Head Lowering Bits?

[lucemoose]

Following on from the post below, what are examples of head lowering bits?

 

[TiaPony]

Anything that has poll pressure generally encourages the horse to lower his head - a hanging cheek snaffle for instance

 

[lucemoose]

But in the grand scheme of things, a HC doesnt really have much poll pressure though, its more of where they sit in the mouth that causes lots of horses to lean on them..damn horse! He cant work out whether to stick his head up and run for the hills or shove it between his knees and bugg3r off.

 

[PrincessDana]

Pelhams and kimblewicks

 

[lucemoose]

What about something that is less severe, ie no curb chain?

 

[KatB]

Universal bits.

 

[PrincessDana]

Roller bits have ths effect, but some of them can be quite severe.

 

[lucemoose]

As in the Cotswoldsport/NS ones?

 

[lucemoose]

Am sorry, normally a bitting queen but whats a roller bit? Like a cherry roller or copper roller? Am not a fan of single joint bits and they never do them with a double joint.

 

[PrincessDana]

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Am sorry, normally a bitting queen but whats a roller bit? Like a cherry roller or copper roller? Am not a fan of single joint bits and they never do them with a double joint.

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Yeah like a cherry roller etc..

 

[ISHmad]

Schooling is the best head lowering bit I know of...

 

[lucemoose]

you can hardly school your way around an xc course when a horses blood is up.

 

[KatB]

YEs, like the CS Sport ones. Anything above lowers the head, anything below the bit lifts in theory...

Cartwheel gags should have asimilar effect too

 

[ISHmad]

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you can hardly school your way around an xc course when a horses blood is up.

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Sorry, didn't see your other post Prittstick. No offence meant!

 

[lucemoose]

Sorry too, I get snarky and defensive!

 

[jhoward]

gags.... wilkis offer slight poll pressure, depends if your horse is strong in all of this?

 

[ISHmad]

Would you be able to use a Myler combination bit when competing? (Sorry we don't compete so don't know). That works equally on poll, nose and mouth and is meant to be pretty good for strong horses.

 

[lucemoose]

SJ example
Thats him SJ, in a loop ring snaffle (wilkie) I know he has a high head carriage SJ but as long as he is chilled.
However, this is him XC

Ugh, 'oribble! I darent take him over a ditch because he doesnt even lower his head to look, damn irish thing.

 

[ISHmad]

I know a lot of people recommend the Myler Combinations as it keeps the horse light in your hands and you need minimal pressure to have control. You can get long and short shank versions, and different mouthpieces including low and high ports. But as I said before don't know if you can use them to compete in or not, as that isn't something which we do.

He does look full on in his photos I have to say! Great riding from you.

 

[lucemoose]

Thank you. Never even thought of a myler tbh. Must see if they are borrowable!

 

[jhoward]

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