What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?

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/Streakin/ Reg. Jul 2011	Posted 2014-02-18 11:44 AM Subject: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 559	Training and other debates aside....what are your go - to bits to help encourage less flex in turns? Horse is question is a very hard running horse. Thanks!
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2014-02-18 11:46 AM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	/Streakin/ - 2014-02-18 11:44 AM Training and other debates aside....what are your go - to bits to help encourage less flex in turns? Horse is question is a very hard running horse. Thanks! For a hard running horse that's too bendy I really like the Connie Combs Stabilizer bit. I've got 2 hanging in my trailer and love them! I bought my first one for my stud horse and also use them for when we breeze our horses in the open fields. Greg Darnall makes them for Connie and they come in 2 shank lengths. Its one of my go to bits.
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cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-02-18 11:49 AM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	I generally go to an s shank hack, or an o ring combo bit, depends on the entire run
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Nateracer Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2014-02-18 11:51 AM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
Miss Laundry Misshap Posts: 5271	I have a mullen mouth lifter bit and a Jim Warner hackamore. JW is my main choice. The mullen has a little too much whoa for my guy, but when I'm working slow it's ok.
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run n rate Reg. Feb 2007	Posted 2014-02-18 12:12 PM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
Balance Beam and more... Posts: 11511 Location: 31 lengths farms	Anything mullen mouth piece or my outside hand...you know, like back in the day when I could survive a turn riding it two handed, LOL!!!
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soonergirl98 Reg. Oct 2009	Posted 2014-02-18 12:32 PM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
Expert Posts: 2013 Location: Piedmont, OK	Connie Combs Stabilizer bit!!!!
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Three 4 Luck Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2014-02-18 12:53 PM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
Accident Prone Posts: 22277 Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR	None of my horses liked my Connie stabilizer bit, not enough tongue relief, so I sold it. I do agree that Mullen mouth is the way to go. My other bits are either rubber/plastic or have more curve to the mouth.
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zansbeunogal_2268 Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2014-02-18 1:04 PM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 387	Tightening up the curb strap will also square a horse up too!
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barrel_racing_angel Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-02-18 2:16 PM Subject: RE: What Bits Do You Like to Help Stiffen Up a Bendy Horse?
I"m Jealous! Posts: 1737 Location: Benton City, WA	zansbeunogal_2268 - 2014-02-18 11:04 AM Tightening up the curb strap will also square a horse up too! I agree with this. I often exercise/ warm up my super bendy horse in a hinge port bit... it keeps him straight and it's great for keeping him collected. He is also a free runner, I have ran him in the port, but I don't like the feel. He runs great in the twisted dog bone mouthpiece long shank sherry cervi bit. I use it witg a curb chain on him, so its fairly stiff.
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