Driving Thoughts

Saved items from the Yahoo Groups "Recreational Equine Driving List" (the RED list) where I've been posting and joining in discussions since around 2003.

Another resource is Barb Lee's new "Understanding Harness" blog.

Thoughts about Bitting

THE SINGLE-JOINTED SNAFFLE BIT
and the effect of rein angles, auxiliary reins and nosebands

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These thoughts about bitting were prompted by a photograph I saw recently (June 2013). This is a relatively long PDF document, 12 pages or so, with photographs: 3Mb download.

Posts from the Recreational Equine Driving List

15 Aug 2010, Ride, Drive and Barbecue

31 July 2010, Funny Drive!

22 July 2010, Crupperless or not?

20 July 2010, Euro collar thoughts

4 July 2010, Skelton Show

20 June 2010, Treasure Hunt

6 June 2010, Ruby and the Idiots

23 May 2010, Dalemain Fun Event

21 May 2010, Nice Drive

17 May 2010, Dalemain Packs and Tracks

2 April 2010, Cheap webbing harness?

20 March 2010, Spring, maybe?

17 Jan 2010, Blinkers

20 Nov 2009, Floods and stuff

21 October 2009, Mr T is home

13 Oct 2009, Trying out a new horse?

19 August 2009, Why I'm not driving

12 August 2009, That Shetland!

6 July 2009, Drive to Tebay and Orton

2 July 2009, Ruby, Solo once more

7 June 2009, Sonny comes to visit

9 April 2009, Ruby and the Trainspotters

17 February 2009, 2 and 4 wheelers

29 Jan 2009, Ruby's good deed

12 November 2008, Autumn in the Fells

28 Sept 2008, Le Trec!

30 Aug 2008, Thoughts on Sliding backbands

18 Aug 2008, Thoughts on Bits

10 Aug 2008, Ruby at the Breed Show

16 July 2008, 25 hands tall

12 July 2008, To Tie or not to Tie

24 May 2008, Two lovely black eyes

7 May 2008, Rein handling?

21 April 2008, Training Day at George Bowman's

27 Dec 2005, Ruby has a cheeky Christmas

29 Oct 2005, Winter Projects

31 Aug 2005, BDS proficiency tests

28 August 2005, The "Fellside Royal"

25 August 2005, Crosby Show

22 August 2005, A taster day for new drivers

31 July 2005, Insights in Neck Collars in use

24 July 2005 - 2 - AFTER the competition or drive or ride is over

24 July 2005 - 1 - Penrith Show

18 July 2005, Despooking motorbikes, 1

7 June 2005, Line from bit to hand

16 May 2005, Dalemain " fun event"

23 April 2005, Ruby, Investigator-in-Chief

7 April 2005, Bridle fit

5 April 2005, French / Euro collars

28 March 2005, Driving in company for the first time

27 March 2005, Ruby's first drive with another pony

26 Feb 2005, Planning to attend a carriage drive

11 Oct 2004, Back on the road

5 Sept 2004, Getting Ruby's Goat

29 August 2004, Ruby - A work in Progress

15 Aug 2004, Ruby at Raisbeck

12 August 2004, Driving Ruby Home

12 August 2004, Ruby is a Gem

8 August 2004, I have a new horse

6 June 2004, My young neighbour

23 March 2004, How I started Driving

15 February 2004, Working Mr T

August 2003, You can NEVER trust 'em totally