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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I'm going to try not to be too long winded...basically per another thread I posted it was recommended I try a chain mouthpiece or a roller mouthpice on my horse. He's extremely light and quiet and I rarely even touch the bit (he neck reins almost exclusively bc he is my mouted shooting horse). So...suggestions on a very light bit with either of those mouthpices I could try on him? |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | The girl who owned him before said she had used a jr. cowhorse on him. I've never used one. I did find this- best of both worlds... http://www.teskeys.com/bits-spurs-curbs/bits/chain/chain-bit-with-copper-pacifiers-by-reinsman.html |
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Location: Up and over to the right | Why not throw him in a snaffle with a roller? |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I thought about that but I don't know if that would be enough control. He's ok in a snaffle with a twisted mouthpiece but I've never ridden him in a smooth. He's fine 99% of the time but every once in a while does need a correction. I suppose I could try it.... |
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Location: Montana | My personal experience, and this is just with my mare, I would try a chain mouth first. If you don't need a lot of whoa and he is really light, that is what I would try. I had a bit with a copper roller, and my mare hated it. Mind you, I ride in a snaffle almost exclusively (whether a twisted wire or plain) with using a Jr. cowhorse bit or a wonder bit occasionally, depending on what I need to work on. But every horse is different and worse case scenario, you become a bit collector.  |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | mtcanchazer - 2015-01-25 7:35 PM My personal experience, and this is just with my mare, I would try a chain mouth first. If you don't need a lot of whoa and he is really light, that is what I would try. I had a bit with a copper roller, and my mare hated it. Mind you, I ride in a snaffle almost exclusively (whether a twisted wire or plain) with using a Jr. cowhorse bit or a wonder bit occasionally, depending on what I need to work on. But every horse is different and worse case scenario, you become a bit collector.
Believe me I'm well on my way to bit collector! I try to weed out ones I don't use but WHAT IF I NEED IT SOME DAY!? |
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