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10-24-2009, 12:13 AM
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I do Western Pleasure on my QH, Jack. He's 8, so in order to compete I have to ride him in a shanked bit. He goes, slows, steers, engages, lowers his head and stops off leg/seat and voice aids. So really the bit is just to get him used to being in a 'big bit' as we call them. And train him so we can show more extensively. I talked to a couple of trainers about my horse at a WP clinic and they all told me that I should use a Billy Allen shanked bit. I would love to hear anyone's opinions, thoughts and experiences with this bit. Does the roller of the Billy Allen avoid the 'nutcracker' action of the Tom Thumb bit? Also - any tips or pointers for training the horse or myself would be very much appreciated (: Thankyou.
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10-24-2009, 12:14 AM
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e.g. http://www.rods.com/Reinsman-Billy-A...r-Bit,575.html http://www.rods.com/Avila-Straight-R...ice,10178.html Which would be better? Should I get a sweet iron with copper? Thanks
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10-24-2009, 01:06 AM
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anyone? (:
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10-24-2009, 06:01 AM
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It depends what your horse goes well it. The billy allen bit is nice, and there are other options. I normally use a spoon bit or a correction bit. Each horse will have different results.
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10-24-2009, 02:22 PM
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Are there any training exercises we can do to get ready for the bit?
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10-24-2009, 05:24 PM
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They don't offer much tongue relief. They are nice though, in that there is not nutcracker effect, but you can pick up one side to do lateral work. I too like spoon bits and correction bits. I'm a big fan of correction bits. A lot of horses go well in correction bits. A spoon bit is for a very experienced, broke horse. You can really scare a horse in a spoon bit if you push them into it too fast. Look at the corrections at www.sstack.com I like the spring loaded ones and the ones with copper rollers.
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