Which bit?

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I need a bit of advise on which bit to try on my young horse. He is a 4 year old appaloosa x cob who's been proffesionally broken in about 5 months now.

Currently I ride him in a full cheek jointed snaffle without the fulmer loops . He isn't strong at the moment but constantly plays with the bit and leans/grabs hold of it when out hacking and can sometimes use this to try and go faster than I want him to (usually down hills or in not very appropriate places).

I've had him teeth checked last month so they are ok.

Any one got any advice on a bit which will give some control and help stop him leaning and playing with the bit or any other idea's on how to stop him doing this?

I know a lot of it is probably him being green/lack of schooling but at present I don't have the facilities to school him so not sure which bit to us.

Any suggestions welcome.
 
I'll give the fulmer loops a try and see if that makes a difference, i've also got a flash noseband to try on him as only ridden in a cavesson at the moment.

I have tried dropping the contact when he starts to lean so he has nothing to lean on which has started to work.

Thanks for the link for the bit, My friend has one of those or something similar which she said I could borrow if the fuller loops and change of noseband doesn't work.

So many bits on the market its hard to know what to use and I don't want to over bit him at such a young age.
 
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