Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2015 21:55:08 GMT -7
Neither.
Bits
Read my post on neurocranial shock: donoharmhorsemanship.boards.net/thread/29/neurocranialis-shock
Bitless
Read my post about the pressure of the hackamore: donoharmhorsemanship.boards.net/thread/22/pressure-hackamore-on-nasal-bone
Read my post about how bitless causes pain too: donoharmhorsemanship.boards.net/thread/5/bitless-cause-pain
But if you use a cordeo (correctly) it causes the horse no pain.
Look at the diagram above. If the cordeo is placed too far up on the horse, it could hurt the thyroid gland, trachea, esophagus, and external jugular. The cordeo should lie just in the crest of the neck, above the horse's shoulders and lie loosely over the withers.
If it is kept that way, it'll be against the brachiocephalicus muscle, and won't injure the horse.
Avoid the common mistake of pulling too much on the cordeo, or letting it slip too far up the horse's neck toward the head. It should remain around the shoulders.
It should look like this:
Bits
Read my post on neurocranial shock: donoharmhorsemanship.boards.net/thread/29/neurocranialis-shock
Bitless
Read my post about the pressure of the hackamore: donoharmhorsemanship.boards.net/thread/22/pressure-hackamore-on-nasal-bone
Read my post about how bitless causes pain too: donoharmhorsemanship.boards.net/thread/5/bitless-cause-pain
But if you use a cordeo (correctly) it causes the horse no pain.
Look at the diagram above. If the cordeo is placed too far up on the horse, it could hurt the thyroid gland, trachea, esophagus, and external jugular. The cordeo should lie just in the crest of the neck, above the horse's shoulders and lie loosely over the withers.
If it is kept that way, it'll be against the brachiocephalicus muscle, and won't injure the horse.
Avoid the common mistake of pulling too much on the cordeo, or letting it slip too far up the horse's neck toward the head. It should remain around the shoulders.
It should look like this: