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Can you clarify something in your post?  You said you used a Mylar  
level 1-2, and your mare quit being fussy, but you didn't know whether  
the Mylar snaffles had the same tongue relief.

From that - do you mean that the Mylar level 1-2 bit you switched to  
was not a snaffle?  Which mouthpiece was it?

On Dec 10, 2008, at 3:34 PM, Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I 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.


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