----- Original Message ----- From: "prairiefemme2006" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 3:16 PM Subject: [IceHorses] Re: Bits Icelanders Use
> --- "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think a lot of people do not get the Quarterly. >> >> Is this the type of bit used (attached)? >> >> (if you can't see the picture, go here) >> http://iceryder.net/icelandicbit.html >> > > I'm surprised you say a lot of people don't belong to the U.S. > Icelandic Horse Congress. They publish the Icelandic Horse Congress > Quarterly Magazine as a benefit of membership, they maintain the U.S. > Icelandic Registry, and they are the only U.S. Association allowed to > represent Icelandics in the International Association. Wouldn't most > folks who own a registered Icelandic in the U.S. want to belong to > this? Or Judy, were you thinking mostly of non-U.S. > owners/enthusiasts who belong to this group? > > Anyway, yes the picture you attached is the bit I see in the photos. > Yikes, I was giving the Icelanders the benefit of the doubt since I > didnt' know what the bit was. I was thinking maybe the shank was a > decorative piece, sort of like an elongated snap, that didn't > influence the bit action, but no! The Icelander trainer at the place > I bought my horse used only french link snaffles on all the Iceys. I > use one too but also have a Dr. Cook's bitless crossover bridle. > Mostly I find she responds to my weight shifts and mental intent and > I only need the reins when she gets excited about something. > > My local riding friends, who own Tennessee Walkers, Arabs and Quarter > Horses all freak out at the idea of a bitless bridle and like > the "security" of a "stronger" bit. One uses a gag bit (heaven help > us), one a double twisted wire snaffle, another a long shank western > bit. A good friend, who is actually a good and gentle rider, > wouldn't ride my Fjord with the eggbutt snaffle bit I use on her, > insisting on using her own long-shanked bit "for the security". All > we did is walk and jog and she barely touched the bit so it didn't > matter, but I wish I had insisted on my own bridle. > > I did notice that most places I went to look at Iceys (all but one > were non-Icelandic trainers) used the drop noseband. I bought one > for that reason and always keep it loose but often wondered why I > thought it necessary at all and plan to stop using it altogether. > > Thanks for answering my question. > > > ------------------------------------ > > IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses > > "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, > contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and > unrealistic." > > "All truth passes through three stages. > First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. > Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer > > > [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com > [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com > [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo > [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1340 - Release Date: 3/23/2008 > 6:50 PM > >
