Advice on bits/tack for a keen jumper?

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FunkyFilly28

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My horse is a keen jumper and we both enjoy it but I am finding that I don't always have the control I want in the approach to a fence (he's a 15.3hh tb and I'm 14!) In my lesson today, my instructor made me walk into the grids which helped but he still wants to be in charge and I obviously can't walk when I'm doing a course.

For XC he's on the 2nd ring on a gag, but I don't feel as though he's really happy in it because when I pull he just pulls right back. He's currently in a loose ring snaffle with a cavesson noseband and has a running martingale for xc. Any ideas on bits/nosebands or anything that I could use?

Thanks!
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have you thought about using a pelham one of the girls on my yard her horse was nuts to jump put her in a pelham and she was a completely different mare just have to have soft hand but use with either double reins or roundings
 
His back, saddle and teeth are all fine. He just takes hold of the bit and pulls. I have control on the flat, I just find that there is not much time in front of a fence and he fights against me.
 
My bay is a strong puller!
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I thought stronger bits would help me control him, it made him worse!!
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Just ruddy fort against me all the more!!
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It turned out, with alot of trial and errors.... a different mouth piece! Not necessarily a soft or stronger bit, just something more comfortable in his mouth! Although he has a fat tongue and not much room in his mouth, he prefers thicker bits! He DETESTS with a passion thin bits!
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He hates joints, waterfords and french links... but he likes a lozenge mouth piece! Ask your mates to see if they have any different mouth piece types, and material wise! Some prefer warmer metals, sweet iron, rubber, nathe bits, happy mouths etc...
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Maybe a waterford drop snaffle or pelham as its very hard to pull through i had the exact same prob with my girl and its worked wonders
 
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