I’m a little late to the announcement party, but I’ll be attending DjangoCon and sitting on a panel about Django in Journalism with Maura Chace and Matt Waite. The panel will be moderated by our own Adrian Holovaty.
I think the panel will be pretty fantastic but I can’t help be just as terrified as my fellow panelists. I love that we’ll have both Journalist-programmers and Programmer-journalists on the panel, and I love that Django is so often the glue that brings the two together.
DjangoCon is going to be awesome.
Dude, what are you afraid of? You actually know what you’re talking about! I’m just going to sit up there and refer questions to you, if that’s okay…
DjangoCon sounds quite awesome!
I’m so looking forward to join~
I think the panel will be pretty fantastic but I can’t help be just as terrified as my fellow panelists.
The shanks on the mechanical hackamore provide leverage, just as the shanks on a curb bit do. Rather than pressure being applied inside of the mouth however, the hackamore places pressure over the nose. When the reins are pulled, the crown of the bridle is pulled down against the horse’s poll, the nose piece is pulled against the horse’s nose and the chin strap applies pressure against the chin.
The severity of the hackamore depends on the materials it is made from and the length of the shanks. The longer the shanks, the more leverage can be applied to the horse’s head and face. A rounded nose piece made of stiff lariat rope or braided leather around stiff cord will place sharper pressure against the horse’s nose piece than will a flat wide nose piece. A chain under the chin will be a sharper aid than a leather chin strap. Pulling back on the reins will bring the nose piece and chin strap closer together, pincering the jaw.