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[RC] bit question - Amy MartinI have used the same full cheek copper snaffle for 20 years and decided last week it was time to retire it. I called a company that sold myler bits intending to get a comfort or Bristol snaffle and they advised a forward tilt ported barrel with D ring sidepieces, has rotating sides but does not break in the middle like a snaffle. I told them I have a young Arab who responds well to my snaffle but often inverts and throws her head up when I apply pressure to slow her down or to try to get her into a more rounder frame. They said Arabs often have low palates and dislike tongue pressure. Anyway, I have tried the new bit twice and she is responding to it OK as far as turning and speed control and maybe a little less head up inversion but I feel I have lost some finesse with turns and with keeping her between my hands when facing something scary she doesn't want to cross or with sidepassing/turns on the haunches ect. Maybe she is just taking time adjusting to a new bit and I am prejudiced about wanting a snaffle back because it is all I have ever ridden in. Anyway, I am thinking out loud, I have about a week to try the bit and I can return it for a different one if it doesn't work out. Any thoughts? Thanks, Amy and Tequiza ============================================================ There is no better way to see the world than from the back of a horse. ~ Teddy Roosevelt ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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