Strongest horse bit You have seen????

[charleysummer]

What are there 'methods' is it badd?

chemicals, cuts, injections, nails + heavy shoes, chains... so they walk weirdly
really their in so much pain they snap the feet up as quick as possible

 

[blitznbobs]

who cares about its going backwards THEY SHOULDT PUT THEM ANYWERE NEAR A HORSE!!! its sick tbh who ever makes them needs shotiiing

I couldn't agree more (Anything more than a french link loose ring -my grand prix horse goes infinitely better in a snaffle - ever goes near my horse) but what purpose are they made for???

Blitz

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

iv read it on internet FFS some horse people dont derves horses one bit bl@@dy annoyes me

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

my horse has tryed so many bits but theses bits are just unreal i couldt act belive there were real!!!!

 

[FlorenceBassey]

Why start this post if your just going to be outraged by it?? and please double check your spelling before you post it makes my head hurt trying to translate your wrongly spelt words.

 

[charleysummer]

yes, and these are just the bits! if the person has the mentality to put their horse in one of these- god knows what else they strap onto them at the same time =/ i.e twisted metal headpeices etc

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

sorry i was just wondering what curel people are doing theses days
i didt expect this

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

goshhhhh i didt expect stuff SO harsh :|

 

[CastleMouse]

The one I posted on your thread the other day should never be put in a horse's mouth....

There are so many harsh bits - a lot of western bits look horrific, but if they are used correctly then they are incredibly well accepted by horses and do a tremendous job.

I can't believe that's actually real! Who on earth would put that in their horse's mouth?!?

 

[tinkandlily]

http://www.grissombits.com/images/Large/5-ring-bit-260-261-262.jpg

http://www.bedfordtack.com/catalog/images/5-ring double twisted wire bit.jpg

http://imagebank.ipcmedia.com/imageBank/c/Cruel-Bit.jpg

wouldnt be too happy seeing a horse in any of those tbh

Blinking heck, who thought them up, them bits need to be destroyed, and the people who thought them up.

 

[Sparkles]

Blinking heck, who thought them up, them bits need to be destroyed, and the people who thought them up.

And possibly the horse they were made for if they needed that in their mouth!!

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

no i guess in the end its down to VERY bad schoolin
btw your cob is sooooo lovely x

 

[charleysummer]

i'd say its more down to the quickest means of making the horse look fancy tbh. and getting the winnings

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

yes its all some people care about 'there winnings' the ribbons and all thaat rubbishh x

 

[kickandshout]

a clear case of all the gear and no idea.
and deffo no thought for the the poor horse.

seriously if a horse requires that kinda bit start again with the basics you cruel b***stards !!!

 

[Enfys]

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Theses are some of the bits I see every time I set foot in my Saddlery. Quite amazing.

[url]http://www.pleasantridge.ca/pro_choice.htm[/url]

 

[Enfys]

Stupid time restriction

Bits in my Saddlery:

 

[Enfys]

seriously if a horse requires that kinda bit start again with the basics you cruel b***stards !!!

Trouble is that those who use these bits don't come on here.

Believe me, the gaited world is another planet altogether. I am going to defend a lot of the western bits though, as Weezy said, mostly those horses are really well schooled.

 

[Sparkles]

Ditto above....and it's not as direct contact as you would have normally too So not like the port and shanks are always activated.

I'd still say any horse that needs to end up in some of the ones previously posted at the start [the various 6-ring ones,spikey ones, etc]...is better off being put down than being subjected to only being controlled by one of them if it's been made that bad to ride.



BSJA - Thankyou! He's called Floydy...or aka, Hairy!

 

[amandaco2]

holey crapoley!
i was going to say a double with long shanks- but some of those are HARDCORE!

 

[BeckyX]

i just looked up soring and to be honest i am pretty horrified those people are evil and i would quit like to poor acid all over them!!! and as for the bits why the hell would you use them these people are so cruel

 

[Brownmare]

I don't have a picture but I once went for a job interview at a showing yard and was asked to ride a horse in a pelham with a bike chain mouthpiece

Looking in the tack room there were several similar bits on bridles that were clearly in regular use and this was a well known producer of show horses.

Obviously I politely declined his offer of a job.........

 

[fumanchu]

i ride my little cob in a sam marsh

http://horsebitbank.com/search.php?search_key=sam+marsh

 

[BeckyX]

i ride in a 3 ring on the second ring although i much stress i am not heavy handed!

 

[Sparkles]

I personally love S.Marshes Fu

Not strong in the right hands and find them lovely to use on horses [especially cobs] who don't have much room in their mouths for a thick mouthpiece/don't like 'clutter' in their mouth

I'm not a fan of 3-rings....just think they're poorly designed and very vague in their action. I much prefer, if I was going to use a gag, a cheltenham or an american...which I do use on a hunter who is well schooled, but gets very forwards once every couple of weeks during the hunting season

 

[Lanky Loll]

Not necessarily the strongest bit but the strongest reaction I've ever seen to a bit was a pony that I had no breaks on about 20 years ago. She'd been sold to us as a "competitive" jumping pony which she certainly was - as long as you didn't need control. We found out afterwards that the previous owner had been allowed to lead her to the start, let the pony go and catch her through the finish...
ANYWHO we were told that she'd only ever been jumped in control in an Army Reversible

This comes with a flat side (shown in the pic) and a rough side.
So we tried it... put the bridle on, pony instantly started shaking like a leaf, took the bridle off again and never went back to that bit.
We sold her a short while later back to a previous owner, some time after that we saw being competed very successfully (RIHS etc) in an Army Reversible - I still don't regret never riding her in it though.

 

[Sparkles]

Nice Was that not originally a driving bit? It looks like a variation of a liverpool.

 

[Lanky Loll]

Yes it's a driving bit - but then so are a lot of the more severe bits. It also used to be used a lot by the army and the police.

 

[Sparkles]

That's very true.

An old pony for XC and fast work had a butterfly Pelham which she worked well in, which was originally for driving I think?

 

[faerie666]

The one I posted on your thread the other day should never be put in a horse's mouth....

There are so many harsh bits - a lot of western bits look horrific, but if they are used correctly then they are incredibly well accepted by horses and do a tremendous job.

I'm going to be controversial here
I knew a mare once who was ridden in one of these out hunting.
Every other bit we tried on her (pelhams, gags, double bridle, waterfords etc the lot) she came back with her mouth cut to ribbons because she just ran through them.
With the chain bit she NEVER came home with a sore mouth.
It wasn't a schooling issue either as she was ridden in a snaffle at home, and could do a lovely dressage test.
I guess it's what works best for each horse...