FITTING A DUCH GAG

Dutch Gag: Similar to the elevator, except the cheeckpieces consist of stacked rings. There is uaully only one ring above the mouthpiece, to which the cheekpiece is attached. The ring below that is attached straight to the mouthpiece, and acts similar to a snaffle. The lower ring(s) are for a second rein to be attached, and they provide the gag action. The lower the second rein is placed on the stack, the more leverage is applied.
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The bit should sit over the bars of the mouth, the soft tissue area located behind the front teeth that you can readily see. When properly placed, it should appear that the corners of the horse's lips are being slightly lifted - many people use the rule of "one wrinkle" at the corner of the mouth to determine placement. Adjusting the length of the head piece will raise or lower where the bit rests on the bars of his mouth. Too low, and the bit will knock against the horse's teeth, which is both uncomfortable for him and ineffective for the rider. Too high, and your horse will be strained, pinched at the corners of his mouth and uncomfortable, and he won't receive your signals well. So you will need to measure across the area where you expect the bit will sit comfortably. this bit should be placed just like a nomal bit
 
Do not fall into the trap of fitting like a snaffle - instructions copy pasted from websites only ever cover simple snaffles.

With a dutch (aka continental, belgian gag or bubble bit) there should be no wrinkles at all.

The gag action raises the bit in the mouth, so if you start too high to begin with this action is dimished and turns the bit straight into a head lowering bit (although fitting high on purpose can avoid the albeit minimal gag action)
 
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