Bit suggestions

[emaR]

Looking for some recommendations....

My boys in a sweet Iron Full Cheek Snaffle with Lozenge

He's always played around with bits which is why we have the full cheek so we have less movement in the mouthpiece

He likes to evade the pressure - he can be abit of nappy type

He's latest nap is to try and avoid the bit by trying to grab it it, bite it, he likes to try and pull you out the saddle a little. Sometimes he can be difficult to except poll pressure.

I was just looking for suggestions on a different bit to try. I obviously don't want to come away from a snaffle but want to stop him avading.

He's checked and fine all over please don't diagnose him to be in pain etc trust I know his character and that he's just a nappy lazy ex racer.

Any suggestions please and thank you

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Your best bet is to get a loriner to come out to you so you can try several based on their assessment of his mouth conformation - this is the easiest way to find a bit that 'fits'. Sometimes they let you trial them for 1-2 weeks as well.

 

[emaR]

Your best bet is to get a loriner to come out to you so you can try several based on their assessment of his mouth conformation - this is the easiest way to find a bit that 'fits'. Sometimes they let you trial them for 1-2 weeks as well.

Thank you but I'm just looking for bit recommendations not a loriner

 

[eggs]

I don't know where you are but there are a fair few bit fitting specialists around who can go to your yard and watch you are your horse and make recommendations.

It is also worth phoning some of the bit specialist companies/shops and asking them for recommendations.

It could well be that the lozenge doesn't work for your horse but it could be something else. I have not heard of using full cheek snaffles to have less movement in the mouthpiece (they are often used to stop the bit being pulled through the mouth particularly with young horses).

 

[BigRedDog]

Your best bet is to get a loriner to come out to you so you can try several based on their assessment of his mouth conformation - this is the easiest way to find a bit that 'fits'. Sometimes they let you trial them for 1-2 weeks as well.

I don't know where you are but there are a fair few bit fitting specialists around who can go to your yard and watch you are your horse and make recommendations.

It is also worth phoning some of the bit specialist companies/shops and asking them for recommendations.

It could well be that the lozenge doesn't work for your horse but it could be something else. I have not heard of using full cheek snaffles to have less movement in the mouthpiece (they are often used to stop the bit being pulled through the mouth particularly with young horses).

As above loriner/bit/bridle fitter. Will be able to assess horse’s confirmation and recommended a bit based on that and observation of ridden “problems”.

 

[Meredith]

I recommend a bit fitter too.
I couldn't understand why my pony wasn't happy with the bits I tried. A bit fitter explained his 'smile' was very short and the bit should hang lower in his mouth. I had positioned the bit so that it banged on his teeth.
You're never too old to learn.

 

[Midlifecrisis]

Our youngster found the lozenge a bit chunky and heavy so I tried a flattened plate type one (name escapes me). She has spent five or six months in it quite happily. I did have a bit specialist out when we first bought her and his advice regarding mouth shape etc was a good start but as her training progresses we have had to try different bits to address changes in her behaviour…usually getting fussy in the mouth/tongue over bit/getting too strong in the hand or backing off contact.

 

[emaR]

I don't know where you are but there are a fair few bit fitting specialists around who can go to your yard and watch you are your horse and make recommendations.

It is also worth phoning some of the bit specialist companies/shops and asking them for recommendations.

It could well be that the lozenge doesn't work for your horse but it could be something else. I have not heard of using full cheek snaffles to have less movement in the mouthpiece (they are often used to stop the bit being pulled through the mouth particularly with young horses).

Yes that's why I changed from a loose ring to a full cheek as that's what he was doing.

 

[spotty_pony2]

I’d either go for a myler snaffle as the sides work independently or a waterford mouthpiece (although the latter is not dressage legal).

 

[Kaylum]

What's your bridle fit like? Have you checked for sharpness and cracks on the mouthpiece. Sweet iron is quite a bitter taste. Some love them some hate them. So many variables to bits these days. A bit fitter is the best idea