Glossary of Equine Terms – P
…mouthpiece on some curb bits. The amount it is raised affects the severity of the bit (low ported bits being milder) Posting Trot: The action of the rider rising from…
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Don`t Float Over Dental Care
…position of the jaws, and the incisors. He should ask about any problems and/or oral habits your horse may have. If you aren’t asked, say so anyway. If your horse’s…
Does Loving Horse Tack Make You Tacky?
…have done all those things on occasion). I mean a person who has a tack room overflowing with the bits, bridles, martingales, sidechecks, surcingles, fly spray bottles, cavessons, fuzzy bareback…
Letters: 12/00
…the regular feel of the rein.” This is intentional. Rather than viewing Rein-Aid as a “gadget,” we consider the addition of Rein-Aid to tack no different than changing bits or…
Myler Shanked Ported Barrel Bit
…Myler’s will provide this bit with a stainless-steel mouthpiece. Our bit’s shanks and purchase are stainless steel, as is the center mouthpiece barrel and all its internal moving parts —…
Myler Mullen Barrel Snaffle Bit
The combination of traditional design with innovative features makes the Myler Mullen Barrel Snaffle Bit intriguing. Myler’s Inc. is a family business that designs and manufaturers custom bits. This particular…
Shrake Connector Bit
…“elevator” bit, and Richard Shrake gives credit to horseman Jimmy Williams for an earlier design. Bits of this type have extensions above the mouthpiece and work with considerable poll pressure…
Spur Preferences: Off The Rack Or Custom’
…Darnall Bits and Spurs PO Box 389 McKinney, TX 75070 800/357-9861 Partrade 13105 E. 38th Ave., Suite 29 Denver, CO 80216 800/223-2102 Sliester Bits PO Box 159 Auberry, CA 93602…
Enjoying the Older Horse
…can be more challenging, especially to supple and change old habits (old habits that Nancy freely admits she created). “There’s more to figure out and therefore more to learn, which…
Feeding for weight gain
…deworming schedule. A heavy parasite load can not only rob your horse of calories but also over time it may damage his intestinal tract to the point that it inhibits…