traing-bits

When your horse won’t take a bridle….

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

You may or may not know this, but some horses have an intense dislike for the bridle, and sometimes a bit of trickery is required to get them to submit to one- and train this bad habit out of them too…. If your horse is not too vicious, you should go into the stall with [...]

Different Types Of Horse Training Bits

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

There are many different types of horse training bits to choose from. Different bit styles work with different training philosophies. Most horses hate shanks and other metal curved bits because of the discomfort and pain such tools cause. And to be honest, there is little need for such barbaric practices in the modern world where [...]

Choosing A Horse Training Bit

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

A horse-training bit is a crucial piece of equipment you’ll need to invest in. This device is a piece of metal or other synthetic material placed in the animal’s mouth to afford bridle control. As you can imagine, most horses are less than thrilled about the idea of taking the bit. Would you be excited [...]

Kinds Of Bits

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

There are three different kinds of bitting devices for your horse; namely, gag bits, snaffles and leverage bits. Right now, let us discuss and differentiate the three kinds of bitting devices. Snaffle Bits The snaffle bits are the kind of reining device that is direct. It lies across the tongue of the horse through which [...]