November 15, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
Hackamore Bits
My initial idea was to write about my general preference for snaffle bits and my general dislike for the stronger curb-type bits and gags. The only time I have not used a snaffle bit was for a temperamental jumping mare who I found competed best in a hackamore or bitless bridle.
When checking how to spell hackamore, I came across a range of articles about different types of bitless bridles. I had no idea there were so many different types - bosal, mechanical and sidepull. It sounds like the hackamore I used was a Jumping or English Hackamore. It basically was a thick, fleece-padded noseband with some short metal levers to which the reins attached.
It looks like hackamores may be more used in America than the UK and Europe. Certainly I’m not a fan of the long curbs often seen on Western movies and I am still surprised when I see cowboy movies with the horses in snaffle bits. I expect it is just the horse owners who spot this sort of detail.
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