Dressage legal bit to use instead of waterford snaffle?

[Tiaan]

Hi all,

I finally feel ready to compete in my first dressage test, I am using a waterford snaffle on my 5 year old, he goes beautifully in it. But unfortunately its not dressage legal.

Could anyone recommend a bit that is very similar that is legal?

Thanks in advance x

 

[mrogers]

will be interesting to see the replies to this as im in the same predicament

 

[Blythe Spirit]

We swapped our ex racers waterford for a lozange anti pinch loose ring - one of those ones designed to be very mobile everything moves round everything else. He goes just as well in that.

 

[Tiaan]

That sounds not very different to a waterford at all, will give that a go - Thankyou!

 

[khalswitz]

I use a hanging snaffle with a lozenge instead of the Waterford when doing dressage/schooling flatwork. Geoff goes well in it, not quite as well as the waterford but definitely workable and dressage legal.

 

[leflynn]

Have used a hanging cheek french linnk snaffle on le cob, but he started to lean again, currently goes best in a NS team up (loose ring and the thinnest mouthpiece), is light doesn't lean and we have brakes

 

[tinap]

We went for a loose ring with a lozenge too, seemed to be the next best thing x

 

[Tiaan]

Thanks everyone!

I have been looking at the loose rings, with lozenges - I am leaning towards a NS bit, are they worth the extra money do you think? x

 

[leflynn]

It was for our cob - trial one before you splash out as they don't make a difference for every horse

 

[Pigeon]

The Bit Shop lets you trial bits, they're very helpful in giving advice as well, give them a ring

 

[ThreeTB's]

The NS Team Up was worth it for me (hired it first though) as my ex racer wouldn't keep his mouth still in anything else, tried all kinds of French links and lozenges, loose ring and hanging cheek. He's actually ok in it for fast work too, so haven't needed anything extra.