NB1221
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Im looking to change my mares bit from a fixed ring french link snaffle to something which will be softer on her mouth? I was thinking something like a happy mouth? Any advice would be great!
Bit advice for a soft mouthed mare?
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Marydoll
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I like the neue schule team up bit
HorsesandParrots
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loose ring happy mouth flexi snaffle with peanut 
Irishdan
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loose ring happy mouth flexi snaffle with peanut
I second this. I use one on my ultra sensitive mare and she goes well in it
happyclappy
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my very soft mouthed filly did not like happy mouth bits. have not tried any neue schule bits, as with everything very much a try it and see situation. i vary between a hackamore and a ported kimblewick.
amandaco2
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My 2 dr mares are soft mouthed.
one likes a plain thin rubber straight. She backs off anything else but in this she will take a contact
other is in ns team up bit.
Sadly I think you just have to try a few.
one likes a plain thin rubber straight. She backs off anything else but in this she will take a contact
other is in ns team up bit.
Sadly I think you just have to try a few.
Elsbells
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Agree. My soft mare loves this bit, she has a fat tongue and a small mouth so I went for the thinnest team up bit, this was after a comfort Myler that she also liked. She would run around like a giraffe when I first got her.
Sugar_and_Spice
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I've got a soft mouthed horse in a flexible straight bar rubber snaffle bit. They're only about ten pounds to buy.
Marydoll
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I was talked into trying the happy mouth peanut bit but she kept tossing her head up, i wrapped it around my arm and imo it was awful, im sure it was pinchimg her.
She worked really well in the team up then on to the verdinbend.
She worked really well in the team up then on to the verdinbend.
starryeyed
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I'm not really a fan of happy mouth bits, they don't seem that gentle on the mouth to me and if the horse bites through it then it's very sharp underneath the plastic. Nathe bits are a nicer version of happy mouth but they are expensive.
I'm another who loves the NS Team Up bit, have one for my mare (after trying everything under the sun!) but they are pricey. Saying that, they do come up on ebay if you keep an eye out for them.
As others have said, it's a bit trial & error to find out what your horse likes - some prefer a fixed ring, some like loose rings, some like the feeling of rubber and others hate it. Perhaps try something like a loose ring with roller? - a bit kinder than french link ones.
I'm another who loves the NS Team Up bit, have one for my mare (after trying everything under the sun!) but they are pricey. Saying that, they do come up on ebay if you keep an eye out for them.
As others have said, it's a bit trial & error to find out what your horse likes - some prefer a fixed ring, some like loose rings, some like the feeling of rubber and others hate it. Perhaps try something like a loose ring with roller? - a bit kinder than french link ones.
saddlesore
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Another vote for a straight bar nathe or sprenger duo. Both very flexible.