On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:15:00 -0800, you wrote: >I have Peruvians and they are all finished in Peruvian bits, which I >don't consider a particularly harsh bit at all. The finished horse >works on a loose rein with its mouth closed and its poll flexed.
That's the difference, isn't it? Take a horse which hasn't been taught to accept even a really mild snaffle, shove on a Peruvian or Western bit, tie its mouth shut with a tight noseband, hang on the reins..... that's why the "no bits from other cultures" rules, I think. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
