A bitting question...

[Grey_Arab]

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to where to go with bitting my boy.
He is full bred arab, and so has a high head carage, and so has quite a strong muscle under his neck. To jump and in fast work he gets reasonably strong, so I put him in a hanging cheek snaffle, which really helped ot keep his head down (he is ridden in a running martingale) but he then tends to hang onto the bit and charge

. He does open his mouth, so is also ridden in a flash, but poss change to a grackle.
So swapped him into a loose ring which helped with the hanging on, but his head is now getting high again, esp. when we are jumping

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So is there anything that anyone can suggest that may help?
Thankies

 

[spacefaer]

if the hanging cheek concept worked to get his head down, why not try a waterford mouthpiece which he won't be able to hang on to?

Grackle will be good if he opens his mouth and crossed his jaw, otherwise stick to a flash but makes sure it's fitted effectively!

 

[scrumpygus]

For xc i ride in a tom thumb which gives me extra brakes when i need them but i also find it adds poll pressure so will make your horse want to lower her head.
Jumping mine in a snaffle i do find he will run at the fences if i let him and this bit has really made life alot easier for both of us!