Question about "Bits"

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I have a 100 different bits and unless your rider(ex. rider) knows how to properly use them it may not make a bit of difference. Runout bits can work on some though I find that often the best cure for horses that get in or out really bad is finding out what is bothering them physically. I have a theory that some horses vision has something to do with getting out especially. It may be BS but it is plausible but i cant get any of them to read the eye chart.

I think horses who run in or out may have a physical problem or a mental one ...from riding them I have been on some that lug out because they are being sour , stupid or are trying to get away with something while they are training and I have been on some that do it because they are sore or have been sore and now its a habit. The same can be said for horses who lug in , the worst are the young one's who come in and have been galloping on the rail wherever they have been and so they think that is where they are supposed to be. I like draw reins with a rubber bit and long stirrups to teach horses to go in a straight line and set their head correctly , when it come's time to work them if the case is severe enough I like to work them in a Houghton bit , you dont have to apply much pressure and usually the smart one's will learn not to try it and sometimes after awhile they can graduate back to a regular bridle. When I was younger I always thought that a horse lugged because they had a physical problem , I have learned that it is not always true and that sometimes they are just being azzhole's .