cab
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Post by cab on Dec 31, 2006 15:48:52 GMT 1
can anyone tell me the advantage of one of these bits? thanks
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Post by Gail&Merlin on Dec 31, 2006 15:51:32 GMT 1
Im not in any way shape or form an expert in bits, so some one else can correct me..lol..i believe they are sweeter to taste and encourge more play and salivation....am i wrong? lol
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Post by fin on Dec 31, 2006 19:16:17 GMT 1
I had a really nice peanut bit (a sort of french link) which had a copper peanut and a sweet iron mouthpiece. Was supposed to encourage salivation and a nice soft mouth. In actual fact horse choked, spluttered, droolled, chomped, looked bug eyed, pulled faces, spat, snorted, flehmened like mad and went to rinse his mouth out when I took it off. He got a bit more used to it on the second try but bugggered off where he liked, so we gave up and went bitless A lot of horses like coppery/iron bits though. Mine's probably just awkward
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Post by touchstone on Dec 31, 2006 22:37:03 GMT 1
There is an article on Rural Heritage where a metallurgist says that a mix of ccopper and other metals or alloys react in the horses mouth, similar to when aluminium foil touches a filling in your mouth (ouch!) Some horses seem to like them, although I can't decide whether they have a wet mouth because they like the taste or dislike it lol! (a bit like sucking a lemon makes your mouth water)
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