You will find a ton of new, unhelpful and partly used stuff collecting cobwebs in the tack room of any pony owner who has been at it for a long time. I know of a large number of folks who have got a lot more bits than horses.
Check out the catalog of any tack dealer, and you will see entire section on bits: English bits, Western bits and bits of types you simply won't recognize. Some of the bits on sale are endorsed by well known characters in the world of horses who possibly developed those bits, use them or are paid to make you suspect so. A lot of ardent pony folk rush to buy bits endorsed by their favourite idol.
There are any number of reasons for the huge collections of bits stores carry, some of them attributable to horses and some to riders. Even if you're keen on only one sort of bit, you'll find a large variety of derivative bits. Bits are made of various material and come in loads of styles and sizes. They also come with plenty of mouthpiece options. I had a mentor a couple of years back who once remarked to me that she was not extraordinarily keen on aluminum bits, but still kept a few of them convenient because once in a while she would run into a pony who seemed to like only aluminium bits. She was bright enough to know when to let these horses have their own way on small problems; on major issues she made the choices. The arrangement usually worked fine for her and her horses.
Folks who are into showing keep a big variety of bits. For each discipline they participate in, they use the right bit. Within each discipline, as well as , they use different bits for different horses, English pleasure riding bits are much different from bits in classes to do with the hunt seat, while bits for western pleasure riding involve a completely different sort of bit. Ultimately, within each type and sub-type of bit, there are bits of numerous sizes and material and mouthpiece types.
I find that people who have problems with horses have a tendency to keep on amassing bits because they are busy getting a newer one every day or two for the pony. They suspect the answer to a recalcitrant horse is a harsher bit. You'll find bits of every size and types (mild to very grim) in the barns of folks like this. You may find some rather questionable bits like those with twisted wire, those with chain mouthpieces, or those with longer mouthpieces. Such a collection wouldn't speak well for the horse owners concerned who clearly believe strongly in cruel bits being the answer to their recalcitrant horses. These folk have neither the patience nor the inclination to get pro help with their horses.
A pony person's bit collection can tell a lot of stories about that person. In specific , the collection tells stories about the person's horsemanship. You'll find horse owners whose collections are composed of straightforward shanked bits with mouthpieces as light as feathers, and you will find pony owners who seem to believe agony brings out the best in horses.
If I were in the market for a pony, I have totally no doubts about which pony owner I might give my custom to.
Check out the catalog of any tack dealer, and you will see entire section on bits: English bits, Western bits and bits of types you simply won't recognize. Some of the bits on sale are endorsed by well known characters in the world of horses who possibly developed those bits, use them or are paid to make you suspect so. A lot of ardent pony folk rush to buy bits endorsed by their favourite idol.
There are any number of reasons for the huge collections of bits stores carry, some of them attributable to horses and some to riders. Even if you're keen on only one sort of bit, you'll find a large variety of derivative bits. Bits are made of various material and come in loads of styles and sizes. They also come with plenty of mouthpiece options. I had a mentor a couple of years back who once remarked to me that she was not extraordinarily keen on aluminum bits, but still kept a few of them convenient because once in a while she would run into a pony who seemed to like only aluminium bits. She was bright enough to know when to let these horses have their own way on small problems; on major issues she made the choices. The arrangement usually worked fine for her and her horses.
Folks who are into showing keep a big variety of bits. For each discipline they participate in, they use the right bit. Within each discipline, as well as , they use different bits for different horses, English pleasure riding bits are much different from bits in classes to do with the hunt seat, while bits for western pleasure riding involve a completely different sort of bit. Ultimately, within each type and sub-type of bit, there are bits of numerous sizes and material and mouthpiece types.
I find that people who have problems with horses have a tendency to keep on amassing bits because they are busy getting a newer one every day or two for the pony. They suspect the answer to a recalcitrant horse is a harsher bit. You'll find bits of every size and types (mild to very grim) in the barns of folks like this. You may find some rather questionable bits like those with twisted wire, those with chain mouthpieces, or those with longer mouthpieces. Such a collection wouldn't speak well for the horse owners concerned who clearly believe strongly in cruel bits being the answer to their recalcitrant horses. These folk have neither the patience nor the inclination to get pro help with their horses.
A pony person's bit collection can tell a lot of stories about that person. In specific , the collection tells stories about the person's horsemanship. You'll find horse owners whose collections are composed of straightforward shanked bits with mouthpieces as light as feathers, and you will find pony owners who seem to believe agony brings out the best in horses.
If I were in the market for a pony, I have totally no doubts about which pony owner I might give my custom to.
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