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laceyfreckle
31st May 2007, 10:03 PM
right can anyone show me a pic of a correctly fitted kimblewick bit?
Cicada<3
1st Jun 2007, 05:28 AM
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l161/halfchaps/Carbon/DSC_0077.jpg
Here's Carbon in his kimberwick.
DavidH
1st Jun 2007, 05:30 AM
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/DavidHNR/EDMK2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/DavidHNR/MKEC5.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/DavidHNR/EDUPTON.jpg
Nayds
1st Jun 2007, 05:32 AM
I love that 3rd photo David. It's beautiful!!!!
DavidH
1st Jun 2007, 05:41 AM
I love that 3rd photo David. It's beautiful!!!!

Thankyou. Its on my office wall at work:D Happy times!
Nayds
1st Jun 2007, 05:43 AM
loL AWESOME. Do you still event? I am just getting started really. I have won my last 2 ODE's and I have another one this weekend.

Also thinking about joining EFA.
DavidH
1st Jun 2007, 05:47 AM
Sadly no. Ed has had to retire due to his shiver.
I really dont want another horse.
Wally
1st Jun 2007, 07:45 AM
I have noticed in the US and Canada you call them Kimberwicks and in the UK they are Kimblewicks!

Why is that do you suppose, where did the Kimble/kimberwick some from?
I shall have to shuffle off to google!

One moment please! ;)
Wally
1st Jun 2007, 07:46 AM
BTW that is a superb Pic. I have happy day picture of me doing daft things over X country fences!

Superb action shot, great style.
Nayds
1st Jun 2007, 07:56 AM
Sadly no. Ed has had to retire due to his shiver.
I really dont want another horse.

Oh dear that is sad! I fear I will feel like that when the time comes to retire Sandy although I know I will get another horse and Sandy will stay with me.

Whats a 'Shiver'?

Nayds
laceyfreckle
1st Jun 2007, 08:16 AM
thank you....GORGEOUS pics!

I just wanted to make sure i HAD fitted it ok to my mare. she seemed to like the bit loads more then the loose ring jointed snaffle she had been having and she seems to have more confidence with it and me more brakes!! BUT just wanted to make sure as it looked a bit odd compared to her loose ring snaffle on her but i think that could be just because the straight edge of the D nearly follows the line of her mouth but it seems to do that on carbon's pic too so i;m not worried now....thank you!
Cicada<3
1st Jun 2007, 05:31 PM
When you pick up contact it slides back a bit though.
Nayds
2nd Jun 2007, 02:29 AM
Whats shivers? Whats shivers?
DavidH
2nd Jun 2007, 06:44 AM
Whats shivers? Whats shivers?

Its a neuro muscular disease that causes the leg muscles to go in to spasm when lifted above a certain point. It is degenerative in some horses (ed's case) and not curable at present.
Nayds
3rd Jun 2007, 09:39 AM
Oh... :( That is sad!