Bits & Saliva (another post got me thinking!)

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is lots of saliva a good thing? and i mean lots. my mare is in a happy mouth peanut snaffle and mouths it nicely but always has loads of saliva and normally leaves a trail. is this considered a normal thing? i know a little is great but loads? could it be the happy mouth? she didnt do it in a metal bit. but lately shes been very chewy as in eating everything. i suppose this could prob add to it all. dentist is due 10th oct so thats being sorted.
 
My horse is in a Nathe (similar to a Happy Mouth) and he has loads of saliva around his mouth. I'm sure it's a good thing so don't worry too much.
 
it gets every where when we went for a canter last night she had it all down her face and neck was windy tho lol and then she normally kindly wipes it all over my back when i untack her. i did try and put her bridle on with the end of her full cheek bit up her nose! she didnt appreciate that at all! lol
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Depends what's caused the foam, if horses are kept in a tight overbent head carriage it can squash their saliva glands and prevent them from swallowing, so causing them to salivate excessively. But some horses do just salivate a lot as a sign of relaxation and acceptance of the bit, which obviously is a good thing.
 
hannah has a hugely foaming mouth when she has a bit in (and I mean huge), whereas Grace is a bit more lady like and refined. One trainer has me giving her some polos with the bit in before we start
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