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I ride hunters and I keep my horse in a D ring. But every year I do a local fair show where we go and party at night, show in the day haha and Sunday is all western stuff. Every year i have ridden him with two hands in a snaffle but now that he is six I have to use one hand. So I was just wondering what bit I could move up to that is as soft as possible? If you could post pictures or something that would be great :)
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My horse's first curb was s solid medium-port S-shanked bit. He really likes it, and it doesn't have alot of movement (something my horse likes).
Here's a pic of the shanks; they're swept back and s-shaped, which makes it milder:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/swing_away/3923619689/
I know Jr. Working Cowhorse and Tender Touch bits are also popular, but I don't have any experience with them myself.
Good luck!
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isn't there something with out a port i can use that is softer?
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Just because a bit is ported, doesn't mean it's harsh. It can actually be gentler in some ways, as it takes pressure off the tongue.
I believe the Jr. Working Cowhorse has a snaffle mouth, so if you really want that I would look into it.
EDIT: Spelling mistakes.
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When I transitioned my mare out of her snaffle, we went with a loose shank curb with a billy allen mouth. With the loose shank you can ride two hand (practice/schooling) or one hand (showing). Here's some pix:
And our first show in it (and about the 3rd or 4th time I actually rode one handed!):
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Well if the bit u are use works why change it. There is not reason to change things that are fine the way they are. If u are comfortable with it and ur horse is fine there is no reason to change it.
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Well if the bit u are use works why change it. There is not reason to change things that are fine the way they are. If u are comfortable with it and ur horse is fine there is no reason to change it. Most western show rules require horses over 5 to be shown in a curb bit. That's why she wants to change, because her horse is too old to show in a snaffle.
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| Its one of those things that you have to try and see. Most people like to move their horses up to some sort of three jointed mouthpiece like the Avila Correction bit. Its a very nice pretty mild bit that isn't intimidating. it has rollers on each side to allow the bit to roll and give the horse time to respond before it engages. One of my personal favorites. My other favorite is what kewpalace suggested - for horses that want something a little more solid in their mouth but still a very nice step up bit. Whatever your choice look for shanks that have a fair bit of curve to them not just up and down - again this gives the horse more time to respond without the bit engaging hard and fast. Hope that helps Cait
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| Well you will need to ride in a shank bit, but not nessecarily a curbed bit.. you could go with a broken mouthpeice shank such as something like this:http://www.horse.com/itm_img/WBE51.jpg or you could use a curb bit which is actually NOT harsh when used in the proper hands !
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