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How many bits do you own?

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#1 ·
So boredom took over the last few days....and I was so bored I went and counted our bits (well most of them). So are you a bitaholic?

Oops I forgot to add all the ones I had lol!

So far I have 90 bits that I KNOW of....I am sure we have more as they are everywhere in our tackroom lol.

Snaffles- 15
Draw Gag 4
Stop N turn- 5
O Ring combo- 4
Little s Hack- 3
Kimberwicks- 2
Charmayne James Lifter Bits- 5
Perfect Bit- 2
L & W- 2
Dutton Bits- 3
Easy 5- 2
Jr. Cowhorse- 2
Sherry Cervi- 2
Mechanical Hack- 3
Molly Powell Bits- 4
Sharron Camarillo Bits- 3
Jim Warner Hacks- 2
Calvary Bits- 2

Lynn McKenzie Bit
Half Wonder Bit
Pelham
Brittany Pozzi SS Lifter
Robart Correction Bit
Fraizer Hack
Francois Gauthier Futurity Bit
Billy Allen Reining Bit
Jr. Cutter
Stivers W/ Chain Mouth
Elevator Bit
Show Curb
Walking horse Bit
Argentine Snaffle
Hank Bit
Metalab LS Lifter
Million Dollar Bit
Rosie Gag
Brown Futurity Bit
Tramell Gag
Wasson Go Round Bit
Banana Bit
Short S Transition Bit
Pony Show Curb

And I KNOW that is not all of them lol...we have more misc. bits in buckets.
 
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#3 ·
If I had to guess 50+

5+ spade bits, with different spoons, heights, rollers, braces and cheeks.
About 5 half breeds with different cheeks, acouple with tongue relief
A couple salinas mouthpieces with different cheeks
1 correction with short cheeks
1 square port, short cheeks
10+ snaffles many with different mouthpieces to accommodate colts preferences
(Plus a small pile of of bosals and two rein outfits, but technicaly those are not bits)

Those are ones hanging as outfits. That does not include the tubs I have collected over the years that I don't use that came in trades or bought.
 
#4 ·
Wow, those are awesome collections!

I voted 20+. I don't know for sure without counting them, but that's my best guess. I can't help it, I love buying different bits just to try them out. And my horses are so good about riding in whatever I put in their mouths. I think I could ride them in almost anything. And yet, I am still looking for the "perfect" bit for each horse. I just love bits, can't help it. :lol:
 
#11 ·
I agree, I love trying different bits on different horses. I think it gives you a better feel for what certain horses may prefer. I don't believe in "one size fits all" when bitting horses. They all have different mouths and preferences and I like to accommodate them to the best of my ability. I want them to be happy with the bit I put in their mouth. It is a communication tool, not a torture device.
 
#8 ·
I voted 50+ because we have a bazillion between me and my mom.....All over the trailer, in my room, in buckets in the tack shed, in all the trucks, hanging on racks, on headstalls....It's ridiculous. But we do use them all. Not necessarily on our horses though.
 
#9 ·
Just one actual bit. It's some kind of walking horse bit, from what we guessed. It's basically a Tom Thumb with 7 or 8" shanks. We found two of them, brand new, in a box of spare bridle parts and old bits at the summer camp I work at. We stole them because they were cool looking and just so nobody could use them on our horses.

Otherwise I own a sidepull and am borrowing a Little S hackamore.

If I had a horse that rode in a bit, I would end up with a huge collection because I think they're neat, but I don't, so I can't justify buying them right now.
 
#13 ·
We have 6 horses but one is bitless. Each have their own bit, so there's 5. Then we have a few solid curb bits that came with the bridles. A loose ring snaffle, a fixed ring snaffle, a TT, and a few others.
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#14 ·
Well i personally have 3 but my trainer has about 45 or so sge has 2-3 of everything snaffles, gags, combo bits etc as she personally has 5 horses her 2 futurity mares ( still testing bits) fer back up barrel horse her play around gelding and her western pleasure show gelding lol and she is a tack hoarder as most us are :) always prepared haha.
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#15 ·
Not a drastic amount...

2 Copper Dee Roller Snaffles (for tess)
1 Eggbutt snaffle (for Lucy and Tess)
1 pelham (Lucy and Tess)
2 Australian tom thumbs. (for Zorro)
 
#16 ·
Geez, I'm going off my memory here.

1 pony half cheek
1 baucher
2 eggbuts
1 loose ring
1 Imus gaited bit
5+ tom thumbs (I always get stuck with these when I buy bridles at auction, there's almost always a TT attached! They sit in the depths of my garage)
3 Argentine snaffles (see above: auctions)
3 curbs, various types
4 old curbs from our horses 20+ years ago, they sit in my room and look pretty for the most part
 
#17 ·
Ok. I only have 8.. But, I got 5 within 6 months of owning ONE horse. And the rest I have acquired over the course of 3 years..
1 copper eggbutt single joint
1 steel full cheek single joint
1 super fat herm sprenger single joint (of some sort of weird metal)
1 sweet iron myler comfort snaffle loose ring. Single jointed with a barrel over joint, this is Casey's bit
2 kimberwhickes, jointed and low port
1 tom thumb thrown at the bottom of a box
1 KK Ultrna Aurigon loose ring snaffle, double jointed with the lozenge (oval) in the middle. Candy's bit
1 bitless bridle thing (not counted in my bit count)
 
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