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Lots of evacuated dogs still at HDEC---next walk/feeding is at 1:30, volunteers needed!

I just posted a photo of me riding my mare and she's just wearing a rope halter with reins and I received a comment from someone I don't know telling me it's no...t safe to take a horse on trail in just a halter. She wasn't rude at all; I think she was just giving me a friendly warning. I'm not against bits. I use them when I'm perfecting my horse's lateral and vertical flexion, when I'm asking the horse to be precise about the way he carries his head and neck. But bits are not brakes. Whatever you have on your horse's face does not control his feet. There are only two ways to control a horse's feet: hobble them, or educate the horse to be responsive and create a training environment that makes her willing to follow your cues. If the fear of pain is the only way you can slow your horse down, it won't work when you need it the most.

Thank you to the wonderful owners at Circle K for a great weekend of sports massages for their lovely and lucky equines!