Need a very mild bit suggestion please!

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I had a pro ride my fat chestnut today and he was storming for her (which he hardly ever is for me!) - she thought my bit was too sharp for him as he is a very polite ride and she wanted him to take more of a hold. He is currently in a nice fat lozenge Neue Schule type bit which I thought was mild enough but apparently not!
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Can anyone suggest a very very mild bit that will encourage him to take hold a bit more? Something like a rubber bit maybe? What are the Nathe bits like? He has a really nice sensitive mouth and is very light in the hand.
 
I like straight bar nathe's for encouraging them to take a hold, that or the black rubber ones but then I tend to go for the thinner harder showing ones. Some horses just don't like double joints, so try a single joint too. Also play about with eggbuts versus loose-rings.
 
All mine go in the nathe straight bar snaffle with cheeks as they are fantastic for anything that is fussy in the mouth or doesnt take a level contact.
 
Cally (the anglo) is very fussy in her mouth

nathe straight bar with loose rings. She does everything in it and is better in it than anything else though she does take bits out of them occasionally.
 
The straight bar Nathe is a nice mild bit, the rubber snaffle is OK too though often too fat for a horses mouth if it has a chain through the middle of it which it should for safety in case they chew through it!. I had a mare who was very soft inthe mouth and whenever possible i rode her in a a scawbrig bitless bridle with a nathe bit. THe Scawbrig only applies pressure around the nose and encourages teh horse to take a bit more of a hold as you say. You cant use it in all competitions, so check your rules, but i found that if i schooled in it with a Nathe bit i got my horse to be more confident in meeting my hand off my leg on the Nathe bit
 
My TB with a tiny mouth loves her nathe straight bar, but she also goes well in a happy mouth double jointed snaffle.

Fiona
 
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