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[RC] Bit Thickness - Sheila_LarsenI guess I am wondering why she wants you to change the thickness, just because it is thick doesn't mean that it is more comfortable for the horse but many dressage folks (myself included at one time) though the thicker bits better/kinder. Personally if the mylar is working for you I wouldn't change. With that said, I would really look or try to feel the horse's palate. One of my mares was very fussy with her head and when I went to a narrower bit she was a much happier camper even thought I switched from one french link bit to another. On my other mare I was also using a similar thickness (the narrower french link) and she was fussy with her head. When I switched to the mylar level 1-2 she quit being fussy with her head although the mylar was the same thickness I think the tongue relief made it more comfortable for her. I understand that the mylar snaffles are now legal in USDF but I don't know if the mylar snaffles have the same tongue relief. So sorry to ramble but look at your horse's mouth with and without the bit and pull back a little on the snaffle and see if it is hitting her palate. "For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal." - Thomas Jefferson =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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