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Variants: A variant that is somewhat between the mullen and a low port, seen primarily in western riding is called a "sweetwater" bit and is a very wide, low port slightly more arched than a mullen that offers full tongue relief, puts pressure only on the bars, and is primarily used as a curb mouthpiece. Spade and "half-breed bits also have a ...
Chifney anti-rearing bit for leading horses . Some bits combine both direct pressure and leverage, the most common examples being the Pelham bit, which has shanks and rings allowing both direct and leverage pressure on a single bit and is ridden with four reins; [4] the Kimblewick or Kimberwicke, a hybrid bit that uses minimal leverage on a ...
The mouthpiece can be one of numerous styles, but usually it is solid, with a low port. [1] Grazing bit: A western curb with shanks turned back nearly 90 degrees, allegedly to allow the horse to graze while wearing a curb bit. Modern western bits with moderately curved or angled shanks are sometimes called grazing bits, even if the angle is ...
This category is for Horse bits, bitting, and the parts of bits or materials used in their construction. Items that attach to a bit to supplement its function are in Category:Bit accessories, other than Reins, which have a separate category.
A pelham bit is a type of bit used when riding a horse. It has elements of both a curb bit and a snaffle bit . In this respect a pelham bit functions similar to a double bridle , and like a double bridle it normally has "double" reins: a set of curb reins and a set of snaffle reins. [ 1 ]
A spade bit A poster illustrating the process of training a spade bit horse. The spade bit is a historic vaquero design for a type of curb bit with straight, highly decorated shanks and a mouthpiece that includes a straight bar, a narrow port with a cricket, and a "spoon," a flat, partly rounded plate affixed above the port, supported by braces on either side.
Horses racing, front horse in a snaffle bit, rear horse in a ring bit A Tattersall bit that is used for leading young horses. Another form of ring bit is the circular metal bit that is known as a Tattersall (or yearling) ring bit which attaches to the headstall and used for leading young horses. [3] A variation of this bit has metal players (or ...
The curb bit places pressure on the bars, the palate (especially if the port of the curb bit is fairly large), and via the curb chain, the poll and chin groove. It is used to regulate vertical flexion (cresting the neck and collecting the body through an arched spine), and the poll pressure asks the horse to lower the poll and telescope the ...