Comments on: HI Spy: Tell Us a Bunch about Your Bits

By: Clara

Clara — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 06:59:08 +0000

My favorite bit is a simple D – ring snaffle. It is all I need to get the best from my horse!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:16:49 +0000

I choose the Happy Mouth snaffle with a roller ball. It’s perfect for him because it doesn’t break sharply on the roof of his mouth, it’s made of a somewhat softer plastic, and it tastes like apple!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:47:43 +0000

My tried and true bit is the French Link snaffle. For English it’s the Eggbutt French Link and for Western is the 6 inch shank. Great for horses who need something a little stronger than a traditional broken snaffle, but not so harsh as a port.

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:05:20 +0000

I had a copper mouth eggbutt on him when he didn’t like the taste of copper the plain stainless steal worked out – for all his riding problems we’re ironing out his bit has been simple.

By: Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:10:50 +0000

A good ol’ eggbut snaffle is all I need!I don’t belive in harsh bits.They can be desructive in bad hands and fantastic in good!

By: Josie

Josie — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:50:52 +0000

I start my horses out with a D ring, perhaps with rollers on it to keep them concentrated on it. Then I graduate them with a tom thumb because it has more of a shank, but still has that snaffle feel. Once the horse is subtle and capable to do what I ask of it, I switch into the curb. I am a big fan of the correction bit with a long shank, and perhaps with the occassional roller for the horses that get bored. For the horses that are bad tempered (which never lasts long), I put them in a cathedral until their bad habits are gone. Then I return them back to the correction bit.

By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:59:32 +0000

I used to use a Tom Thumb on my horse, but he didn’t like it so I switched to an eggbutt snaffle, which was a good thing because I later switched to riding English. He goes very well in it!

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:50:54 +0000

I use a wide array of bits depending on what my horse needs that paticular day.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:53:20 +0000

You can never have too many bits! Although my pony goes in a simple D-ring snaffle, my large collection includes pelhams, several snaffles, elevators, kimberwicks and more. I think I also have a few western bits.

By: Jody

Jody — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:07:42 +0000

I have a whole collection of snaffles and curbs but the horse dictates to me what one it prefers. I never use the show bit though for anything other than showing.