Bitting ideas please!

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G currently does flatwork in a NS tranz lozenged bit. He seems ok in it, but can be a bit leany and "dead" when he wants to be! He is also a bit tongue sensitive and will put his tongue over the bit given half a chance! Has anyone got any ideas of bits to try!? HE quite likes his Nathe, but I dont, as he again can lean if he wants! He jumps in either a nathe or a JP full cheek as I am encouraging him to take me forward more.... any ideas!? been thinking of either a Happy mouth with peanut, or the NS Team up mouth piece...?!
 
Mickey has a KK ultra training bit with lozenge which is quite thick. He leans very badly and gets strong in it. Our dressage instr came out and said to try a normal dressage bradoon with a thin mouthpiece. This is what he is now working in and he is much much better. It has loose rings. Recently I have also tried him in just a cavesson without a flash and he seems to pull a lot less..
 
Thanks for that Mickey, had thought about trying a thinner bit...cant use a single joint as he has a tiny mouth and a low palate!!
 
Sunny had a spell of being just like you describe Godfrey. I wasnt really sure what to do and was just going to carry on as I was untill I saw the Ky Rotary bit, and I wanted an excuse to try it! Anyway she loved it! She has never gone so well and I am suddenly getting some really nice work out of her. I have the loose ring double jointed version and it is fab! Might be a bit expensive for an experiment I dont know what made me try it but it definatly worked!
 
Have Spur in a nathe with peanut, she was originally in a waterford and didn't like it very much, changed to the nathe and she's a different ponio, no leaning and making a reasonable shape, worth giving it a try.
 
Hmm, thanks people, he manages to lean in a waterford too
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!! Looked at the rotary bit, think will try one of those, does the middle move aswell or is it just all mobile? Is it dressage legal?! Did think about trying a thinner bit becasue he has a little mouth...
 
Thanks hon, think that maybe an offer I will have to take up....
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Got a NS thinner "team up" bit coming on trial from shop4bits too.....
 
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