Question on bit hangers

[Jennifer Thompson <jlthompson@earthlink.net>]

Thanks for all the great recommendations on halter bridles everyone!

I have another question.  I see two types of removable bit hangers.  The 
kind that attach on the side of the cheek pieces, and the kind that go 
all the way up and around the horse's poll, more like a conventional 
bridle would be.

I see all these halter bridles modeled with snaffle bits.  I ride in a 
curb bit with about a 1" purchase above the bit and then, of course, 
shanks below.  Do shanked bits work okay with bit hangers?  And would 
one type work best over the other (over-the-poll type vs. cheek piece 
hangers)?

Thanks!

Jennifer