Re: RC: Question on bit hangers

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

Jennifer,
My husband & I use curb bits with our halter bridles & they work just fine. 
Our bits do not have a jointed mouthpiece or shanks.
I would think the more joints & pivot points a bit has the "floppier" it is 
& it would be more critical to have the halter bridle fit exactly right for 
the bit to work properly.
I have used both the clip on type & over the poll type. I prefer not to have 
the extra strap over the head. My mare gets itchy enough & it just made too 
much "stuff".
Just like everything else, every horse & rider combo seems to have a unique 
idea of what is best for them. One of the great things about endurance is 
that we aren't constrained by being judged on the style of our tack or how 
it looks. Play around with different things till you find out what works for 
you. Let your horse tell you what's right or wrong.

Nancy Mitts
Stablegear Tack
http://www.ciwtrailers.com


>From: Jennifer Thompson <jlthompson@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: jlthompson@earthlink.net
>To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  Question on bit hangers
>Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 16:07:07 -0700
>
>Thanks for all the great recommendations on halter bridles everyone!
>
>I have another question.  I see two types of removable bit hangers.  The
>kind that attach on the side of the cheek pieces, and the kind that go
>all the way up and around the horse's poll, more like a conventional
>bridle would be.
>
>I see all these halter bridles modeled with snaffle bits.  I ride in a
>curb bit with about a 1" purchase above the bit and then, of course,
>shanks below.  Do shanked bits work okay with bit hangers?  And would
>one type work best over the other (over-the-poll type vs. cheek piece
>hangers)?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jennifer
>
>
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