“Hiding in plain sight”: researcher tells veterinarians that bit and noseband pressures routinely exceed what equine tissues can tolerate
Every piece of equipment on a horse’s head is designed to apply pressure. Presenting to the ANZCVS Animal Welfare Chapter, Cristina Wilkins used a photographic dataset from elite competition to argue that curb bits and nosebands routinely exceed the biological limits of the tissues they act on — and block every attempt a horse makes to resolve them.
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