bit help please - snaffles.

[SuperCoblet]

Ok so I asked this in my ODE thread but it wasn't really the main topic so I don't tthink people read it. Coblet did an ODE yesterday and in his dressage he was quite strong and 'cobby' how I like to call it he was either pointy nosed or extremely leany which made him very stiff through his neck and consequently an awful test. Can anyone recommend a better bit to use? He's currently in a French like full cheek.

Thanks

 

[SuperCoblet]

Bump

 

[Darremi]

For a horse that leans, definitely try a loose ring french link with a thin mouthpiece like this:

http://www.derbyhouse.co.uk/Equestr...s/Loose+Ring+French+Link+Snaffle_314-0057.htm

Other than that, you just need to do the right kind of training, getting him to soften through his neck and be less wooden. Lots of walk-trot and trot-canter transitions up and down. Lateral work, small circles, flexing his neck one way and the other.

 

[lucy007]

Is the snaffle loose ring or eggbutt?

Is he usually strong, tense, stiff when schooling at home?

If it is a fixed ring you may find that a loose ring may help. I like french links over single joint, having said that I do have 1 pony that goes better with a single jointed loose ring snaffle.

 

[SuperCoblet]

Thanks, it's am eggbut. I too prefer french links over single joints and he does too. I'll see if anyone has a loose ring I could try. Yesterday was the worst he's ever been, we were in an open field and he can be extremely nappy and can tank off