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Location: South Dakota | I like the Fred Hunter All Around To Win...helps keep her shoulders level, you are able to get a little flex/bend, it also helps them to flex at the poll. I haven't tried running barrels with it, but sure like it for dry work and just riding. Light hands are a must...pinkie finger control. |
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 I am Woman hear me Roar
Posts: 3395
Location: Choctaw, Oklahoma | I found an L&W copper wire wrapped life saver o ring. I love the feel of this bit and both 9yr old and 2yr old pack it well. I bought a Jr cow horse version and it's good too! |
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 Poor Cracker Girl
Posts: 12150
Location: Feeding mosquitos, FL | Every Ed Wright lifter they make. I'm a junkie. At some point in their life, everybody has one of those in their mouth. Prefer the three piece dogbone though I did get L&W to make me a similar lifter with a chain mouth for a colt with a low palate and it is excellent. Those lifters with a little bit of gag just work for me.
For a stronger horse I like the Pretzel and the Molly Powell Rate and Turn with the chain port.
Never cared for o-rings too much though I do have a collection somehow. If I have to use one for whatever reason, I prefer the ones with a stop instead of a loose ring. |
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The Advice Guru
Posts: 6419
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3 piece o ring snaffle I ride all my colts in. Depending on their reaction is where I go from there
Dutton sliding gag for my horses that are front end heavy, dutton recommended this and it was night and day difference, with these bits you need 2 wrinkles at the corner of the mouth. 3 piece mouth
Myler Lynn Mckenzie short shanked gag if I need a little more then the snaffle but not much shoulder control
Dave Elliott spur up bit Mullen mouth for my one who only works in a Mullen mouth, I do have a 3 piece as well, I have more shoulder control then the myler and still have nice bend and rate
Sheri cervi diamond lifter short shank this bit is heavier then the Elliott and I find I have a lot of shoulder control and some rate. Very similar to the Elliott but the shanks are more straight which is a different feel
Charmaine James grasshopper when I need rate at high speeds
S shank when I want to stiffen them up and dont need shoulder control, they have to be very broke before I put them in this
Ed wright fixed bits with three piece, I use these when I don't want gag. This will stiffen them up in their turns |
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 A Bit of a Grammar Nut
Posts: 1788
Location: floating down a river | I love my short shank Marlene McRae bit. It feels good in my hands and is soft enough to use as a working bit. If I were just moving cattle, I would probably just use this bit. It is the first I grab from my tack room. |
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Posts: 1526
Location: Texas | Kathy James, Jr Cowhorse, square D Ring, twisted D Ring, new bit I just bought from Troy Flahardy, no hit bit, Danyelle Campbell
These are all I use pretty much. |
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Posts: 460
| For the lighter mouthed horses I LOVE (my most favorite bit in the world) is a jr cowhors =] It has a lot of lift for their shoulders around the turn and isn't much of a step up from just a snaffle. On a horse that is very seasoned and doesn't have much whoa and rate, my most favorite is the martha josey 5 combo bit! Not quite sure if thats the actual name or not haha but it has the hack noseband and a 5" shank. LOTS of whoa! You barely have to use any pressure and those tougher mouthed horses will sit down and turn for you. In my experience, those two are the best for their situations =] Just my 2 cents =p |
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I am Woman hear me Roar
Posts: 3395
Location: Choctaw, Oklahoma | TrackinBubba - 2014-12-30 2:04 PM
Every Ed Wright lifter they make. I'm a junkie. At some point in their life, everybody has one of those in their mouth. Prefer the three piece dogbone though I did get L&W to make me a similar lifter with a chain mouth for a colt with a low palate and it is excellent. Those lifters with a little bit of gag just work for me.
For a stronger horse I like the Pretzel and the Molly Powell Rate and Turn with the chain port.
Never cared for o-rings too much though I do have a collection somehow. If I have to use one for whatever reason, I prefer the ones with a stop instead of a loose ring.
I would love to see your 3 piece bits!! My collection is growing, and I'd like to get a few ed wright's eventually.
Edited by JRust 2015-01-01 3:39 PM
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