what kind of bit does ur horse go in???

I LUV BESS · 08-13-2005, 08:57 AM

Bess- Dressage= french link or eggbut snaffle. SJ/XC= 3 ring dutch gag happymouth. WHP= rugby pelham. and i might have 2 get a hackamore coz she keeps splitting her mouth...

Macey= eggbut snaffle (shes a bubba)

Bella · 08-13-2005, 12:32 PM

For western I use a shanked snaffle (as I call them) with a black and copper mouth.

For english - jumping, I use a kimberwick.
For flat work on english I am trying to bring her back down to a loose ring or full cheek snaffle and I use a flash attachment as well. She's still pretty pushy, but I'm working on getting her soft.

-Bella

Jennygirl011 · 08-13-2005, 12:35 PM

My horse Lightening can be ridden in anything..lol...Seriously sometimes I ride him in a halter and lead rope..but I use a hack.He loves it! I love Hackamores. On my other horse Pilgrim whos 4yr old. I use a curb snaffle.It works good too. Thats a picture of the curb snaffle.

3WishesDun · 08-13-2005, 12:41 PM

Jack I ride in either an eggbutt gag snaffle with two reins
or in a Myler D-ring comfort snaffle....sometimes a full cheek

Doc pretty much a halter or a bitless bridle

Bella bitless bridle

Wish I have started using a myler loose ring snaffle
have also used a D-ring french link snaffle and a full cheek snaffle.

Christin_appy · 08-13-2005, 12:47 PM

For whisper, my paint gelding I just bought. I use a D ring snaffle.
He was being ridden with a tom thumb type, but is very light mounthed and needs to lean to get on the bit. With the lightest touch he stops.

Huntseat123 · 08-13-2005, 01:05 PM

Sam goes in a full cheek frenchlink snaffle. The reason he has a full cheek is because his steering is bad and the people who had him before said that he prefers french links, but I havent tried him in one without a french link yet.

Shadowsprite · 08-13-2005, 03:54 PM

Jointed Full cheek snaffle. Nothing to special, its the bit my trainer had me get when I first bought her and it's the bit most of her horse's had. It works well enough and it looks pretty on her face lol

KZWestern · 08-13-2005, 03:56 PM

I was riding Isis in a D-ring with copper rollers (when I use a bridle, I mostly use either just my halter or a hackamore since I'm doing Parelli), but I just bought her a sweet iron O ring snaffle! Havn't tried it yet though.

dancer · 08-13-2005, 04:04 PM

Dancer-
English-Kimberwicke
Western-Tom thumb
(I also have a few other bits we use for training, like a loose ring medium twist snaffle and a Hank bit.)

Buddy
English-Kimberwicke
Western-Tom thumb

Beau
Rides in a bit called a Pro-Header all the time.

HorseRidinCutie4224 · 08-13-2005, 04:10 PM

I ride my horse in a French Link eggbutt snaffle, for working at home, but he really doesnt listen to it any more, so I am trying to find a new one to use...

And for showing and training I use an aregentine snaffle, but it has a chain. He is really good in it.

08-13-2005, 08:57 AM	#31
I LUV BESS Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: uhhh... i think its somewhere called england lol Posts: 8,387 Images: 341	Bess- Dressage= french link or eggbut snaffle. SJ/XC= 3 ring dutch gag happymouth. WHP= rugby pelham. and i might have 2 get a hackamore coz she keeps splitting her mouth... Macey= eggbut snaffle (shes a bubba) __________________ *~Danielle~* ~♥~ Lepicure; Cambridge Paramour; Midnight Dancer; Pure Chance ~♥~ EventingFTW

08-13-2005, 12:32 PM	#32
Bella Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,356 Images: 127 Blog Entries: 3	For western I use a shanked snaffle (as I call them) with a black and copper mouth. For english - jumping, I use a kimberwick. For flat work on english I am trying to bring her back down to a loose ring or full cheek snaffle and I use a flash attachment as well. She's still pretty pushy, but I'm working on getting her soft. -Bella __________________ It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans I've been snowballed! I've been struck by cupid!

08-13-2005, 12:35 PM	#33
Jennygirl011 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,876 Images: 267	My horse Lightening can be ridden in anything..lol...Seriously sometimes I ride him in a halter and lead rope..but I use a hack.He loves it! I love Hackamores. On my other horse Pilgrim whos 4yr old. I use a curb snaffle.It works good too. Thats a picture of the curb snaffle. __________________ Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses.-C.W.Anderson

08-13-2005, 12:41 PM	#34
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 17,124 Images: 656 Blog Entries: 27	Jack I ride in either an eggbutt gag snaffle with two reins or in a Myler D-ring comfort snaffle....sometimes a full cheek Doc pretty much a halter or a bitless bridle Bella bitless bridle Wish I have started using a myler loose ring snaffle have also used a D-ring french link snaffle and a full cheek snaffle. __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

08-13-2005, 01:05 PM	#36
Huntseat123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Highland, MI Posts: 6,796 Images: 464 Blog Entries: 5	Sam goes in a full cheek frenchlink snaffle. The reason he has a full cheek is because his steering is bad and the people who had him before said that he prefers french links, but I havent tried him in one without a french link yet. __________________ Amidst a conversation about her past as an established equestrian, we drove by a wonderful barn filled with horses. I watched as she swiftly unrolled her window and took a deep breath through her nose, letting the sweet aroma fill her lungs. A true horsewoman, I thought. R.M. Photography

08-13-2005, 12:47 PM	#35
Christin_appy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ohio Posts: 843 Images: 63	For whisper, my paint gelding I just bought. I use a D ring snaffle. He was being ridden with a tom thumb type, but is very light mounthed and needs to lean to get on the bit. With the lightest touch he stops.

08-13-2005, 03:54 PM	#37
Shadowsprite Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 532	Jointed Full cheek snaffle. Nothing to special, its the bit my trainer had me get when I first bought her and it's the bit most of her horse's had. It works well enough and it looks pretty on her face lol __________________ I wander in these Iridescent Shadows ~The rarest and most beautiful flower of all is the one that blooms in adversity~

08-13-2005, 03:56 PM	#38
KZWestern Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,650 Images: 35	I was riding Isis in a D-ring with copper rollers (when I use a bridle, I mostly use either just my halter or a hackamore since I'm doing Parelli), but I just bought her a sweet iron O ring snaffle! Havn't tried it yet though.

08-13-2005, 04:04 PM	#39
dancer Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,139 Images: 451 Blog Entries: 2	Dancer- English-Kimberwicke Western-Tom thumb (I also have a few other bits we use for training, like a loose ring medium twist snaffle and a Hank bit.) Buddy English-Kimberwicke Western-Tom thumb Beau Rides in a bit called a Pro-Header all the time. __________________ DANCER, BUDDY, ALEX, BUSTER Beau ~1986-2007 RIP baby, I love you I've been snowballed--x4! And BAMBOOZLED by the monkey gang!

08-13-2005, 04:10 PM	#40
HorseRidinCutie4224 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 1,184 Images: 40	I ride my horse in a French Link eggbutt snaffle, for working at home, but he really doesnt listen to it any more, so I am trying to find a new one to use... And for showing and training I use an aregentine snaffle, but it has a chain. He is really good in it.

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