Fascinating, thank you for your excellent description and the innovative bits that you have developed! 45+ years of riding, and always learning and loving every moment with horses
I appreciate mr. Mylers efforts to make an ergonomic bit, that will cause the least amount of pain and discomfort, but it simply cannot compensate for the ignorance, stupidity, vanity, greed and general meanness of humans. Even his bits are not foolproof. If you pull hard enough and wrong enough, the horse still suffers. I wish there was a riders' license for horses, just like we have a driver's license for cars.
Wonderful video we tried a mylar and our horse did better but I guess it was a little too wide we will try on our Appaloosa we think it’s a fit for her
Thank you so much for this series. I have a question, my horse is always grinding on the bit. And is more locked on the left in the poll & jaw than the rt. I can't get her to relax in the neck & she hold herself tight in front of the withers & doesn't wasn't to pick up the withers. Would a bit with more tongue relief be helpful? The bit I ride in now- I would consider a corrector, to some degree. Based on other videos it's a form of tongue relief (small). Thanks for any help.
And I'm assuming when you interfere with swallowing, you get the foam that comes out of the mouth. Hence foam represents choking, not the "softness" that most dressage riders believe it is. Wow thanks for the information!
His description of a human mouth doesn't match mine. My bar and tongue are both sensitive, plus there is a slight space between tongue and palate (space for a peppermint). Julie, like that you think about bits and tack so much, plus that you encourage wearing helmets when riding.
There is no need to use a bit at all. I ride all my horses just on a neckrope. No pain. The bit has no advantage. It's just an oldfasion way to control the horse. In this case just an oldfasion bitfitter.
Some horses need these especially if retraining. Im glad he's thinking of this horse/rider communication & doing something about it. Definitely riders need to learn lightness & other communication methods.
