On The Bit [2009] An update to an article first put forth by Dr. Cook in 2007. An excerpt from the article:
The FEI's more succinct definition of 'on the bit' is "The acceptance of the bridle, with submissiveness throughout and without any tension or resistance." If this definition was remembered and the misleading phrase 'on the bit' was discarded in favor of 'acceptance of the bridle,' a purely semantic hurdle to welfare reform and rule change proposals would be swept away.
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