Are we using the wrong bits on Icelandic Horses?
Or is it a matter of too much contact, not enough training, not enough education on the rider's part?
13 years ago
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Bit Problems - Icelandic Horse
Are we using the wrong bits on Icelandic Horses?
Or is it a matter of too much contact, not enough training, not enough education on the rider's part?
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i ride my icelandic in an eggbutt roller bit (either a roller or a broken 3-piece i think) it's one of the gentlest bits out there and she responds well to it. i think it's all a matter of training and softening to the bit
I only ride in snaffles and D rings, and a Myler bit for my more sensitive horse. I don't think it's a matter of too much contact, because if the horse accepts the contact, has been worked up to that level, and isn't in any pain, it will be fine. It's a matter of ignorance and doing everything it takes to get that horse's head into that ideal frame.
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