Oh wow what an awesome pic @.@

Thanks! The artist did fantastic! I'm especially fond of contrast between the soft human hands against tough Landie scales.

So…what’s this landie’s opinion on hackamores or bitless bridles or whatever they’re called?

I think they would find those types of bridles to be very nice! Especially as they could ignore the riders commands easier. At least I imagine a bitless bridle would have a hard time working against a head with hard scales.

I can see a place for such bridles. Perhaps some military branches use them wo their mounts have an easier time biting. Certainly hackamores for Landies exist in my little world.

That is a wonderful work of art, and a great view into the headspace of a beast used to being wearing a bridle.

Thanks! I had a lot of fun writing that. :)

Nice piece of work. I do like the plasters round some of the fingers.
I like the excerpt as well.
Though I have always wondered why a bit or bridle is even necessary on a sentient being. They'd understand words, and should be able to feel shifts in weight.
Still, looks pretty cool though.

There is plenty of room in my world for Landies carrying riders or pulling gear without bridles and things. Still glad you liked it!

Hello. It should be remembered that "sentient" means "that can feel." All animals with a nervous system can do it. If we forget this, we are denying that dogs, cats, horses and other animals around us have feelings and emotions. I wonder if it is a new (involuntary) sociological way of ignoring animal objectification in our world.

So, the question would be whether a 'sapient' animal would accept human handling or not in a consensual manner.

Regards.

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There you are! Glad you like it Krownleth! :)

Every Landie is joy to see ! unless they get whipped by mean woman :O

haha. Dont worry! I have a fun idea for the next one. Just gotta scrape the money together! :)

This landie doesn't -mind- the feel of bridles and bits in the mouth but what range of opinions do other Landies have? Some like this interview subject here get a sense of comfort from it but others might never get used to having that metal in the mouth. Landies must prefer a some leashings setups to others. A bull nose piercing can't be high on anyone's preference list.

You can find some with nose piercings for sure. They sure to get a big critter to yield quickly.

There is far to much variety to narrow it down to a simple answer. In some civilized areas Landies just view working in harness as a day on the job. "Wild" Landies may shun such work or only do so for very trusted friends. There are also countless herds of Landies. Each of whom are there own small microcultures. One herd might have incredibly strong ties to certain biped families and lend their youth to them for labor, or even as battle mounts. I prefer to keep the exact details open so people can have fun with their imaginations. :)

However, yeah, in general I would assume most Landies would prefer more comfortable gear when they wear it.

I must admit that the bridle looks very good - sophisticated, detailed and above all functional. What's it like to wear and how does it handle dragon power?

The Landie here is fully cooperative so the bridle is likely as comfortable as such an item can be. :) I imagine any bridle is intimidating to wear. Landies have paws so they couldnt handle a buckle. Which means unless they can somehow cut it off, its staying on until some human removes it. A leather face cage with a metal bar between your jaws. Maybe hes lucky and they smeared some honey on the bit before having him wear it.

As for power? It handles that just fine. Bridles are very convincing things! If he were to truly become defiant he certainly could throw the rider but hes a good boy. That wont happen.

The bridle is certainly not intimidating, otherwise so many riding creatures could not wear it, couldn't they? :) I meant strength, those straps look very decent against the head, although I agree, it's pointless to resist a bridle - especially some kind of mouth pieces can be very convincing.

This is true. I suppose if it was your first time wearing one it could be intimidating! heh. Also it could depend on if the one holding the reins likes you or not. heh. Better make sure to be friendly to your handlers eh?

Sometimes I'm tempted to try it, if the taste of metal on the tongue is as great as they say, but every time a biped comes with a bridle, the taste for fresh meat wins.