happy mouth bit?

Shannon · 12-01-2005, 10:52 PM

i have a TB mare who has had her teeth floated recently. i've been riding her in a mullen mouth rubber loose ring since i got her in june or so. she grinds her teeth and puts her tongue over anything metal, and she also doesn't seem to like the nutcracker action of a snaffle bit. (i always use metal bits with copper mouthpieces when i must use metal)

she's got enough muscle built up now so that she has a bit more energy, and the plain loose ring isn't cutting it. my friend has been riding her in a rubber mullen mouth pelham w/ no chain and it seems to be doing the trick. however, i don't want to have to ride with double reins all the time, and i'm told that the bit connectors kind of kill the whole point of using a pelham.

she seems to not pay much attention to the loose ring anymore-- she'll run right through it. can anyone recommend a good bit? has anyone tried the happy mouth bits? they still seem pretty hard to me.

CJ · 12-03-2005, 10:24 AM

Im using a standard Happy Mouth on a green mare. I like it; I bought a flexible O-ring that is more her size.
The above pic is one that came up when I googled "horse bits Happy Mouth". (Dover has a lot of varieties of the Happy mouth, including a hanging Baucher. But the lil snots have copyrighted their ads pics & I couldnt copy them

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12-01-2005, 10:52 PM	#1
Shannon Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 7,223 Images: 983 Blog Entries: 63	happy mouth bit? i have a TB mare who has had her teeth floated recently. i've been riding her in a mullen mouth rubber loose ring since i got her in june or so. she grinds her teeth and puts her tongue over anything metal, and she also doesn't seem to like the nutcracker action of a snaffle bit. (i always use metal bits with copper mouthpieces when i must use metal) she's got enough muscle built up now so that she has a bit more energy, and the plain loose ring isn't cutting it. my friend has been riding her in a rubber mullen mouth pelham w/ no chain and it seems to be doing the trick. however, i don't want to have to ride with double reins all the time, and i'm told that the bit connectors kind of kill the whole point of using a pelham. she seems to not pay much attention to the loose ring anymore-- she'll run right through it. can anyone recommend a good bit? has anyone tried the happy mouth bits? they still seem pretty hard to me.

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12-03-2005, 10:24 AM	#2
CJ Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,759 Images: 48	Im using a standard Happy Mouth on a green mare. I like it; I bought a flexible O-ring that is more her size. The above pic is one that came up when I googled "horse bits Happy Mouth". (Dover has a lot of varieties of the Happy mouth, including a hanging Baucher. But the lil snots have copyrighted their ads pics & I couldnt copy them )