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Location: Hugo Colorado | Hello,
I am looking to buy a chain bit and I was wondering what types/brands people use most and why. I am looking into the Charmayne James Chain Bit because I love the twisted pretzel bit, but I would like to hear first hand experiences and advice from multiple chain bits. Thank you!
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Location: WI | I have a chain lifter bit from L&W that I love. Thinking I might need the Cervi one, too. |
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| Well the chain is just the mouth piece, what kind of bit do you need: a gag, something for more flexion, lift, a combination bit.......? |
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Location: Hugo Colorado | I need something that allows me to help a horse more in a turn on a horse that doesn't need a lot of bit. |
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Location: Texas | A Rosie gag is always one of my "go to" bits.
I also like a Hodges futurity bit, but it has a noseband. |
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Location: Wide open spaces, Canada. | Colorado86 - 2015-10-13 3:52 PM
I need something that allows me to help a horse more in a turn on a horse that doesn't need a lot of bit.
From what your describing you should try a simplicity chain.
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Location: Comanche, TX | I like the Carol Goosetree Simplicity bit or the Johnson Hackamore.
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | I'm a fan of the Molly Powell by Reinsman bits for a chain bit and there's several choices depending on how much shank and leverage you need. |
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| I love my Molly Powell bit for this -- check out "The Freshman". All horses I ride work great in it. I can give them the support they need, yet it's pretty mild. |
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Location: texas | I love my SC tender touch chain mouth |
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Location: North Dakota | I've used both the Carol Goosetree and the Ed Wright Chains.
If you want lots of gag - Goosetree
A little gag- Ed Wright open gag
No gag - Ed Wright Locked gag
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Location: CO | Ive used a short shank double gag chain for those reasons... Think goosetree makes one |
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Location: TN | Speedy Buckeye Girl - 2015-10-14 9:07 AM I'm a fan of the Molly Powell by Reinsman bits for a chain bit and there's several choices depending on how much shank and leverage you need.
I agree with this. I have a Molly Powell shanked chain bit and it gives me plenty of control when he needs a tune up or on a big pattern where we need help with rate. |
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| Only chain bit I use regularly is my double draw gag with a chain mouth. I love it for slow work. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | This is a really nice bit. Its a Molly Powell 
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| I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around? |
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Location: Pelham, TN | Shallow Creek Bits makes some really nice chain mouthpiece bits!! Years of experience in helping you fit the bit to your horse! |
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Location: rabbit run | MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
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Location: Kansas | diggerdoo - 2015-10-15 9:15 AM MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
she was being a smarta$$ lol, she probably really doesn't use barbed wire. |
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| MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 8:22 PM
I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
Even though the chain mouth is nicer on their mouths than single broken smooth mouths are and provide less confusion since it conforms to their mouth without the nutcracker effect???
So you went the wrong direction with your sarcasm. Just saying. Educate yourself before you try to sound smart. :) |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I like my chain mouth bits, I have more then a few. Here is another that I like its a clovershank bit that I got from Shallow Creek Bits, really a neat bit. Well heck could not find the picture, but here is what the cheek peices look like, I also have a dog bone in this style, really like these bits
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| If you can find one, the Paul Peska chain bits are really good. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Southtxponygirl - 2015-10-15 9:20 AM MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around? Oh my
My sentiments too.....If you are not willing or wanting to help a person who posts a question.......why post an uneducated, stupid, smart a$$ remark...... |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2015-10-15 10:46 AM Southtxponygirl - 2015-10-15 9:20 AM MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around? Oh my
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Colorado86 - 2015-10-13 4:07 PM Hello, I am looking to buy a chain bit and I was wondering what types/brands people use most and why. I am looking into the Charmayne James Chain Bit because I love the twisted pretzel bit, but I would like to hear first hand experiences and advice from multiple chain bits. Thank you!
I have the Charmayne James chain too, its a really nice bit |
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| I have a very soft/light mouthed horse that has done really really well in a chain bit.. It's actually a no-pinch, s-shank large mouth chain.
I love love love it. It's actually a rope bit but my mare has done really well in it. Best of luck! |
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Location: Texas | I have a Kathy James with a chain mouthpiece that I LOVE! Also an Ed wright medium shank with a chain mouthpiece. |
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