Why tom thumbs are one of the worst bits out there...... and other bit stuff......

hey guys, heres an article to go with the video I made, its not mine so all credit goes to writer, I HATE tomb thumbs and here are the main points of my video summed up into text

• if you don't know exactly how the bit works, don't use it
• if you have to use something more than a snaffle or a curb bit or one of those two with a small variation (rollers, copper coated, french link snaffle) you have major holes in your training and need to go back and fix them
• each horse has a diffrent mouth if your horse isn't comfortable in one of these 1. have your horses teeth checked 2. make sure the bit fits correctly and works for your horses mouth, if you horse has a small mouth get a thinner mouth piece etc 3. your training may be lacking and you need to go back to basics 4. your horse may need a variation of that bit, or you may try a curb or snaffle or vice a versa if all fails just go bitless :) 
• NEVER and i mean NEVER use tom thumbs enough said......

http://www.markrashid.com/trouble_with_tom_thumb.htm   this is the website with all about why tom thumbs are bad confusing bits..... which in turn can make them VERY harsh, it doesn't even take a very hard hand to make even a good horse go nuts......