--- In [email protected], "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The curb bit, on the other hand, is fundamentall intended for one- handed rein contact. The unjointed bar is rigid and immovable, it must not be tilted, and its position on the tongue must not to altered much. Consequently, it is not suitable for one-sided steering aids.
---------------Very interesting read! I thought that Lee Ziegler had me using direct rein contact with the mild ported mouth (not jointed) kimberwick that I use. I wonder if the above is contradictory to that. I assume that the use of the term "curb bit" would indicate a mild ported mouth bit with shanks? I don't think the kimberwick has what could be called "shanks", unless you use the rein slots. Then you could have a little bit of a leverage bit. And I wonder how non-collapsing jointed bits, like the Myler comfort snaffle and the Myler jointed ported mouth kimberwick would fit into that information. It doesn't have the same effect as a regular ported mouth kimberwick. When you use one rein, it kind of "pivots" in the horse's mouth instead of pulling across the entire mouthpiece. Dawn Bruin-Slot, northern Michigan Fuzzy Logic Equine
