Anyone had issues with NS bits?

[aimsymc]

I have been Riding my girl in a NS pelham for a few weeks, Took her out hunting and got back to the lorry to discover shanks of bit had completely bent and started to come away from mouthpiece!! Really thankfull I finished up when i did as dont like to think what would have happened if it had broken

Just really wondering if anyone else has had problems with theese bits? Have emailed the shop i bought it from and am awaiting a reply.

 

[Cortez]

Blimey! How hard were you pulling?

 

[onemoretime]

There have been several posts about NS bits breaking recently on here. May be worth doing a search.

 

[popsdosh]

contact them direct they are very helpful and you may get a quicker answer. http://nsbits.com/global/

 

[aimsymc]

Blimey! How hard were you pulling?

My horse is strong, but when you purchase a bit recomended by the manufacturer as "suited to strong horses who lean and pull" (swales pelham) you dont excpect it to snap!!

 

[Kikke]

scary, no issues with mine though

 

[CrazyMare]

I had one that looked a little odd - some silver coloured stuff on the mouthpeice, I sent it back, and NS replaced it with no quibbles. Turns out it wasn't anything that would have failed, but they still sent me a new one.

 

[aimsymc]

Thanks popdosh will do that.

 

[paddi22]

Have heard a few cases of this. Think there was a faulty run of them. The same thing happened to a mate of mine, and there was also a thread on here recently with the same thing!

 

[EnduroRider]

I had the bit ring of a trans angled lozenge shear.

 

[BouncyPants]

Yep - middle lozenge came out completely in youngster - posted back to them with a covering letter months ago and have heard nothing at all :-(

 

[ajb]

yes my Warmblood Weymouth shank snapped off during a lesson...trainer was riding him and it cut the horse mouth as well as made him a bit wary for few days...contacted them and they did replace ASAP...I lost faith in them though and sold the new one on Ebay and swapped to Sprenger!!!

 

[JLav]

I've also had a bit ring shear about 2 years ago on one but NS did replace it without any problems and the replacement one has been fine.

 

[Nightmare before Christmas]

Thats alot of broken bits! I have never had an issue and always use NS but will check my bits everytime used now

 

[Venevidivici]

I always thought NS were great but this thread has made me very wary now. I think I shall be saving the extra pennies for Sprenger next time... :-/

 

[aimsymc]

Tbh even if they replace mine I'll not be using it, if it can happen once it can happen again!!

 

[NU ABO]

Mine's been perfect for at least since I've had Jack (1 and a half years now), don't know when his old owner got it in the first place though, but it's still a brilliant bit.

Must have been a faulty batch of bits perhaps?

Hope it doesn't happen to mum's NS bit that we bought recently. Can't use it yet and the big wimp of a TB finds the mouthpiece too thin He's gotta stay in a training bit for a little bit longer.

 

[Rebels]

One of mine has done 8years so far and still looks good, used 6 days a week!