Boyd Rice talks about advancing a horse through training using his favorite Kerry Kelley Bits

Boyd Rice is a living legend in the National Cutting Horse Assoc. (NCHA) and the National Reined Cow Horse Assoc. (NRCHA). Boyd Rice talks about the bits that he uses and how he progresses a horse from the snaffle to the correction and finally a show bit. Boyd is a multiple champion including the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, World's Greatest Horseman, NCHA Super Stakes and the NCHA Derby. Boyd Rice uses Kerry Kelley Bits. www.KerryKellySpurs.com

[@p4ranch06]

Does this progression work for all horses or mainly just performance horses?

[@holly5699]

depends on what u wanna do with your horse - for example if ur running barrels, you probably wouldn’t use that bit shown in the video because barrel racers ride differently than, say, ropers or reiners. they are also wanting their horses to use themselves in different ways and specific bits help achieve that. if ur gonna trail ride, you can definitely use whatever bridle you want to, just a personal preference :)

[@sandrajenkins6822]

Try no bit, I started to use the Orbitless last year after owning my horse for 15 years and haven't noticed any difference apart from he is very relaxed schooling and hacking out.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

Bits are pain compliance devices. It is people that are afraid of their horses that use pain, fear, and intimidation to control their horse. That is called horse abuse.

[@holly5699]

clearly you dont know much about horses in the western discipline 😂

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@@holly5699 Clearly you don't put the horse first and do what is in the best interests of the horse.

[@momoa.167]

I ride my horse in a correction bit, the first one he showed and I can say from experience, they are not pain compliance devices 😂

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@@momoa.167 You are showing your ignorance at best or selfishness at worst.

[@momoa.167]

@@gerrycoleman7290 it’s what works for my horse and I’m gonna guess it works pretty well cause he’s a 5 time world champion and $50,000 NRHA futurity winner 🤷‍♀️