| The snaffle bit is the training bit of choice when it | | | | with a 7 to one ratio you'd be applying 7 pounds |
| comes to true horsemanship. To be honest you | | | | of pressure to you horse's mouth, unless you |
| can use this bit for the rest of your horse's life. It | | | | know what you doing. To ride with something like |
| can be used not only for training, but | | | | that your hands must be very light & you |
| performance horse events, trail riding showing, | | | | must be very experienced. |
| etc.... This is the first bit I pick up when it comes | | | | So basically you don't need anything other than a |
| to horse training. | | | | snaffle unless you are an experienced horseman. |
| The design is really simple, its a mouth piece | | | | With a snaffle bit I like to use a half inch leather |
| usually jointed in the middle and connected by two | | | | curb strap, not a curb chain. The strap is the to |
| rings. Each side of the bit works works | | | | prevent pulling the bit through the horses mouth. |
| independently mostly on the corners of a horses | | | | It is also less severe than a curbed chain I actually |
| mouth. It allows your horse to follow a simple and | | | | never use a curb chain on any of my horses. I |
| direct feel from the reins. It has a one to one | | | | always use leather, I just think that leather is |
| ratio meaning that one pound of pressure in your | | | | more natural and more comfortable to my |
| hands equals one pound of pressure being applied | | | | horses. |
| to your horses mouth. Unlike a 7 inch shank bit | | | | |