What bit do you use for schooling/general riding?

[Paint it Lucky]

Why do you use it and what type of horse do you have?

Just being nosey!

 

[vallin]

16.1 Selle francaise mare and I use a fixed ring snaffle with a flash for everything. Tried a couple of bits when I first go her as we had some real issues, but they all felt wrong and to heavy, so went back to good old schooling and fingers crossed that has worked out so far!

 

[Janette]

14.2 coloured native mare, with attitude and ADHD. She schools in a NS Verbindend.

 

[RubysGold]

mine is a shire x tb, (but not got much shire)
She was really strong and had a dutch gag last year.
She has now learnt to respect me when I ask for transitions and is in an eggbutt snaffle

 

[TS_]

I use a loose ring, straight bar, happy mouth snaffle.
I have a 14.2ish nutty mare but she's very fussy about her mouth and this is the only thing she likes/tolerates other than a hackamore.

 

[JessPickle]

I vary between a full cheek copper snaffle with lozenge and a loose ring waterford. I have a 17.1hh clydesdale x, I vary to try and stop him leaning while still trying to improve our dressage in a BD legal bit.

 

[HayleyandBob]

Kimblewick or eggbut snaffle for Bob
Loose ring french link for Robbie and Taff

 

[sea_view]

15.3HH ISH - 6yr old, goes like a train - loose ring french link with a flash. Loose ring to stop him leaning, flash for some brakes

 

[MerryMAL]

Dutch gag on 2nd hole.

 

[foo]

I use these bits on my ridden horses
NS lozenge pelham
Straight rubber pelham
Loose ring lozenge
Dually

 

[Grey_Arab]

I have a 19yo arab gelding, and he is in a loose ring snaffle with a lozenge for everything, with a flash for jumping.
He also goes in a hanging cheek snaffle if he is getting a bit attitudey which reminds him to behave and keep is head down, then he goes back into the loose ring again!

 

[JoBo]

Bodey Cob- French Link Snaffle. Because that’s what he been in from the start and its nice and gentle. Plus he goes well in it.

Badger the Fjord- Full Cheek Snaffle. Because he needs a bit extra help with the steering and straightness, so the cheek pieces help. He goes well in it.

 

[samuelhorse]

Sam, connemara 20 yr old. Can be strong
Either myler correctional ported or, at the minute NS Universal with lozenge and flash

 

[Sarah Sum1]

Full cheek snaffle or a hanging cheek. If cross country or hacking in large group, 3 ring copper gag

 

[ester]

welshie

loose ring single link for schooling
nathe gag for hacking (stops him being spooky and no excuse at his age)
XC/hunting pelham
sj french link hanging cheek as he takes more of a contact on that than the loose ring.

 

[flowerlady]

Eggbut snaffle. I have a 16.1HH ID

 

[PennywithHenry]

16.1hh TB ex racer

Loose ring snaffle for absolutely everything

 

[Annagain]

16.2 IDx
Schooling, hacking alone or quiet hacking with one other: myler mullen mouth hanging cheek.
Hacking with a larger group, indoor jumping: hanging cheek waterford
Outdoor jumping, anything exciting like beach: waterford gag.

He hates a jointed bit so the mullen mouth and the waterfords suit him. Took me ages to get him sorted.

 

[Dirty_D]

same as PennywithHenry, 16.3 TB ex racer with loose ring snaffle for all

 

[little_flea]

10 year old IDxTB 17.2hh is in a Neue Schule Verbindend loose ring snaffle.

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

I have a 16.2 Oldenburg mare who is a bit gobby, Ive tried all sorts but currently she is in a Hippus loose ring snaffle which she seems ok in. Im hunting her in a couple of days for the first time, and am probably going to go for a jointed pelham just until I know what she is like with me - don't want to disgrace myself, and she goes quite nicely in a pelham.

 

[Irishcobs]

Hattie 15.3hh cob. Loose ring waterford snaffle
Gypsy 15.1hh cob. Full cheek lozenge snaffle
Inka 16.3hh draught x. Loose ring lozenge snaffle.

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

14.2hh irish cob mare,19yrs old, eggbutt snaffle, on the whole she is very easy and not alot of trouble, sometimes she can be a spooky tit! but she does not tend to get strong at all

 

[AHorseLover]

9 years old nf x is in a Loose ring french link snaffle

 

[ester]

I forgot the other one

blonde anglo

loose ring straight nathe for everything

 

[_daisy_]

i have 2 IDx TB's (1 in the process of being backed, just 3, and her mum whos 15), a 17.3hh WB and a 14.1hh Wlesh D. All of them are ridden in loose ring snaffles - aurigan KK's

 

[BethandHenry]

My 15.1hh TBx is in a happy mouth dutch gag. I can school him in a snaffle but the brakes aren't as good so I tend to stick with the gag most of the time.

 

[Tiarella]

newfie. French link snaffle. Or if he goes anywhere he will be in a pelham.

 

[Ladybird]

I have a 15.3 TB mare and a 12.3 Welsh X gelding, both ridden in french link hanging cheek snaffles.

Hoping to get mare back into french link snaffle though

 

[only_me]

8 year old tbx - french link snaffle, soon to be sided jointed happy mouth. He appears to prefer single jointed bits!

Had him in a loose sweet iron snaffle for jumping as needed that little bit extra to keep him together

He is in a cavesson noseband