BamaCanChaser - 2014-05-21 1:32 PM I'm currently running mine in a Hodges Futurity bit. I've had several horses end up in this bit, so apparently it and my hands just mesh well. But this colt in particular stayed in a snaffle for a long time, he's super broke and just always worked well in a snaffle. As he learned to really really run, he started getting just a touch sloppy with me and it was clear the snaffle wasn't enough anymore. I experimented with probably a dozen bits gag bits, draw bits, lifter bits he would work in all of them, but I knew I hadn't found "the" bit, until I ran him in this one. He just has a much smoother/softer response without a shank, but I think the nose piece gave me the little extra control I needed at the faster speeds.