throat latch

[kezeli]

What is up with people putting them on so tight?? It infuriates me to see these horses choked like that. I wonder who taught them?? Poor horses can't breath if they flex their necks!!!

[madelyn]

I was taught that you should be able to fit your fist in the throatlatch, and two fingers in the noseband - but I see people crank both up tight all the time.

[karenkarenn]

Its an idiotic way of "Trying" to keep their head down.
And this is a dangerous way. The bronce riders do that alot here. I had one jerk do that to my oldest gelding and he couldn't breath, flipped over backwards... he broke his femur.
Hopefully the idiot learned.