bit for strong horse?????

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Hellooo! Myself and my friend are going out on a funride soon, the thing is her usually mild mannered cob turns into a headstrong front runner as soon as he's amongst more than three other other horses. Any thoughts as to a good bit to use? He's a 15.2 old fashioned hunter type. Cheers guys!
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I always found putting mine in a double was perfect...he's a 16hh heavy cob who also gets very head strong (but we were hunting!) I found a double was really good as long as you can cope with the double reins...it gives you the snaffle for the majority of the riding and the added bonus of the weymouth when you feel your breaks are failing. You need kind hands though
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Depends on what he does when he is avaid the bit, does he put his head in his chest, does he just lock on, or does he raise the head?
 
I think he just locks on and goes for it. He was loaned out to a young lad for a few years and he hunted him, as in, run at everything really fast and jump all the huge big things!
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My friend is well able, she has hunted herself in the past, but is older with kids now and feels the urge of self preservation.
 
what is he normally ridden in? you dont really want to go too far up the scale if he's normally in a snaffle. i always think a rubber pelham with D-rings does a surprisngly good job and it gets stronger the harder he pulls. it works well on most horses i've tried in it but definitely have a few goes in anything you try in the school before you head out and about with it. I've known horses to panic in new bits if they're too strong and pee off so make sure he's happy before you go anywhere.
 
But you have to be very careful with the rubber or vulcanite pelhams...I tried them for Benson but because he has quite a small mouth they were too thick and caused sores all across the bars of his mouth and across his tongue!!
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I switched my normally placid 16'2 shire cross into a waterford for a similar reason, worked a treat. Now that I don't have him any more I passed it on to someone else who has a 15'2 5 year old who gets full of herself jumping and she has also noticed an improvement.
 
I've got the same problem with my cob, she gets VERY strong and I have arthritis in my hands so I don't have the strength sometimes to cope with her locking on and going for it!

She was ridden in a full cheek french link but I don't think it's enough "brake" for her either. I tried my friend's slow twist eggbut snaffle and it was ALOT better. She didn't lock and go and it took very little from my poorly hands to help get her in the correct frame and to stop her as well.
 
i have a waterford 3 ring gag with roundings on my horse and it is quite effective. he can still charge off with it but it does seem easier to stop him than with some i've tried. ditto rubber pelhams being too thick - my horse foamed at the mouth when i had one on him so i bought a myler with a ported barrel- which is good for brakes also.
 
jay puts his head down and locks his neck and buggers off with you
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i had him in a pelham with double reins and he was well behaved but backed off the bit too much, he is now in a hanging cheek waterford and goes quite well in that
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Did wonder about trying a waterford, he has a big meaty mush and tends to lean on the bit. There are just so many bit's to choose from and without spending millions it's difficult to choose one! Think there might be a market for bit rental!....hmmmm
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