> JP :>    "PROPERLY BITTED" ..... ahhhhhhhhh, Meg ....
 > never
 > JP :>heard that expression before 
 > Actually, it means training the horse to accept the
 > bit..you know...putting the bit in their mouths when
 > they're young, letting them get used to it, etc.
 > We've all done it (g)!
    I know -- I just found the statement funny 
 > JP :>    Hate to be stupid here -- but what's a
 > "French Snaffle"
 > JP :>bit??  All I've ever used on X-Man is a little
 > Tom Thumb
 > It's a jointed snaffle with a small metal plate
 > between the two pieces. Very mild bit.  Not to be
 > confused with a Dr. Bristol, which also has the plate,
 > but it's angled amd a little bigger, I think,  and
 > applies far more pressure.
    OH ...... okey.
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