tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137613494866286941.post294876890723141160..comments2023-10-25T08:18:34.670-07:00Comments on Spartacus Jones: If you're STILL using a bit, don't tell me you "love" your horse.Spartacus Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835372223383581959noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137613494866286941.post-87201655812894312642013-09-14T05:09:47.174-07:002013-09-14T05:09:47.174-07:00I understand your point, Lori, but I have to disag...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.<br /><br /><br />sjSpartacus Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835372223383581959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137613494866286941.post-89548168713181564902013-09-14T04:07:36.404-07:002013-09-14T04:07:36.404-07:00They sure have been misused. Instead of learning ...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.Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.com