O-Ring Snaffle Horse Bits

Video Transcript

"My next bit it truly my favorite. I love this bit for starting young horses or trying to soften horses that have been through a lot of time where they weren't given the opportunity to move away from the pressure and create a sensitive feel. This bit, although it looks rusty and old, it has all the qualities that make this just a fine choice. Old is not rusty, in other words, we like to choose metals that do often rust because they're called what we say "sweet iron". A sweet iron bit will take on this rusted appearance, but it is a metal that encourages a horse to salivate. When a horse keeps a soft and wet mouth, we know that they're more relaxed and more conducive to learning. It also has in it, the inlay of copper. Copper is also another metal that's noted for creating that salivation, to keep the mouth soft and tender. We also like the size of this bit. It has a very narrow, solid core in the bars of the bit. I like just the certain feel that it gives me in recognizing how this horse is going to move against the pressure. The bit also has just enough of this cheek piece here attached to its solid ring, that my rein is going to be just a little more secure and a little more effective as I steer and turn this horse, advancing them through some of the manurers. This part here is going to help insure that this bit doesn't get pulled through the horse's mouth. But I still do keep a leather curb strap, because I don't want the bridle itself to be able to circulate around the horse's head. This curb strap is not any part of the leverage. It must be underneath the rein, a common mistake and it just hangs loosely as an effective piece to keep the bridle in place. But it does not create any leverage."