Bit help!

[Damnation]

I am currently riding a 15hh medium/heavyweight cob and he is in just a normal loose ring snaffle. However if you are very slightly too tight on the contact he runs backwards and does the same with a bit that is any stronger than the loose ring. Are Eggbutt snaffles slightly milder? I do not want to put him bitless because I want to compete him (Do a bit of everything on him) so he needs to stay with a bit. Are there any milder bits out there? Also Rocky will not abide by french link or lozenge bits, he just throws his head about and runs backwards.

Thanks for your help!
Izzi

 

[Ashgrove]

If he's a medium/heavy weight cob, he probably has a thick/ish tongue, a ported mouth piece may be kinder/milder for him.

 

[Shipley]

What about a neue schule verbinden works well with mine he is a med weight cob. ine is very similar and can not have a strong bit but this ade a difference also what noseband do you use?

 

[kerilli]

sounds as if he doesn't like the nutcracker action. i'd try him in a straight bar snaffle, a rubber one first, but he may ignore it because it's so soft, in which case i'd try a metal one.

 

[Damnation]

He is very soft in the mouth for a big guy and his teeth have been checked. He is just in a normal noseband (Cavesson). A straight bar type bit may be the way to go, or a ported mouth piece. I will definately look up the Neue Schule Verbinden bit.
Thank you!

 

[JessPickle]

what about something like this, no nutcracker action and loose ring

http://www.shop4bits.com/item--Cambridge-Mouth-Loose-Ring-magic-bit--Cambridge-Mouth-Loose-Ring.html

 

[Damnation]

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what about something like this, no nutcracker action and loose ring

http://www.shop4bits.com/item--Cambridge-Mouth-Loose-Ring-magic-bit--Cambridge-Mouth-Loose-Ring.html

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You know, that may be just what I am looking for! I will definately go and see if I can borrow one of someone.
Thank you all!