Ohio 4-H board member and national clinician Terry Myers talks about the difference between using a snaffle bit and a shank bit. A snaffle bit is designed for lateral movements with a horse, while a shank bit should be used by lifting the hands upwards instead of outward for slight but gentle contact to prevent the horse from bracing against your contact. Terry demonstrates this by showing how bridles hung on a wall move with varying rein pressure, a great visual for what happens inside your hor

Snaffle Bit Types and Their Use on Performance Horses A snaffle bit is a bit that works without leverage. It’s most commonly made with a jointed (or broken) mouthpiece. Watch along on the video as performance horse trainer Ben Baldus, of Baldus Horsemanship, and Dennis Moreland, discuss snaffle bit types and their use on performance horses. Three common types of snaffles http://bit.ly/snaffles used in western training are the Eggbutt, the D Ring, and the O Ring. In general, the snaffle mouthpiec

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