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What are your Must have/Go to bits?

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Prairie Rouge
Reg. Jan 2017
Posted 2019-12-08 10:55 PM
Subject: What are your Must have/Go to bits?


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Besides the obvious ones for starting horses (like snaffles), what are your go-to or must have bits that you like to keep around and why?

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treasurehunter
Reg. Sep 2007
Posted 2019-12-09 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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Square mouth sliding gag

d ring

start to finish

loomis gag

several Dutton styles

double draw gags

 

 

 

 

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GLP
Reg. Oct 2013
Posted 2019-12-09 11:27 AM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?


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Dutton smooth 3 piece mouth in a sniffle or some kind of shank. Horses seem to love that mouth piece. At least mine do. 

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Three*C*Champs
Reg. Jul 2004
Posted 2019-12-13 11:00 AM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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L&W Lift Bit. Short & Long Shank

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della
Reg. Apr 2011
Posted 2019-12-16 1:20 PM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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I have the most boring bit collection ever. Snaffels 1 jr cowhorse my little s hack a couple swivel port curbs and a half breed for my ranch horse.

 

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babbsywabbsy
Reg. Feb 2016
Posted 2019-12-16 1:52 PM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?


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Tender touch

Jim Warner hack

O-ring combo

Loomis gag

Draw reins (not a bit, I know but they STAY in my trailer)

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run n rate
Reg. Feb 2007
Posted 2019-12-16 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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O-ring snaffle

short shank locked Ed Wright 2 piece twisted

Medium shank locked EW 2 piece smooth

EW Pretzel

Good set of hands

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Southtxponygirl
Reg. Nov 2006
Posted 2019-12-16 2:25 PM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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run n rate - 2019-12-16 2:00 PM


O-ring snaffle


short shank locked Ed Wright 2 piece twisted


Medium shank locked EW 2 piece smooth


EW Pretzel


Good set of hands


I like this {A good set of Hands} the most important thing ever!!!!.. 

Most of my bits are a 3 piece dog bone mouth and chain mouths.. All are short or medium shanks.. And love my cloverleaf with a chain and a dog bone..

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Rough-up cowgirl
Reg. Aug 2005
Posted 2019-12-16 2:41 PM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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several o-rings with diff mouth pieces

sweet 6

goosetree bits (all w 3 piece dog bone mouth piece)

cervi short shank (3 piece dog bone)

a hack and a couple combo bits

 

Sabrina Ketchum told us at a clinic you find a bit to fit your hands not necessarily the horses mouth. I never thought of it like that till she said those words (more/less) but after that I have noticed the majority of the horses I ride get rode in the same mouhtpiece, just adjust shank length depending on what is needed or maybe put a combo on 

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streakysox
Reg. Jul 2008
Posted 2019-12-16 6:22 PM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?



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Jr cow horse 

I have a short shank Ed Wright and a little Connie Coombs that are almost the same as the Jr cow horse. Never have liked combination bits but the Don Wasson Teardrop is a nice bit. 

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bowersk
Reg. Feb 2009
Posted 2019-12-17 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: What are your Must have/Go to bits?


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Petska Chain bit

Flaharty duke dogbone

Cervi short shank square mouthpiece

These are bits that fit my hands well on a variety of horses. Most everything I ride gets along with the Petska.

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