Bullets are made to penetrate the body and inflict grave bodily injury or death.
ALL bullets.
A .45 does it.
So does a .22.
Some bullets may cause more damage than others, depending on the circumstances, but they ALL do damage.
That's what they're made for.
Bits inflict pain in order to coerce compliance from the horse.
ALL bits.
A leverage bit does it.
So does a snaffle bit.
Some bits may inflict more pain than others, depending on the circumstances, but they ALL inflict pain.
That's what they're made for.
There are no "gentle" bullets and there are no "gentle" bits.
If you inflict pain on someone to coerce them into having sex with you, you're not their "lover." You're just a rapist.
If you inflict pain on a horse to coerce them into obeying you, you're not their "partner."
You're just an asshole.
sj
Thanks to Kim at Renegade Wind for this video.
2 comments:
They sure have been misused. Instead of learning to communicate with horses with patience, many want to just muscle them into submission with that piece of metal.
I understand your point, Lori, but I have to disagree with your premise. The problem isn't that bit's have been "misused," ie, used in a manner other than that for which they were intended. They are used EXACTLY in the manner for which they were intended: to control a horse by inflicting pain or the fear of pain. Some people inflict more pain than others do, do more injury than others do, but the function of the bit is the same. If it doesn't cause pain, it doesn't "work." The problem isn't that bits are misused or over-used, the problem is that they are used AT ALL. We need a whole new paradigm for being with horses (and with each other) based on something other than force and fear.
sj
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