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Post by Rowndan on Oct 19, 2010 8:26:48 GMT -1
Im thinking of getting Dan a new bit and quite like the look of these. He currently has an eggbutt french link snaffle. But can be quite heavey on it when he starts getting tired or excited. Does anyone ese use them and which would you reccommend??  |
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Post by Rowndan on Oct 19, 2010 8:49:45 GMT -1
And what differace does a lose ring snaffle make?
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Post by olivia on Oct 19, 2010 9:41:44 GMT -1
I have a neue shule combiation bit for hacking Tilly out in and we both like it. The mouth piece is very similar to the KK Ultra she has for schooling - it's thin and with a good comfortable shape for her mouth (v low pallet, v big tounge - and wide enough) -which is why she likes it. I like it because I can ride off my snaffle rein most of the time and just pick up the curb rein if she gets too rude. To be honest if money was no object I'd rather she had another KK bit ( I think the build quality is that bit better) - but neue shule seemed a good compromise of getting the mouthpiece I needed without needing a new mortgage! Re. the loosering/eggbut thin - I think it depends on the horse. Some horses like having the movement and play of a loose ring bit (Tilly does). Others hate that feeling and like the stability of an eggbut. I think there is also an issue of looserings sometimes catching fleshy lips - but I've never had that problem with Tilly. to be honest I've found with bits you just have to try lots until you find the right one for your horse. I've got boxes of bits which in THEORY Tilly should like, or go better in. BUT she hates them and they've been given up and left to gather dust. Problem is - it can get expensive doing that (which is why now I've found a mouthpiece Tilly likes I stick to it). You can hire bits to try, but I didn't think that was much more economical. Your best bet is to find a mate with a box of bits and have a play around until you find what works for you and Dan  |
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Post by SuzieP on Oct 19, 2010 16:21:30 GMT -1
Don't suppose you've got a 5" Myler low port comfort pelham in your bit box have you Olivia? Just missed one on eBay.
Like you I've got a whole load of bits and we keep coming back to the Happy Mouth pelham which I use with two reins. But Bea opens his mouth when I ask him to halt and I wonder if he needs more tongue room.
He never really settles with a loose ring bit, he prefers the eggbut snaffle when we're doing dressage. Just a pity pelhams aren't dressage legal. Heather Moffatt makes a good case, but it hasn't been followed.
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Post by greydales on Oct 19, 2010 16:24:49 GMT -1
I also like the Neue Schule bits, I've always liked the double jointed ones with lozenge (as opposed to french link). I prefer loose ringed bits as you get a bit more fine tuning with them, but at the end of the day it just depends on what your horse likes and I'm afraid this can be trial and error! As Olivia says the loose rings can pinch but you can always use biscuits with them.
I did have a KK lozenge snaffle for Pip (loose ring) but after a few years the hole where the bit ring went through did become quite large through wear, the result of this a bigger risk of pinching.
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Post by Rowndan on Oct 20, 2010 10:33:40 GMT -1
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2010 10:16:13 GMT -1
hey it sounds good!
i too love the kk bits and all but one of my six horses goes great both in the ring and out on hacks with them. my one horse i don't use it on is just to strong, so a single- jointed kimberwick does the trick
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Post by cutemangurdi1 on Oct 30, 2010 14:36:48 GMT -1
Row, that's the one I have for Sigs. He likes it now. Took him a while to get used to it. but he seems to work well on it.
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Post by wdf on Mar 30, 2011 8:13:23 GMT -1
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