Bitting advice please

[Equestrianfriends]

I am after some bitting advice for my strong but sensitive mouthed tb x warmblood. My horse is forward going and enjoys jumping but i have a bitting dilema! I previously had him in a mullen mouth black rubber pelham but i found it to thick in his mouth, so iv tried a waterford universal and he didnt like it for the jumping he would just through his head in the air like it was to much, so i scrapped that idea put him in my elevator with a jointed mouth peice but it cut his mouth, so thats no good. I am really at a loose end as bitting im not very good with I dont think hes a lover of jointed bits, but sayin that for my flat work i ride him in a eggbut kk dynamic but there is no way i could jump him in that as its not strong enough. So its finding a bit for him that he likes and i have contol in, i have tried myler combis in the past but he didnt like that, tried tom thumb he didnt like that it was to much. So i dont really know what to do?? I am going to put him back in the mullen mouth black rubber pelham for now as it doesnt cut his mouth. He has a very fleshy mouth and quite a large tongue. Any info would be muchly appreciated

 

[ThePony]

Sounds like he is a sensitive chap so I would be inclined to really concentrate on your flatwork and control jumping - just pop something small up and trot to it and halt gently after, do that with a few jumps around the school too until he jumps and then listens rather than running on. Gridwork is really helpful too, as is schooling around jumps but not jumping them so that it is less of a very exciting situation! Also maybe worth a check to make sure there are no pain issues which can make a horse run on more strongly when jumping. Do you have a good instructor - someone on the ground who knows what they are doing can be really helpful for an issue like this as they can see what we can't on here and therefore can suggest some exercises to help you both out.