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A bit that your horse accepts willingly improves the quality of your conversation, because your cues will be perceived with understanding and confidence. If a bit causes pain or damages the sensitive tissues of your horse’s mouth, immediately reclassify it as a decorative wall hanging.
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www.horsechannel.com/western-horse-training/bit-advice-...
www.horsechannel.com/western-horse-training/bit-advice-10035.aspx
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*In snaffle bits, the more surface area touching the horse, the softer the bit. Full cheek snaffles or snaffles with 4 inch rings contact more surface area of the side of the face making the bit gentler. The smaller the ring or the smaller diameter of the metal in the ring, the more it bites for a quicker, sharper feel.
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www.infohorse.com/bits.asp
www.infohorse.com/bits.asp
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Trying to decide which is the right bit for your horse can be confusing, but when you look closely, you'll see that there are only two basic types of bit: ... As the rider takes a contact on the rein, the horse feels an equal amount of contact on the bit in his mouth. On a curb bit, the rein attaches to a shank or...
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www.petcaretips.net/types_bit_horse.html
www.petcaretips.net/types_bit_horse.html
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Finding the Right Bit for You and Your Horse; Carla Huston BES; For many people, selecting a bit is a matter of guesswork, trial and error or habit. Catalogues and magazines offer a huge array of bits, often with conflicting descriptions of their purpose.
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petcaretips.net/bit.html
petcaretips.net/bit.html
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There are many other things to take into account when selecting a bit, probably the most important is the experience, balance and sensitivity of the rider. Horses are also as individualistic as people and sometimes a bit that we think of as being mild is not one the horse is happy working in.
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www.equi-sense.com/articles/bits.html
www.equi-sense.com/articles/bits.html
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A real horseman of any denomination - dressage being just one option, after all - will keep two things in mind when selecting a bit for any horse. The first is the horse's comfort, the second is the communication (range and type) offered by the bit.
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www.todayshorse.com/Articles/IsPelhamAcceptableBit.htm
www.todayshorse.com/Articles/IsPelhamAcceptableBit.htm
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For many people, selecting a bit is a matter of guesswork, trial and error or habit. Catalogues and magazines offer a huge array of bits, often with conflicting descriptions of their purpose. ... But combine that knowledge with a carefully selected bit the horse is comfortable with and the rider uses properly,
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www.wiwfarm.com/rightbit.htm
www.wiwfarm.com/rightbit.htm
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Horse Bit Suppliers ... When selecting a curb chain make sure it has a smooth finish. Take care when adjusting it . If it is fitted too loosely it can rise above the curb groove and damage the lower jaw. If it is fitted too tightly the action will be too severe and excessive pressure can damage the curb groove and bars of...
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www.horsedata.co.uk/bits.asp
www.horsedata.co.uk/bits.asp
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Fitting the bit to the horse's mouth ... Curiously enough, such facts have been known to the horse world for many years. For example, De Carpentry has an entire chapter in "Academic Equitation" on selecting bits(size and shape, snaffle and curb) and in that chapter he mentions those facts.
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www.equiworld.net/uk/horsecare/saddlery/bitseverity.htm
www.equiworld.net/uk/horsecare/saddlery/bitseverity.htm
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