Bits date as far back as when people first began riding horses, about 2000 B.C., according to William Taylor, who has a doctorate in anthropology and is the author of “Hoof Beats: How Horses ...

Bits come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, styles and designs, and what suits one horse won’t work as well for another. With ...

Is rein tension associated with horse behaviour and mouth injuries in harness racing trotters? – Pilot study . Applied Animal Behaviour Science , 2024; 277: 106356 DOI: 10.1016/J.APPLANIM.2024. ...

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike bit at a guide pony after winning Saturday's race, prompting the outrider to punch the horse's face. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️ ...

How draw reins work. The basic principle of draw reins for horses is that they feel pressure on the bit ring and this changes the contact and/or the position of the horse’s head and neck.

Eight horses and their drivers were recruited for the study. With the drivers driving their horses on a racetrack at walk and trot, the researchers measured rein tension and recorded video of the ...

A tourist fell to the ground a few moments after a King's Guard horse bit her on her arm outside the Household Cavalry Museum in Whitehall, London.. The female tourist, who has not been identified ...