Shank Snaffle Horse Bits With a Roller

Video Transcript

"As we move along with our shank snaffles, we have another variety that I really personally like. This variety has the sweet iron, the copper inlay, you've heard me like that before in the past, and it has a barrel in the center that isn't necessarily so much as the playful barrel that the horse might be able to spin, it spins a little bit, but it's more important that it doesn't allow for that nutcracker effect. This barrel and the contour of the bit, it prevents this bit from going any further than that. And we're always trying to look at what can we do to help prevent the horse from undergoing any discomfort. Especially when they might be placed in the hands of the novice rider. I would not hesitate at all to put this bit in the hands of a novice rider on a horse that might be known to get a little bit spirited. The shank nature creates more leverage when the reins are attached. It does have a curb chain, this one being a double chain, so more tension needs to be placed at making sure that that is flat and that it be secured and fastened where it needs to be, near the cheek piece. This bit would be a nice one for any horse that was just a little bit stronger needing to be ridden by a novice horse. I find a lot of my horses really like this bit. It seems to be of some comfort to them when they're placed in that situation."