Best bit for youngster?

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Just wondering what is the nicest bit for mouthing a youngster? I have always liked the rubber bit just because it isnt metal.Not sure if that is too thick though? Also should i get one with rings or full cheek etc?
 
I've been really impressed with the Mylar Combi range. I'm re-starting a difficult ISH rather than breaking initially but the options to change pressure from nose to bit are really useful - so basically mimicking the headcollar pressure they have been trained to accept and then transferring that conversation over to the mouth. I've never broken from scratch - not brave enough! - but I hadn't encountered bits like this until the bit bank recommended me one. Might be worth a thought? Otherwise I'm so old fashioned that everything used to start in a rubber half moon snaffle!
 
I usually start off in a loose ring snaffle and then adjust as needed (the vast majority don't need anything else, but sometimes the odd one will go better in a straight bar rubber snaffle).
 
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Cortez said:
I usually start off in a loose ring snaffle and then adjust as needed (the vast majority don't need anything else, but sometimes the odd one will go better in a straight bar rubber snaffle).
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Is that the straight rubber snaffles that are about a inch thick?
My 4yr old is in a Neue Schule Verbindend but we had our first group lesson yesterday and she recommended trying a rubber snaffle, managed to borrow one to try next week. Only thing is her tongues quite fleshy. She’s very soft in the mouth, and tends to come into the contact and tuck herself in to evade it in the Neule Schule which is why she recommended something softer
 
The very first thing I use is either a rubber or happy mouth straight bar. Literally just long enough that the get the concept of taking and releasing the bridle (less dramatic if they get an accidental bang on the teeth).

Then they get switched to an anatomical lozenge - either D or eggbut. I don’t use full cheek straight away to reduce the risk of them rubbing/catching. But fairly soon I may switch to full cheek if they are one that needs extra steering assistance!

Hormonal Filly, if I had one later in it’s education doing what you are describing I’d try a Mullen nathe
 
ihatework said:
The very first thing I use is either a rubber or happy mouth straight bar. Literally just long enough that the get the concept of taking and releasing the bridle (less dramatic if they get an accidental bang on the teeth).

Then they get switched to an anatomical lozenge - either D or eggbut. I don’t use full cheek straight away to reduce the risk of them rubbing/catching. But fairly soon I may switch to full cheek if they are one that needs extra steering assistance!

Hormonal Filly, if I had one later in it’s education doing what you are describing I’d try a Mullen nathe
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Thanks @ihatework, she’s only been backed a few months. I’ll see if I can find a Mullen Nathe second hand.
 
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