BK> Well I used to ride CJ in a long shanked snaffle 
     If it has a shank it isn't technically a snaffle.  It is probably what 
so many of the cowboys around here use on their horses, a broken-mouthed curb 
bit.
It's got a curb starp or curb chain, right?  Like what they also mistakenly 
call a "Tom Thumb snaffle" - also not a REAL snaffle, 'cos a snaffle doesn't 
have a curb.
 BK> becuase of the above. Howver I just went back and re-
 BK> did some of her foundation and re-did the "Whoa" part. 
 BK> I exclusively ride her snaffle now. I haven't used that 
 BK> long shank snaffle in years. *IF* She shows any 
 BK> inclination to ignore the whoa then I have a series of 
 BK> little work routines that fixes it really quickly! ;) 
 
     You trust her on the trail with the snaffle, or she doesn't go out on 
the trail with or without?  I saw Bucky run away with a snaffle (Ralph was 
driving him, it wasn't pretty when the cart tipped over on him...) and it 
made me a whole lot more aware of the hazards of driving and the fact that a 
horse can probably run through a snaffle without much difficulty.  But last 
time I rode Dub out on the trail with just a snaffle, he didn't get out of 
control - but, boy, did my arms and elbows ache the next day!
--- Maximus/2 3.00
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