23. to bit or not to bit, which is better?
We finally decided to add our voices to the masses who have discussed the infamous topic of bit vs. bitless. Rather than looking at the same argument over and over, we decided to remove pain from our discussion today and look at the physiological effects as well as the learning curve that occurs with the two different methods. Follow along with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/mudstuds_skullcaps/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns let us know mudstudsskullcaps@gmail.com Resources 1. https://www.bitlessbridle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/15MANBITESHORSESubmission.pdf 2. https://patents.google.com/patent/US6591589B2/en 3. https://bitlessbridle.com/the-cha-experiment/ 4. http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/images2/Bitless%20Research.pdf 5. https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10026.1/3051/2014scofield398746ResM.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y 6.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tracy_Bye2/publication/313847493_A_preliminary_investigation_comparing_rein_tension_between_bitted_and_bitless_bridles/links/58aae741a6fdcc0e079a20bc/A-preliminary-investigation-comparing-rein-tension-between-bitted-and-bitless-bridles.pdf 7. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/6/41 8. http://www.quinticsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Bridle-Pressure-2015.pdf 9. https://www.bitlessbridle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pathophysiology.pdf 10. https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eve.12196 11.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286956245_A_solution_to_respiratory_and_other_problems_of_the_horse_caused_by_the_bit 12. https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/evj.13287 13. https://www.phssaddlery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/14ANENDOSCOPICTEST.pdf.