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Location: Texas | Just got a 3 year old to start riding. Broke but knows very little. What is your favorite bit to start a young horse? I see a hundred different o-rings but don't know what the difference is between the $10 bit and the $50 ones. Suggestions? |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | I like D rings, and I use a smooth mouth one first. I don't have a particular brand |
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 IMA No Hair Style Gal
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| Difference is what they are made out of. I am fond of my french link brass and copper o ring for my three year old. Your cheaper bits are typically nickel plated which is the least durable. |
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Location: on my horse | it basically depends on the shape and width of your horse's mouth. I ride my mare in a smooth mouth eggbutt snaffle with a lozenge its a 5 1/4" mouth made by Tolklat. I ride my youngest in a 4.5" mouth D ring low port level 1 myler with the barrel mouth. I'll try to attach pics of both.
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| I have a smooth and a twisted wire tom balding. I think they were well worth the money, I have friends who come over and ride and ask if they can use my baldings, i have cheap ones imo they don't compare |
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Sock Snob
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| i have a myler dont compair with cheap ones. |
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Location: God's country...aka TEXAS | Dave Elliott bits are the best. When you use one you can feel the difference. For colts, I use an Elliott o-ring with 3 piece smooth mouth. I never use only 2 piece mouths because they can put too much pressure and be uncomfortable.
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Location: Loco,Ok | Start all in a hackamore. Old school. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | I like to start in a side pull but the bit that I have fallen in love with is the wtp eggbutt snaffle. Its the bit only bit I use on my colts now. They quit playing with it and accept it I'd say 90% faster than any other bit I've used. The faster they accept it the faster we can get to work.
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No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | Thanks everyone. |
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You get what you give
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Location: Texas | tin can - 2016-09-06 4:51 AM
I have a smooth and a twisted wire tom balding. I think they were well worth the money, I have friends who come over and ride and ask if they can use my baldings, i have cheap ones imo they don't compare
I got to hold one this weekend at ANHA. I fell in love <3 LOL. |
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Location: Deep South | tin can - 2016-09-06 4:51 AM
I have a smooth and a twisted wire tom balding. I think they were well worth the money, I have friends who come over and ride and ask if they can use my baldings, i have cheap ones imo they don't compare
Which ones do you have? There are so many options on his website. |
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  Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I start all of mine in a rope halter and then transition to a western D Ring. Over the years I've started in egg butt, o-ring, full cheek, etc and honestly I couldn't tell any difference, they all came along just fine. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Besides a bosal. If you must and a little hard to find. HOLLOW MOUTH egg butt snaffle. A jewel very few know about. |
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Location: NeverLand | I start all my colts in a rope halter then when they are ready next step is French link snaffle |
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| Ihave a smooth egg butt snaffle,3/8 twisted wire o ring, and a myler with a roller all nice |
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| tin can - 2016-09-06 4:51 AM
I have a smooth and a twisted wire tom balding. I think they were well worth the money, I have friends who come over and ride and ask if they can use my baldings, i have cheap ones imo they don't compare
Ditto - once you use a balding snaffle, you won't use any other. I like a ring snaffle to start mine, but that is just my preference.
Great quality, GREAT company. I use and own several of their bits  |
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