Eggbutt Snaffle
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Korsteel JP Copper Oval Mouth Eggbutt Snaffle Bit -5.5" Sale Price: $31.25  |
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STA-BRITE Stainless Steel French Link Eggbutt Snaffle - Stainless Steel - 5" Sale Price: $13.00 |
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This classic eggbut is constructed of quality stainless steel. These bits have straight slightly tapered cheeks extending up and down from the ends of the mouthpiece. This design keeps the bit steady in the mouth of the horse and applies some side pressure to assist in steering... |
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STA-BRITE Stainless Steel Eggbutt Snaffle - Stainless Steel - 5" Sale Price: $12.00 |
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A classic eggbutt snaffle constructed of quality stainless steel and features 2 3/4" rings. The snaffle mouth piece features a flexible joint in the center of the bit that allows the bit to be soft and supple in the horse's mouth with little or no severity... |
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5" Copper Mouth Eggbutt Jointed Snaffle Bit Sale Price: $23.95 |
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Eggbutt snaffle bit with jointed copper mouth. This eggbutt bit has 3-1/2 inch stainless steel rings. The rings are hinged so they do not pinch the horse's mouth. The bit is 5" horse sizes. |
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Jp Korsteel French Link Full Cheek Eggbutt Snaffle - 5 Sale Price: $44.99 |
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Full Cheek Provides Extra Control Using The Mouth Sides/corners And Lips, Contoured Mouthpiece Ads Comfort |
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Three piece Eggbutt Snaffle Horse Bit Sale Price: $24.00 |
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Stainless steel 3 piece eggbutt snaffle bit with copper roller. 5" 3 piece snaffle mouth, 2" x 3" ring size. |
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Korsteel Medium Weight Short Cheek Eggbutt Snaffle - 4.5 Sale Price: $22.45 |
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All The Advantages Of A Regular Eggbutt Full Cheek, Sized For A Pony Or Small Horse |
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WEAVER EGGBUTT MINI MINIATURE BIT HORSE TACK SNAFFLE Sale Price: $16.99 |
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WEAVER JOINTED MINIATURE SNAFFLE BIT STAINLESS STEEL 3-1/2" snaffle mouth 2" rings This bit is from Weaver Leather, so you know it's top quality. This is the right bit for a horse that has a soft mouth that we want to keep soft, but tends to lean |
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Jp Korsteel Full Cheek Eggbutt Snaffle - 5.5 Sale Price: $31.49 |
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Gentle Eggbutt Sides And Curved Bars Prevent Rubbing And Pinching, Full Cheek Provides Extra Control |
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JP Bits by KORSTEEL - Eggbutt Snaffle Sale Price: $27.00 |
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JP Bits by Korsteel. Unlike a standard jointed snaffle's nearly straight mouthpiece, JP bits have a curved shape that eliminates the interference that conventional bits can cause. All JP bits feature curved bars that prevent the bit from hitting the roof of the horse's mouth and eliminate the nutcracker-like action that can pinch a horse's tongue... |
Would you suggest the happy mouth mullen eggbutt snaffle bit?
My horse has an extremely strong head and gets terrible bruises on her gums. I know we need to work on suppleness, but as an additional factor, I've been looking at the shaped mullen mouth eggbutt bit with a happy mouth rubber coating. I'm hopping the mullen mouth will take pressure off of the bars of her mouth (where the bit sits on the gums). Has anyone used it? Does anyone have advise on suppling.
Happy Mouth bits are different from rubber bits. HM's are made of a semi-rigid plastic over a cable or solid metal core, and are usually much thinner than rubber bits. This doesn't mean they are harsher, because most rubber bits are so thick that they are uncomfortable for the horse to carry, unless the horse has an unusually large space between top and bottom jaws and a thin tongue.
My friend's Saddlebred had been 'trained' to go in llama position, a typical spooked-up, wild-eyed, crazy high-stepping show horse. She tried several bits, then took him to an eventing trainer who used the flexible, shaped mullen mouth Happy Mouth bit on him. This trainer had had a very strong, forward, difficult-to-control eventer. She'd tried all the usual stronger bits on him, but he just rebelled more against the increased discomfort and pain in his mouth. She went to that flexible HM, and he settled down to business, no more fighting the bridle. My friend's Saddlebred also started to drop his head to a manageable, healthy position, and started to learn to soften and respond correctly with the HM.
As far as how to supple a horse, I like to use the mildest possible headgear. The worse the horse fights it, the softer the bridle and hands I try to use. A good horse had gotten some bad riding, and started fighting and rearing, to resist leaving the pasture. The bad rider (the one who created the problem!) wanted to switch from the bosal which the horse had gone nicely in for several years, to "just a snaffle". First of all, it wasn't a lack of a bit that caused the problem, so adding a bit wasn't the answer. Second, when she showed me the torture device she wanted to use, I looked at it with disbelief for just a second, then threw it in the air as if it was red hot! It was 1/8" diameter, twisted wire, double-offset (W) mouthpiece. In her horrible hands, it would have been a brutal punishment for an innocent horse who was already dealing with pain and stress every time this woman rode her!
Instead of using something so harsh, I backed of from even the thick, flexible bosal, and started riding her in a plain, flat halter with the reins attached to the side rings. The softer I was, the less the mare had to fight against, so she became soft too. I thought of it as my iron will expressed through Nerf hands (am I showing my age, does anyone else remember the soft Nerf foam toys?) The mare came around, although she was never entirely the same horse again; an innocence had been lost forever. This horse had never argued with her rider before that rider started leasing her, and riding out without supervision. Moral of this story - make sure you know both who isriding your good horse, and how they are riding it!
Beyond headgear and hands, do lots of lateral exercises with your horse. Shoulder-in, haunches-in, leg yield, half-pass, serpentines. You will build responsiveness, flexibility, and lightness.
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