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Location: Somewhere around here | Has anyone used this bit? If so, what were your experiences with it? |
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 No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | We used one on a roping horse that would run thru everything. It was the only thing that would stop him. |
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 The Bling Princess
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Location: North Dakota | We use one on my husbands heel horse to help keep his shoulders elevated and his hindend in the ground when he dallies. It looks like a rough bit, but its not. His horse LOVES the thick bar and is very respectful of it, but not fearful. |
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 Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | A Workman will give you more feel...and is much more balanced. |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | rachellyn80 - 2014-02-17 1:18 PM A Workman will give you more feel...and is much more balanced.
Couldn't agree more. Hated the rutledge..loved the workman. |
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The Bling Princess
Posts: 3411
Location: North Dakota | Never heard of a workman; what type of feel does one get with that bit; how is it different than a RR? |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | You can get it with a shorter shank (which I prefer) and it has indepent movement on the shanks which is huge for a barrel horse. The Rutledge is desinged to keep a horse straight which is needed for a calf horse but with the workman you can get some bend.
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Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | You can get these new ones, but if you could find an original they are better. Even the new Workman is better than a RR though. You have to really pay attention to your hands with these bits.
http://www.nrsworld.com/nrs/nrs-workman-short-shank-horse-bit-4490 |
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Expert
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| I have both the Workman and RR. The RR I used for roping and the Workman I use for barrels and poles. Depending on the horse, it can be severe in the wrong hands, but in the right hands they work. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Any bit can be severe in the wrong hands. |
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Queen Bean of Ponyland
Posts: 24955
Location: WYOMING | Ive used the RR and the Workman. Now I use a polo that looks just like the RR but the shanks swivel . Its great, like it much better than the other two.
I find these work great on sensitive mouthed horses because it spreads the pressure better. Correct fit and curb length is important and varies from horse to horse and whaty ou need to get accomplished.
Looks scary and harsh but looks are deceiving.
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Elite Veteran
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Location: MN | I run a mare in one that is way to bendy she balls up on all her barrels but is alot straighter in the rr
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | geronabean - 2014-02-17 5:38 PM Ive used the RR and the Workman. Now I use a polo that looks just like the RR but the shanks swivel . Its great, like it much better than the other two.
I find these work great on sensitive mouthed horses because it spreads the pressure better. Correct fit and curb length is important and varies from horse to horse and whaty ou need to get accomplished.
Looks scary and harsh but looks are deceiving.
I agree that looks are deceiving as that moutpiece is used on Polo Horses and they get jerked around even more then a barrel horse with uneducated hands..LOL |
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 Over Informed
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Location: West Tennessee | geronabean - 2014-02-17 5:38 PM Ive used the RR and the Workman. Now I use a polo that looks just like the RR but the shanks swivel . Its great, like it much better than the other two.
I find these work great on sensitive mouthed horses because it spreads the pressure better. Correct fit and curb length is important and varies from horse to horse and whaty ou need to get accomplished.
Looks scary and harsh but looks are deceiving.
LOL, the bit that kept a certain horse of ours from getting sent to the glue factory (the RR). Also, is the only bit we ever put in her mouth that she didn't root all the time & it helped the munchkin with her hands. Just looking at it made Mabes more aware of what she was doing with her hands.....
ie: not sure I ever told you -- Thank you! |
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Veteran
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| Good for a horse that has had it's tongue cut. |
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Queen Bean of Ponyland
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Location: WYOMING | dme0324 - 2014-02-17 10:24 PM geronabean - 2014-02-17 5:38 PM Ive used the RR and the Workman. Now I use a polo that looks just like the RR but the shanks swivel . Its great, like it much better than the other two.
I find these work great on sensitive mouthed horses because it spreads the pressure better. Correct fit and curb length is important and varies from horse to horse and whaty ou need to get accomplished.
Looks scary and harsh but looks are deceiving.
LOL, the bit that kept a certain horse of ours from getting sent to the glue factory (the RR). Also, is the only bit we ever put in her mouth that she didn't root all the time & it helped the munchkin with her hands. Just looking at it made Mabes more aware of what she was doing with her hands.....
ie: not sure I ever told you -- Thank you!
 you are welcome! |
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A Cool Sharp One
| I have one that is over 20 years old and it is a great bit! Great for roping horses and barrel horses. |
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Location: USA | Sharon Camarillo has one that looks like a RR but it has independent shanks. Here's the pic
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