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I will second Ranelle on the Myler 41PB.  I got this mouthpiece as a 3- 
ring combination bit.  I liked that option because it gave some  
warning before actually engaging.

As for training ... before I got Caisson, I would have agreed 100%  
with Diane.  Now .. about 50%.  :)  The other 50% is - it depends on  
the horse, their previous experience, and their basic temperament.

Caisson can go from a horse that works on voice and seat control on a  
solitary trail ride, to feather-light aids in the ring, to a total  
race-brain at a ride, who has been known to bolt in the last 500 feet  
of a 50 mile ride.

Diane might be right that the proper training could fix the issue, but  
I sure never found the key.
Caisson is very competitive, and can be strong-willed.  He thinks  
rides are to be conducted at race-track speeds, and gets extremely  
frustrated at a rider that interferes with that plan.  :)  Doing  
training rides with a group helped somewhat, but I certainly could  
never consider riding in a snaffle.  Actual rides only improved  
slightly.  In any kind of competitive situation, he wants to be  
*FIRST*, and hates to be rated.  I don't think any amount of training  
is going to fix that - certainly no training that I am competent to  
perform, anyway.

2009, at 8:11 AM, Diane Trefethen wrote:

> With all this talk about which bit or head piece to use, we are  
> losing sight of the real problem, ie, your horse needs more and  
> better training.   <snip>

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