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Post by mrsh on Jul 23, 2006 12:38:31 GMT -1
Im going to be showing my boy next year in a double bridle,a dn my 17 year old daughter will be showing my youngest dales for me. Both of us will be doing WH and M&M classes.
Now one of my friends said we need a mullen mouth Pelham and the other said a Mullen Mounth rugby pelham. Both boys have super super brakes and are ridden is mullen mouth eggbutts as they cant stand the nut cracker action of a jointed bit. There mouths are small and have hardly any room so we went for mullen mouths for that reason and not because they are hard to control or stop.
So can someone please advice me what action have both these bits got and if i was you what bit woud you use for just the showing classes.
Thank you for reading this, and sorry i keep asking so many questions.
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Post by anna85 on Jul 23, 2006 14:50:44 GMT -1
We have rugby pelhams because to the untrained eye they look more like the double bridle (which is the common showing bridle) but we prefer them to a double on our ponies. Whatever you show in go with whatever the ponies are happiest with and what you can handle.
If is far more pleasing to the judge to see an animal moving happily in a outline in a bit that is perhaps not the normal for the show ring (but is still perfectly acceptable) than one that is unhappy in its bit and therefore is not giving off a good performance (but is wearing the bit because thats the 'done' thing). Hope that makes sense anyway.
Some novice classes have bit restrictions and state snaffle mouth. We showed Tucker in an Austrailian hanging snaffle which is still legal for the snaffle mouthed classes but has more poll action than a standard eggbutt.
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Post by mrsh on Jul 23, 2006 14:53:51 GMT -1
Thank you for that reply. I think i will stick to the rugby pelhams then. I have one but with a port and there is no way he is gonna except that.
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Post by shaklana on Jul 25, 2006 10:41:40 GMT -1
Have you tried your ported pelham? Don't think it's harsher than a mullen mouth, it can be milder because ther's more tongue room/easier swallowing depending on the port size & shape.
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Post by mrsh on Jul 25, 2006 11:35:02 GMT -1
Ive tried the port mouth pelham i have and he throws his head about. Just hates it. Tried to take him for a hack and it was a battle as all he could think about was the bit and head tossing. The port isnt that big either but he has a small mouth and his tongue is fat and sticks out each side.
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Post by SuzieP on Jul 25, 2006 14:10:38 GMT -1
A ported bit is supposed to be better for horses with fleshy tongues because it gives more room.
If he's used to a mullen mouth snaffle then it could be the action of the pelham that's upsetting him. When you tried it out, did you use double reins? How tight did you have the curb?
If your lad dislikes the pelham so much, why bother with it? As anna says, so much better to see a relaxed animal moving well in a comfortable bit than one fighting along in the "correct" mouthgear.
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