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Location: Jersey Girl | Is there that much of a difference? Why would you choose one mouth piece over the other? |
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Location: Missouri | I'm not a bit guru, but to me there is a huge difference. A regular snaffle, when pressure is put on it, "V"s up in the middle putting pressure on the sides AND narrowing it - think of a nut cracker. Also, if you really put pressure on it, the center *could* put pressure on the roof or front of the mouth. A 3 piece dog bone, on the other hand, distributes the pressure with no "V"ing effect. the dogbone continues to lie flat, with contact being felt just on the bars and tongue - no pinching.
IMO - huge difference. We like the 3 piece dogbone to avoid the pinching and nutcracker effect. Of course, ideally you wouldn't have to put THAT much pressure on one.
Edited by dianea 2017-01-30 12:33 PM
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | dianea - 2017-01-30 9:22 AM I'm not a bit guru, but to me there is a huge difference. A regular snaffle, when pressure is put on it, "V"s up in the middle putting pressure on the sides AND narrowing it - think of a nut cracker. Also, if you really put pressure on it, the center *could* put pressure on the roof or front of the mouth. A 3 piece dog bone, on the other hand, distributes the pressure with no "V"ing effect. the dogbone continues to lie flat, with contact being felt just on the bars and tongue - no pinching. To me there is a huge difference. We like the 3 piece dogbone to avoid the pinching and nutcracker effect. Of course, ideally you wouldn't have to put THAT much pressure on one.
This what dianea just described^^^^^ I do not like the broken snaffle, so I dont have any, well I do have two but I never use them anymore and have not for years but I love the dog bones and have them in all shanks lenghts and my chain mouths, love how they form to my horses mouths. Anytime I come across a dog bone I dont have I buy, lol.. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | That makes sense.....guess I will get the dog bone! |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | on the snaffle you have to put pressure on both sides to get the v effect they speak of. just using one side works off the bars of the horses mouth.
both bits can have leverage.... it comes from shank length, length of slide gag.
i prefer the dog bone. |
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| Sigh... peeve alert.
A snaffle has no shanks, the mouthpiece and reins attach basically to the same ring.
I know it's a common mistake.
In reference to the single break and a dog bone, what they ^^^^^ said. |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | rodeoveteran - 2017-01-30 3:11 PM Sigh... peeve alert. A snaffle has no shanks, the mouthpiece and reins attach basically to the same ring. I know it's a common mistake. In reference to the single break and a dog bone, what they ^^^^^ said.
thank you for pointing that out. as i have always been told that the shank bit with broken mouthpiece was called a snaffle or tom thumb bit. i did a google search and wikpedia set me straight  |
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Bit Gurus.....Regular Snaffle or 3 Piece Dog Bone