"RPM1" wrote in message
"Terry von Gease"in
Those silly knobby things are far more vicious than most any civilized rowels. Rowels roll over the surface. Knobby abominations push the meat
front of them like a bow wave leaving a wake of bruised and torn flesh beneath the surface of the skin.
Yes. Thank you.Indeed.
Like with harsh bits, if you need spurs then you have no businessI will disagree in part, here.
using them and if you are good enough to use spurs then you
shouldn't need them.
A horse that is over-bitted (either by the sheer size of the rig OR by the inablity of the rider to use the rig correctly) is going to suffer negative side effects that can be very difficult to correct later on.
And, just so it's said here first, the very large mouthpiece bits (generally seen as "mild" are anything but in a small mouthed horse).
A properly used spur, on the other hand, is ane excellent aid for achieving precision. It is the difference between pointing with a an arrow or a tree limb.
The spur can also have a positive function in increasing the authority of
the leg. Some horses need this, some don't. Some need it for a while until they get the idea that the rider is serious.
Every good rider should know how to use them and no well broke horse should fear them.
Bill Kambic
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"RPM1" <rpm1de...@direcway.com> wrote:
Why "whisper" with them when I can just as easilyget over yourself; some compete where they are required thus it is a
"whisper" without them to the same end?
skill to acquire
Lesson of the leg. Done. No need for spurs. EMV(rhetorical) why would anyone pester a plow horse with circus tricks
depending on how and what you ride. Altho I've seen
Patrick ride plow horses and not need spurs so I'd put
much less weight on the type of horse and more on the
method used.
K
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