help! i need a new bit

[Rosiepin02]

hi everyone i have an excitable 14.2, he has a trick of tucking his nose into his chest then taking off with me and the bit i have now isn't really helping. he is in a gag which i feel isn't helping me to be able to get his head back at all, any ideas?

 

[Shay]

What does your instructor say?

 

[blitznbobs]

It’s ducking behind the bit so no but is going to help tbh - it’s a schooling issue - get a good instructor and see why it’s doing it - it may well be that it’s scared of taking he bit forward because you’ve got him in a gag

 

[Rosiepin02]

he definitely not scared of taking the bit forward, its only an issue i face when he gets excited, normally hacking on a field. ive had a number of instructors who've taught me for showjumping and for this it suits him but i was just looking for something abit different to hack and school in.

 

[Rosiepin02]

ive had a few, but none of them have really witnessed the problem because he does it when we're having normally and with my instructors ive mostly been jumping

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

ive had a few, but none of them have really witnessed the problem because he does it when we're having normally and with my instructors ive mostly been jumping

its still a question for your instructor. You need someone on the ground who knows the both of you and can understand the cause and how to address it. Its impossible to give you an answer on a forum.