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Hello! I am transitioning my 3 yo from a snaffle to a shanked bit. Ridden western. She has been ridden in a french link O ring and a D ring level 2 myler. I have a tom thumb I was given, but I don't like single-jointed bits, so I don't really want to use it. Some bits I'm considering: Bit 1 Bit...

Does this bit seem too big? Bought the size she wears in her snaffle but I'm not sure. I've always ridden my molly in a snaffle. She wears a 5" and always has. I bought a correction bit to try her in, also a 5". There's a little bit of mouthpiece showing at the edge of her mouth. Is this a...

Hey everyone! I'm soon approaching that point with my 4 y/o mare where I would like to start getting her used to a shanked bit. She works really nicely in a snaffle and bosal, and is neck reining like a champ. But as most of you know, for western show classes once a horse is over 5 they are...

I think I put this in the wrong category before.. but anyway. Any barrel racers ever use a bit similar to this one? I was looking into possibly buying it because it seems to have features my horse would like (double jointed, roller, shorter shank) for barrel racing. Just curious what...

Any barrel racers ever use a bit similar to this one? I was looking into possibly buying it because it seems to have features my horse would like (double jointed, roller, shorter shank) for barrel racing. Just curious what people's opinions were on it with they're horses. I know all horses...

I have a 10 year old thoroughbred/app/morgan mix. He is trained western. He is riding in a normal snaffle bit. I wanted to start him on a shank bit, due to the fake its what Im used to and for showing purposes when we do decide to show. I was wondering what is a kind bit to use. I have...