What bit do you mouth your youngsters in?

[sychnant]

I ride my horses as far as possible in a loose ring french link with a peanut link. It's a long time since I last had a youngster, but that's what she wore from mouthing right through her ridden career.

I now have a Sec C colt who will be learning about bits soon - he has very briefly had a straight bar in-hand bit in his mouth, more to gauge size than anything else. It was far too big, so I need to buy him a new one. Straight bar, or straight into a french link?

Pros and cons? Any ideas welcome. Thanks

 

[Enfys]

I mouth all mine in a french link D ring.

No risk of pinching and the D gives clear signals for exaggerated turn aids at the start. I also like loose ring full cheek bits but they are well nigh impossible to get round here.

 

[WelshD]

I've bought an eggbutt snaffle with a double joint with lozenge for my Welshie

 

[Sparkles]

Mullen mouth straight bars mostly.

 

[Vickijay]

Mullen mouth straight bars mostly.

This ^^^^

 

[millsandboon]

Straight bar happy mouth

 

[GeorgieLee]

I find the happy mouth can get a bit sharp if they get chewed - mine is going to be shown in hand so I will probs put him in a little straight bar mullen mouth???

 

[CrazyMare]

Mine have a happy mouth with a lozenge initially, but they show in hand with a Cambridge snaffle.

Ridden they have a NS with cheeks, then a loose ring