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| I'm currently using a goostree delight but need a little more whoa. What's your favorite? |
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Location: Desert Land | I really like this little bit I had Klu Bits make me. It's chain mouth and it resembles the short shank sue smith bits the way the shank is. I would like to get a real Elliot Sue Smith bit just like it. |
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| I love my Kathy James, my mare gets strong and it really helps me rate her. I also have a #179 L & W lift bit with a setback curb that offers more woah. |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | I LOVE the original grasshopper, and I also have a chain mouth banana bit that rocks my world. |
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Location: Back Creek Valley!!! | Kathy James!!!
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Curious Mind
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| Thanks I have never heard of a Kathy James bit is there anywhere to see them? |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Love my Molly Powell 
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | And I got one from Shallow Creek bits that I like.. I have this bit too but it just like it with the chain mouth.
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| I have a ed wright chain and like how it is. There's a middle ring so they chain flexes both ways instead od laying just one way across if that makes sense. I have a molly powell chain that rides good too. |
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Regular
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| Just saw the molly powell that was posted. My molly powell is different, it's the shorter shank one with maybe 1.5 gag and the rope trim on the side. |
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| Carol Goosetree Long Shank Double Gag with the chain mouth. It's super amazing on everything I ride. |
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Location: God's country...aka TEXAS | I love my Molly Powell. There are several to choose from just depending on your horse. Great bits! |
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Posts: 4377
Location: NC | Love the Paul Petska bits. Have a great feel and seems to help one break at the poll, or it did my OTQH that was a little heavy on the bit. They can come in medium or long shank, and can have a port too.
http://www.saltwellwesternstore.com/shop/paul-petska-roping-and-barrel-racing-bits/
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Location: South Georgia | Goostree Double Gag is my all-time fav. |
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Elite Veteran
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| Love the Grasshopper bit and my Paul Petska chain bit.
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Location: South Dakota | I have the Reinsman Sharon Camarillo and love it.
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Location: Finally horseback again.... |
I agree the original Petska bits are the best on the market. |
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Posts: 4680
Location: lexington KY | I have this Dutton Bit in pretty much every mouth piece available, including a chain. I love it.
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| I love my Molly Powell Max. Performance in the chain mouthpiece |
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  Friendly horse swapper
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Location: Buffalo, TX |
Paul has made 2 bits for me and the one I use now is a very short shank chain bit, very pretty and unique...if I remember, I'll get a picture...I also have one similar to this and it has great control and stop...
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Location: Northeast Nebraska | I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire? |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | GoGaited - 2014-11-12 4:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire?
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| Southtxponygirl - 2014-11-12 4:14 PM
GoGaited - 2014-11-12 4:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire?
Really!!!!
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Location: Anywhere my horses are ! Lost in Texas!!!!! | |
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| FlyingJT - 2014-11-12 4:26 PM
Southtxponygirl - 2014-11-12 4:14 PM
GoGaited - 2014-11-12 4:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire?
Really!!!!
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | lindseylou2290 - 2014-11-12 5:23 PM FlyingJT - 2014-11-12 4:26 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-11-12 4:14 PM GoGaited - 2014-11-12 4:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire? Really!!!! Either this person is the best troll on the internets or ..... doesn't know squat .....
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| The chain mouthpieces are so soft and giving. Love the Mike Beers just for riding, but love the Molly Powells and Ed Wright chains for running barrels. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | Southtxponygirl - 2014-11-12 3:56 PM Love my Molly Powell
Oooh! That is a pretty bit with nice flat chains! |
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Expert
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Location: The Great Northwest | GoGaited - 2014-11-13 1:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire?
The chain mouth piece conforms to the mouth and many horses work well with a chain mouth piece. You can use link chain which has more bite or the flat chain which is mild. |
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The Advice Guru
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| skye - 2014-11-12 7:29 PM
GoGaited - 2014-11-13 1:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire?
The chain mouth piece conforms to the mouth and many horses work well with a chain mouth piece. You can use link chain which has more bite or the flat chain which is mild.
I have used chain bits, but I do consider them more of a harsh bit.
Les Vogt also has a demo on YouTube describing how chain bits are an aggressive bit.
All the links in the chain apply pressure to the tongue, when you pull it does conform to the mouth but applies/digs into the tongue and lips.
Horses will gape their mouth on single broken or three piece bits to evade the bit and get away from the pressure. With a chain gaping of the mouth doesn't alleviate any of the pressure.
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 Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | I own several chain mouth bits and love them all. My gray runs barrels in a chain mouth Rosie gag bit and poles in a Mike Beers short shank chain bit, and I ride my big fella Streak in a chain mouth Sweet Six part of the time. The Mike Beers bit doesn't have any gag but it's only 6 inch shanks so it's not intimidating to a horse, yet you can shut one down in it. I've also got my boyfriend's chain mouth ported bit with 6.5 inch shanks and I like it when more control is needed. Clifford has run in it some - mainly in BIG pens when he gets a little too free. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | skye - 2014-11-12 7:21 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-11-12 3:56 PM Love my Molly Powell
Thanks I really like this bit it sits so nice in his mouth  , I have 6 bits that have chain mouth peices, When I buy any bit I check the mouth peices to make darn sure that there is no sharp edges any where on the bit and I check my chain mouth to make sure the links are smooth. But to the person that saying whats next Barb wire is kooky any bit will be hard in the wrong hands, I have seen many a horses with a messed up mouth because of the rider.
My horses do good in these bits because I have a light hand and they just seen so relaxed, I have a gelding that will chew on every bit but you put his chain mouth on and he relax's. |
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I just read the headlines
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| I have seen more mouths messed up with thin twisted wire mouthpieces. I have also seen mouths damaged by smooth mouth pieces, too. Our hands are the real weapon in my opinion. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | cheryl makofka - 2014-11-13 6:20 PM skye - 2014-11-12 7:29 PM GoGaited - 2014-11-13 1:13 PM I would never use a chain mouthpiece. What's next? Barbed wire? The chain mouth piece conforms to the mouth and many horses work well with a chain mouth piece. You can use link chain which has more bite or the flat chain which is mild. I have used chain bits, but I do consider them more of a harsh bit. Les Vogt also has a demo on YouTube describing how chain bits are an aggressive bit. All the links in the chain apply pressure to the tongue, when you pull it does conform to the mouth but applies/digs into the tongue and lips. Horses will gape their mouth on single broken or three piece bits to evade the bit and get away from the pressure. With a chain gaping of the mouth doesn't alleviate any of the pressure. Mylers have great descriptions on how bits work in the mouth as well
Horses gap or open their mouth to try to get some relieve from pressure. They will do this no matter the mouth piece. |
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