Myler Combination bit

[charlene]

Hi there all
I just wanted to tell you about the current bit that I have been using with my Thoroughbred mare, who I have had for three months now and she is sixteen years old.
When I got this mare she was in very poor condition, and her schooling was none existant, I only really brought her cus I felt sorry for her but she had many qualities I liked. Anyway this mare was a star gazer and had a lot of muscle on the underside of her neck, she came to me with a snaffle bit and this is how she had been rode for ten years. She actually used to trip up on circles in schooling, paying no attention, head up in the air, bearing on the bit to find a fifth leg for balance. Then I got a MYLER COMBINATION BIT, I dont believe in tack making up for a horses bad training but with an experienced rider with balance and kind hands it really was a miracle.Difference in the first minute of using it. Horse is happy, muscling up very nicely, accepts bit, mouths it gently and I have to use a lot less pressure. If your horse is stong, has any of these problems I have wrote about, try it.Expensive bit but well worth the money. Let me know of your experiences with this bit, I would be very interested.

 

[Blizzard]

Do you work for Myler LOL

es Ive heard of quite a few people who have had very good results with the Myler combination, like you say an excellent bit in the right hands.

 

[the watcher]

haven't personally used the combination, but do like the Myler range and can say the snaffles have completely changed our horses' way of going (for the better)

 

[charlene]

Hi
lol - no I dont work for Myler but I thought someone would say something like that it did sound like i was writing an advertising campaign for them. Its just that it has been so great on my lovely mare that I wanted to share the information with others.

 

[Weezy]

I use Myler Combis on all my horses and I do like them, however I wouldn't use one to school in, just for jumping or fast work.

 

[charlene]

Hi there
yes I can understand that I am looking to reschool her in a more conventional bit but as of yet in the short time I have used it, I honestly think that I would not have had much control otherwise. When a horse has got into such bad habits with a metal bar in there mouth, taking away the known to the unknown can help to alleviate tension and expected pain. Now that her muscles are developing again I feel it wont be long until she trusts my hands enough to accept a more traditional english type of bit. The good thing about the bit is if you encounter problems, resistance myler recommend you revert back to it, and being a lot kinder than a lot of bits, obviously this depends o the riders hand then there is no disadvantage i using it.

 

[Weezy]

I can certainly see where you are coming from, and it is nice to know that you realise you can and will revert to something with less pressure points when the time comes

I am a BIG hackamore fan, I love taking the pressure away from the mouth as much as poss, hence why I am a fan of the Myler Combi.

As I always say, use whatever you need if it ensures light hands can be used, I hate people who stick with a snaffle because it is the "correct" thing and then have to haul the horse around, there is NO need for it. I also get peed off when people think eggbutt snaffles are mild - a quick forearm test on them usually makes them think otherwise

 

[charlene]

Yes I agree with what you are saying. Where is the correctness in a snaffle, that pinches, hurts and the rider is trying to haul there horse around using there sheer brute force and weight. This is not riding, it is brutal and very ugly to watch. Well this is how my lovely horse Jasmine came to me. She was owned by a girl who was far to heavy for her and honestly never had a riding lesson in her life. But back to the snaffle bit issue, there seems to some kind of snobbery about this bit. Perhaps in a far world if a horse never got passed down the lower end of the market then it would remain in this bit for the duration of its riding career. But people seem quick to write of a horse that is not 'snaffle mouth'. A horse in another bit can go better than a snaffle mouth horse and people who know something worth knowing would not see them as 'complicated rides' and write them off.

 

[Weezy]

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But people seem quick to write of a horse that is not 'snaffle mouth'. A horse in another bit can go better than a snaffle mouth horse and people who know something worth knowing would not see them as 'complicated rides' and write them off.

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Amen to that! Never quite understood why a horse HAS to be snaffle mouthed to make it a great horse...but I do not do dressage!

 

[charlene]

Yes Amen, this is the first time I have used this board and I am pleased that there are like minded people. I myself dont do dressage and to be honest am not likely too. Not because of the level of skill that is involved but the the level of control. Control over a horse is essential yes - but if it causes , pain, restriction and resentment - I feel it not so good. I myself enjoy jumping and will use my Myler Combo bit for that but I do enjoy showing and would like to partake in veteran Classes this showing season, so I will use a Myler Pelham for this that has the same mouthpiece as this combination bit I use. I feel she will accept this without confusion.

 

[druid]

Horses for courses - I tried one and we had zero steering that wasn't coming only from my seat! Not os good xc!