If you could only have one bit....

[Cliqmo]

I have been mulling over changing Bentley's bit recently (currently a loose ring happy mouth snaffle with a rotating lozenge) and the choices of material, mouthpiece and ring configurations available in a snaffle have got me stumped- let alone anything else!! This has got me wondering...

If you could only use ONE bit for the rest of time, what would you choose and why?

 

[TicTac]

Any one that can stop my horse! she's being a right moo at the moment, and obviously feeling as good about spring as we are! lol

 

[Grey_Eventer]

NS Universal bit... you have the 2 rings, so I can jump my horse on the bottom ring and "can" school him in it on the snaffle ring if i wanted to... Love it

 

[Nari]

My myler pelham with a low port comfort mouthpiece. I assume I'm allowed two reins?!

 

[Cliqmo]

NS Universal bit... you have the 2 rings, so I can jump my horse on the bottom ring and "can" school him in it on the snaffle ring if i wanted to... Love it

Interesting! Thanks for the reply! Which mouthpiece would you choose and why?

 

[Katie__Connie]

3 ring gag... so I could use it just as a snaffle on the normal ring.. but move to the other rings if needed for xc

 

[Gorgeous George]

I would go for my 3 ring mullen mouth (metal mouthpiece) gag, then I could jump and hack on the first small ring and school on the snaffle ring. Although George does prefer to do flatwork in his mullen mouth eggbutt.

 

[teddyt]

Cheek snaffle with a lozenge, thin mouthpiece.
If i had to have a dutch gag i would rather go without

 

[quirky]

I would have a JP French Link loose ring snaffle _

 

[Persephone]

NS Universal for me too!

 

[gillianfleming]

Liverpool or butterfly driving bit, he hates single joints, can't stop him in a french link but goes really nicely in the straight bar.

 

[Ashgrove]

Myler loose ring french link. I've tried a few bits and this is the one my horse prefers.

 

[s4sugar]

Military Reversible Pelham.

Old fashioned but still works for most horses.

At it's lightest it acts as a Cambridge snaffle but has many options.

 

[sam1am]

Full cheek happy mouth with lozenge/link.
I have found most horses go really well in it
Except have to get a new one at least once a year as they can get a bit chewed up!

 

[Django Pony]

Ditto the NS Universal, with a trans lozenge mouthpiece. Fab bit!

 

[katie_and_toto]

A Myler

 

[Jump2It]

JP Loose ring plain snaffle

 

[Rosehip]

Military Reversible Pelham.

Old fashioned but still works for most horses.

At it's lightest it acts as a Cambridge snaffle but has many options.

Another vote for the Military Reversable... Fantastic bit!