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Behind the Scenes: First Bit Change

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Behind the Scenes: Evaluation

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Quick Tip: It’s OK To Use A Different Bit For Practice/Showing

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Episode 111 – A Bit of Nashville

A Bit of Nashville: Julie Goodnight helps performer Templeton Thompson change bits, ride one handed

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September 2020 Letter from Julie

…social distancing). Bring your spouse or a non-riding friend for this fun, action-packed outdoor program. October 22-26 is Horsemanship Immersion—a program you’ve asked for, specifically designed for insatiable learners. This will be a hands-on, 4-day program that covers riding skills, groundwork, health, first aid, conformation, saddle fit and bits, behavior and…

August 2020 Letter from Julie

…activities for riders and nonriders alike. Horsemanship Immersion, October 22-26. With a laboratory of over 200 horses to play with, this program is for insatiable learners of all ability levels. It involves concentrated study and hands-on practice, including riding, groundwork, conformation, behavior & training, saddle fit & bits, health &…

Talk About Tack: Using A Tom Thumb Bit

Question Category: Talk about Tack

Question: I have a horse that constantly tosses her head and fools with the bit. I use a tom thumb with her. Please give me a short education on bits. Any suggestions? I tried riding her with just a halter to entertain the

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Julie’s Training Log: November 2015

As I write my articles for November’s newsletter, Equine Affaire is quickly approaching! Hard to believe, one of my favorite expos is so close. Equine Affaire is November 12-15, 2015 http://www.equineaffaire.com/massachusetts/ and I will be there doing presentations all four days on various subjects including behavior, bits, riding later

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Dale Myler’s Bit Lesson Video

Watch this full-length bit talk, you’ll learn how bits work and how to find out if your horse is comfortable. Watch Dale Myler now….

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Trail Tips: When To Water, Lead Across Obstacles, Don’t Allow Your Horse To Eat With A Bit

…then pull up on the bit, damaging his mouth.

Have a halter underneath the bridle, take a halter with you in your saddlebags, or invest in a halter-bridle that allows you to drop out the bit, and you’ll avoid causing your horse discomfort. — Dale Myler, Myler Bits

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Starting Over With A Fractious Horse

…therapeutic pads, bits, shoeing and three years later, the trainers were still stumped at what they could do to resolve Lux’s fractiousness. Now a mature 16 year old, Clare sees that her beloved horse is not getting better so she pulls him out of training, thinking it’s time for a…

You Can’t Make Me Do That

…over it like a trooper.

She was a tough nut to crack, but in the end, she agreed that the fight was not worth it. We had five other great episodes in this shoot, including two shot with Dale Myler—one of the world’s foremost experts on bits. A young…

South Carolina Horse Master Shoot – Behind The Scenes

…develop a plan for starting him over fences.

Finally, we had a QH mare that was throwing her head and running through the bridle—that turned out to be a bitting issue and once we changed bits and I did a little bit of schooling on her, she made a…

Home From The Oregon Horse Master Shoot

…long recovery period, Lux went totally sound within a year, but he had become very spooky, fractious and aggressive behavior—no resemblance of the former rock star that he was. Thousands of dollars were spent on vets exams, acupuncture, chiropractic, calming supplements, new saddles, therapeutic pads, bits, shoeing and three years…

You Can’t Make Me – The Tarp Episode

…tough nut to crack, but in the end, she agreed that the fight was not worth it. We had five other great episodes in this shoot, including two shot with Dale Myler—one of the world’s foremost experts on bits. A young dressage prospect and a very frustrated western horse made…

Keeping Your Horse Healthy Through The Stages Of Life Part 2: The Prime Time Horses

…monthly newsletter at: Sign Up Here. Goodnight is proud to recommend Myler Bits, Nutramax Laboratories, Circle Y Saddles, Redmond Equine, Bucas Blankets and Troxel. Goodnight is the spokesperson for the Certified Horsemanship Association.

Please visit Goodnight’s sites for more information and training tips: http://www.juliegoodnight.com

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Issues From The Saddle: Help A Green Horse Become Balanced And Collected?

…you started. What do you advocate to achieve collection and headset? What is the proper use of artificial aids? Are there certain types of bits you advocate? (I currently ride in a full cheek snaffle.) Hope you can add this issue to your Q & A as over the years,…

Julie riding Dually in the pond, Cosequin shirt on.

Getting Ready for the Riding Season—Top 3 Mistakes Riders Make

…different needs in bits too. You may find that the bit that worked well for your horse a couple years ago now makes him unhappy—he’s leaning, pulling, chomping, tossing his head, or running through the pressure. These are all signs that a bit change may be in order. Check out…

Riding English

…Myler bits is that you can get eh same mouthpiece on a shanked (curb) bit or a snaffle (direct pressure). I’ve written a lot about this, so check out some related articles in my training library.

I don’t think riding on-contact or on a loose rein is better or…

Leg-Sensitive Horse

…When you’re ready to ride on contact with a bit, you may want to try a fixed ring snaffle, such as a D-ring, egg-butt or full cheek. These bits make it a little easier for your horse to balance on the contact than a loose ring snaffle does.

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Keeping Your Horse Healthy Through The Stages Of Life Part 3: The Senior Citizens

…and on many cable outlets. Visit Goodnight Events for the clinic schedule. Sign up for the free monthly newsletter at: Sign Up. Goodnight is proud to recommend Myler Bits, NutramaxLaboratories, Circle Y Saddles, and Redmond Equine. Goodnight is the spokesperson for the Certified Horsemanship Association.

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February 2021 Horse Report

…days, from riding skills to groundwork, behavior and training to bits and saddle fit, plus health, nutrition and first aid. You’ll enjoy trail rides in the mountains on steady trail horses, and the fine dining and luxurious accommodations the ranch has to offer.

With the cancellation of all the…

Ready For Winter?

…bits to medications aren’t frozen. Tip: if your tack room is prone to occasional mild freezing, a dorm-sized refrigerator (set as warm as it will go or even turned off) is a good place for meds, ointments, etc. that you don’t want to freeze. The fall is a good time…

Understanding Spurs

…can be used correctly and incorrectly. But just like with bits, whether they are ultimately harsh or gentle for the horse is ultimately up to the rider. Spurs have been used for millennium in the training of horses and throughout that time there have been those that have brutalized horses…

Teaching Green Horse Collection

…proper use of artificial aids? Are there certain types of bits you advocate?

I hope you come my way soon as I am anxious to attend one of your clinics! Of the many I have attended at Equine Affaire and elsewhere, hands down, I have gotten the most…

Talk About Tack: What Is The Best Rein To Use?

…my rope reins on my snaffle bridles and harness leather split reins on my curb bits, but each rider is a little different in his/her needs. I hope this info helps you make an informed decision when it comes to finding the right reins for you!

Good luck! Julie

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Talk About Tack: Use Of The Spur

…blog. Like any training aid, spurs can be used correctly and incorrectly. But just like with bits, whether they are ultimately harsh or gentle for the horse is ultimately up to the rider.

Spurs have been used for millennium in the training of horses and throughout that time there…

Barn Rules, Cleanliness & Respect At Feeding Time

…doesn’t have to refold it before putting it on. Not all obsession are silly.

I expect the tack to be cleaned, the bits to be rinsed and the bridles be wiped down, each time they are used. While some might think this borders on OCD, I have a huge…

Cantering Help: Won’t Take Right Lead

…be able to lift the horse’s inside shoulder. A regular D-ring snaffle would not be my first choice for a bit, but I’ll save that topic for another Q&A. In the meantime, you can find out more about the bits I use most often at www.juliegoodnight.com/myler. On my video about…

Riding Skills: Collection

…and willingness to please. I am concerned about creating bad habits in my attempts to improve his collection. I think I intellectually understand the basics of collection but I lack confidence in my ability to apply them. I don’t want to ask more of him than what he is conformationally…

Riding Skills: Riding With Direct Contact

…shank. Although the Myler short shank (HBT shank) is not much stronger than a snaffle, it does give a little more leverage (one pound of contact might mean 1 ½ or 2 pounds of pull). The great thing about the Myler bits is that you can get the same mouthpiece…