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Location: Hugo Colorado | Hello,
I am looking to buy a chain bit and I was wondering what types/brands people use most and why. I am looking into the Charmayne James Chain Bit because I love the twisted pretzel bit, but I would like to hear first hand experiences and advice from multiple chain bits. Thank you!
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Location: WI | I have a chain lifter bit from L&W that I love. Thinking I might need the Cervi one, too. |
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| Well the chain is just the mouth piece, what kind of bit do you need: a gag, something for more flexion, lift, a combination bit.......? |
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Location: Hugo Colorado | I need something that allows me to help a horse more in a turn on a horse that doesn't need a lot of bit. |
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Location: Texas | A Rosie gag is always one of my "go to" bits.
I also like a Hodges futurity bit, but it has a noseband. |
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Location: Wide open spaces, Canada. | Colorado86 - 2015-10-13 3:52 PM
I need something that allows me to help a horse more in a turn on a horse that doesn't need a lot of bit.
From what your describing you should try a simplicity chain.
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Location: Comanche, TX | I like the Carol Goosetree Simplicity bit or the Johnson Hackamore.
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | I'm a fan of the Molly Powell by Reinsman bits for a chain bit and there's several choices depending on how much shank and leverage you need. |
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| I love my Molly Powell bit for this -- check out "The Freshman". All horses I ride work great in it. I can give them the support they need, yet it's pretty mild. |
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Location: texas | I love my SC tender touch chain mouth |
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Location: North Dakota | I've used both the Carol Goosetree and the Ed Wright Chains.
If you want lots of gag - Goosetree
A little gag- Ed Wright open gag
No gag - Ed Wright Locked gag
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Location: CO | Ive used a short shank double gag chain for those reasons... Think goosetree makes one |
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Location: TN | Speedy Buckeye Girl - 2015-10-14 9:07 AM I'm a fan of the Molly Powell by Reinsman bits for a chain bit and there's several choices depending on how much shank and leverage you need.
I agree with this. I have a Molly Powell shanked chain bit and it gives me plenty of control when he needs a tune up or on a big pattern where we need help with rate. |
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| Only chain bit I use regularly is my double draw gag with a chain mouth. I love it for slow work. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | This is a really nice bit. Its a Molly Powell 
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| I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around? |
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Location: Pelham, TN | Shallow Creek Bits makes some really nice chain mouthpiece bits!! Years of experience in helping you fit the bit to your horse! |
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Location: rabbit run | MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
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Location: Kansas | diggerdoo - 2015-10-15 9:15 AM MYQHFilly - 2015-10-14 7:22 PM I like to go straight to barbed wire. Why dink around?
she was being a smarta$$ lol, she probably really doesn't use barbed wire. |
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