to placate her. Here is her background story... http://thegifthorse-scaequestrian.blogspot.com/2008/08/dyna.htmlscaequestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-90986112959412642232009-02-16T22:41:00.000-08:002009-02-16T22:41:00.000-08:00I own a TWH and canceled our subscription to the T...I own a TWH and canceled our subscription to the TWH magazine due to the "techniques" i saw used there. How they became "accepted" practices are beyond me and the bits are just the beginning.TempestRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372373633786118891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-70557418434177096592009-02-16T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:00:00.000-08:00Very sad that anyone would even think about puttin...Very sad that anyone would even think about putting bits like that in a horses mouth.Velvet Valeskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832047631280880177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-56282834045505872892009-02-16T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:19:00.000-08:00Your middle bit has a bicycle chain for a mouthpie...Your middle bit has a bicycle chain for a mouthpiece.....<BR/><BR/>I have several bits with nasty mouthpieces...I bought them because they were pretty, not because I have any intention of using them. <BR/>They are conversation pieces, nothing more.....and they give me a chance to get on my soapbox now and then.<BR/><BR/>After watching a video of a reining competition (I was at a horse fair), I wondered out loud, what the tall man who walked out after the run was done....he fiddled with the horse's head...what was he doing???<BR/>That tall man was standing right next to me, and he said....<BR/>*Well, ma'am, I was one of the judges that day. I was looking to see if his bit was legal. I was looking for blood.*<BR/><BR/>Sad, sad.........Diane I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10708312033949584775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-59204916496910381772009-02-16T09:45:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:45:00.000-08:00You have to wonder if people who use these sorts o...You have to wonder if people who use these sorts of bits habitually actually enjoy the cruelty. A friend, long time ago, had her horses boarded w/a saddleseat trainer who gleefully showed her his bicycle chain bit and told how it really cut up a horse's mouth so that the horse would be more responsive in the show ring. <BR/><BR/>sagebeasties.blogspot.comOldMorganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468535860419630648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-14304567940112072442009-02-16T07:35:00.000-08:002009-02-16T07:35:00.000-08:00Yerk! I can only say that if I put any of those i...Yerk! I can only say that if I put any of those in my horse's mouth, I'd better have also tied his head down, tranquilized him, and dialed 911 so that the ambulance was on it's way before I got on. Either that, or plan on not touching the reins. Because he'd flat kill me. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing what some people think makes a good substitute for a) getting your horse trained properly, and b) learning to ride properly!SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.com