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If you do use them, which one(s) do you use?

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Would you ever consider a buying a horse for a mother/daughter share that wasn't snaffle mouthed? My mum's convinced that the one we're interested in is very sensible, but I just want a couple of opinions
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Depends how well both parties ride and how confident they are. If one is a beginner or nervous then no doesn't seem the best start to me
 
Imagine it would depend how experianced you both are? I would say its an added bonus, but not the end of the world if its in a different bit, as long as its well behaved.
 
Snaffle mouth IMO isnt a must- desirable but not a must- perhaps why I have a yard full of non snaffe mouthed horses. TBH what matters to me is a sane horse that is good on the ground and does what you require from it.
 
What month is the pony? The riders abilty is important it wouldn't work if the riders hands were not capable of using a stronger bit. I know horses that aren't in snaffles but could well be, guessing isn't like this?
 
Depends on how it behaves and why not ridden in a snaffle. What does it do to justify stronger bit and what is your experience/riding ability?

I have a generally snaffle mouth'd horse, but he's very strong in a snaffle to jump, so I would rather use a stronger bit than haul on his mouth.
 
even a snaffle bit can be missed used in wrong hands??? so i would perfer good temp. of horse ie easy to handle, shoe well, box well those types of things first
 
My mum's owned two horses before, I'm one of the better riders at the RS, and shared a pony for a little bit. I often get put on the new horses or the buckers. I'm not particularily experienced, but I have a good seat, and haven't fallen off too much xD I'm rubbish compared to a lot of people my age that have owned ponies for the last few years, though.

The mare is apparently the most down to earth horse ever (according to my mum). Apparently we would buy her asap if we weren't worried about her strength. I haven't tried her out, so I couldn't say, but she sounds a real school master. Also, she's only ridden about three times a week, and turned out 24/7. She sounds pretty perfect. Plus the owners are extremely genuine. We don't want to let down the owners though, so need to know that we're definately interested before we go and see her again.
 
Too much emphasis is given on a horse bieng snaffle mouthed in my opinion.

I woudl rrather ride a horse in a pelham and have breaks than in a snaffle and spend my days with sore and aching arms, just so I could say he was a snaffle mouth!

Besides snaffles arent always as mild as some people believe and one of my horses went a lot better in a hard rubber straight mouthed pelham than he ever did in a variety of snaffles.
 
It is a misconception that a snaffle is the mildest bit available. It can easily have a nutcracker action, and any so called mild bits can be harsh if used in the wrong hands.

Some horses just suit a different bit due their mouth shape rather than being strong or hard mouthed. Aslong as you are light in the hand and careful then a pelham is fine.
 
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