Bevel snaffle question

[AdorableAlice]

After decades of using a loose ring snaffle or a double bridle, I am considering venturing into the modern world.

I have a heavy weight maxi cob who has a very soft mouth, large tongue and needs 5.5".. She goes nicely in a nathe straight bar snaffle. Her favourite method of evasion is to go inverted.

I need to buy her a new bit, the nathe she is in now is at least 25 years old and looks like it is about to split in two. She hates jointed bits. I did try her in a mullen mouth pelham with 2 reins and she did go very nicely in that, but there is no need to use it for schooling and hacking, I would prefer to save it for when she gets into the ring.

I came across the above bevelled snaffle whilst looking for another straight bar snaffle and it made we wonder if it would suggest she does not invert quite to readily.

As you can tell, I am in the dark ages where bits are concerned. Any thoughts ?

 

[FfionWinnie]

I thought that would be more likely to bring her head in (if that is what you mean when you say invert?). Have you looked on the bit bank sites (can't remember which one but one has a good description of what each bit is likely to do).

 

[WelshD]

Those bits are used to get show ponies and horses to go in an outline, I'm not a big fan as they are used as a bit of a shortcut

I have the eggbutt snaffle bit with the same mouthpiece and my very fussy mouthed pony is very happy in that - you do have to carefully check the plastic for signs of teeth marks though as these can cause very sharpe edges and even crack the plastic so that the metal core is exposed

A butterfly pelham (one rein and you can get them with the above mouthpeice) may be worth a try or a hanging cheek snaffle?

 

[AdorableAlice]

Thanks, interesting. By invert I mean head up, her ears up my nose, shortened strides and hollow back.

She has vastly improved in the 12 months I have had her and she is very short of work due to my health issues. The wedge of muscle under her neck has broken down and the work on an equiami has helped.

I think I will stick with the mullen nathe and get her a new one.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

The Nathe (if its the one I'm thinking of) leaves room for the tongue. The bit you have pictured has bumps in the middle that will press on the tongue. If the horse hates a single jointed snaffle which would also put pressure on the tongue I would think the horse wouldn't be happy in the pictured bit.