How horse bits work and how to select the right bit for your horse. Western bit basics.
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- In this video I show you the 7 possible pressure points and how bits work on each of them. I also explain how bits effect how your horse carries himself and how different bits help control different parts of the horse's body.
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Thank you! I think this is one area that people completely misunderstand!
Yes I think so too.
Thank you for mentioning that you have this video on your channel when you were doing Thursday's/yesterday's live stream. I believe that my Moriesian mare will benefit from the back lift a higher port can provide her. I have some work to do. ;)
It will help her lift her back and front end. She can get a bit too high headed at times. Which hollows out her back and makes her a rougher ride. When she is nicely collected and lifts her back, it is heavenly. It sounds like the higher port might help her hold her frame better.
Thank you, very good information on bits! You should write all this in a book to sale. That way we could go to the Bit Book as we work with our horse
That's a good idea.
Good information! I can say I have a better understanding of what bit to use and why. Thanks!
Thank you.
Appreciated the excellent job of explaining bits.Thank you.
Thank you for watching.
Excellent video, very enlightning
Appreciate you sharing. Some think a bit is for correcting behavior instead of working with them. It causes more issues and can cause problems with the mouth and neck.
If someone isn't sure what to use, makes sense to get a trainer review to offer some options to try..
Dressage build strength in neck by position and bit harness..position can create great results when done with the right tack.
Glad you shared
Thank you.
Great teaching. May I suggest a better mic system to minimize echo and other distracting noises? Also have camera move in for closeups of what you are showing.
Again, such great education and very thoroughly explained! This has been such a difficult topic for me but I'm beginning to understand the function of bits in riding and how they work to help the horse move. Thanks for the help, Tim. I do have a question if you happen to read my post (or really anyone who knows can answer). You mentioned something about ports, high and low. A low port would be most comfortable for a horse with a thinner tongue and a high port for a horse with a thicker tongue my question is, How would you know if a tongue is thick or thin in regard to which port to use?
I just look in their mouth. I did a video recently where I talked about the bars in a particular horse being higher than usual.
@@timandersonhorsetraining Thanks. I will look for the video and watch.
I still remember what a Cadre Noire rider told me once, "It's not the bit in the horses mouth, it's the riders hand manipulating the bit." Something to think about.
Not sure you will see this comment., but if so- What is your opinion of the “correction bit” that so many western riders are using/ showing with? I noticed it was not part of your collection. Thanks.
Every bit has a purpose. I don't use it because of how my program is structured. Don't get hung up on any particular bit. Instead learn what each bit is used for and use it accordingly.
You say horses don't have the capacity to "like or not like" a bit, but horses do have different mouth shapes, tongue shapes etc, and some definitely prefer (and are more relaxed) in different bits because they are just more comfortable in that particular horses mouth
You only heard part of what I said. I said that horses don't have to capacity to like or dislike a bit but they can dislike the pressure that the bit has or the body control that a bit gives the rider and those are holes in training that that need to be fixed.
I got a mustang mare in July. I broke a bone in my foot, so just now riding again. Her previous owner used an elevator bit with a twisted wire snaffle. I’m working on softening her face and a soft stop. I feel the need to defend myself because I know it can be a harsh bit, but until I know her better, I’m using it. I have soft hands, so what bit(s) would you suggest?
It's going to depend on where this mare is as far as getting broke in the face. When I start a horse I usually keep them in a snaffle for about 60 days or until they understand lateral and vertical flexion then I go to a low port solid mouth bit. From there the bit depends on what I am working on with the horse.
Person: "All bits are bad, bitless riding is humane."
Me: "Not all bits are bad. Yes, there are ones that should stay out of the horses' mouths, but ninety percent of the time it's the hands of the rider, while the rest of the ten percent will be from the bit no matter how soft handed they are."
Person: "So you hate people who don't use bits?"
Me: "I hate people who hate on those using bits, however, no, people are allowed to ride bitless as long as they have the horse trained in it or any other reason for riding bitless."
Person: "In other words, you refuse to hate bits."
Me: "I refuse to be taught by humans who are trying to 'teach' me about bits and bitless bridles or anything bitless. There are bits I don't like, such as the slow twisted snaffle bits, double mouthpieces, to name a couple. But I don't hate on all bits."
Person: "Hmph. Horses should only be ridden bitless."
Me: "Bitless doesn't mean better. Horses can get hurt with anything bitless in the wrong hands."
Person: "Have you ridden bitless?"
Me: "No, but you can't force anyone to ride with a bit or not. Everyone has a preference, and the horses' preferences are as equally important as the people riding them."
Person: "Admit you know nothing about bits."
Me: "I have knowledge on bits and bitless riding. I just don't like being educated by you. I rather be educated by those who use their heads correctly instead of using cotton ball brains - something you have."
Person: "I do use my head."
Me: "Then you aren't using it right."
Person: "That's it, since you refuse to believe all bits are bad, then you aren't worth talking to."
Me: "I'm okay with that. Good luck finding someone who has less brain cells like you do."
Person: *Walks away angrily*