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Huge apologies for a very boring post!
Flash really seems very reluctant to accept his bit, he's always chomping away at it and after my instructor rode him yesterday we thought that maybe it might be worth having a play about to see if there is anything he is happier with.

At the moment we have a french link loose ring snaffle. He's not strong at all and I don't really want to put him in anything that will 'hold him up' so to speak, as he's not the most forward going little soul. Any one have any suggestions? we have a few ideas but would like some third opinions

EDIT- thought I should add that it needs to be something suitable for showing, a bit limiting I know!
Thanks
 
You could try a Myler comfort snaffle, which has a wide centre barrel, independent sides and is shaped in the mouth to allow space for the tongue. They are quite expensive but you can get them on trial
 
Hi, I have a big warmblood mare that isn`t very forward going and has a big tongue, so I have her in a french link loose ring and she goes well in this. I have a low ported myler too and I used that for a while but I found that I have to keep alternating it with the french link as she tends to lean on it. A couple of other people that I have spoken to have said the same too.
My horse doesn`t like the the snaffle action of a normal snaffle on her tongue, alas the use of the link.
What about the happy mouth bits if he likes the straight bar?
 
As I am sure you know ideally for showing you want something that looks to the judge to be either a snaffle or a pelham (or double bridle) but that does give you quite a lot of choice. I'm not a bitting expert, but have been looking at the Myler website for myself and they seem to have some interesting options which (on the outside at least) look conventional so wont shock the judge! Also you seem to be able to rent them so at least you could try a couple of variations and see what he is happiest in. Just as an aside I have found that some horses really dont like the action of a snaffle (my old show hack loathed a snaffle and was really only ever happy in a pelham! I used a rugby pelham which looks like a double).
 
I'm guessing it may be quite a good idea to try him in a selection of things, a straight bar etc to see if he's any better. I was told he goes best in the french link but I've never tried anything else and I don't know what they tried!
 
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