I dont really see how a low port can give any true tongue relieve and instead i would think it would cause roof of the mouth pain for the horse if the shanks of the bit are pulled back (port swings forward).
Anyway just an option.
This one does sort of have a port.
http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-01106&ids=408895020
They do make them in mullen mouth, but goodness i cannot find a link right this second.
They also make them in the happy mouth style
http://www.adamshorsesupply.com/browse.cfm/4,4313.html
Others may also comment, but i have read to stay away from jointed bits that use a curb chain, as the joint will flex causing the curb chain to loosen and loose effectiveness. Just because your bit has a curb chain does not mean you need to use it. If you take out the curb chain, the bit will become basically a D shaped mullen mouth.
http://www.horsesuppliesdirect.com.au/images/z121040.jpg
http://www.englishhabit.com/mullen-mouth-bits.aspx
Good luck
Alana
Baltimore, MD
-----Original Message-----
From: HRT hrhorses@paulbunyan.net
Sent 1/10/2010 9:38:54 PM
To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [haflingerfriends] Asking for Advice on Bit
I am looking at purchasing another Haffie, a gelding that is ridden in a bit
that I am not knowledgeable with. The current owners use a low port, curb
bit. It is the type below (hopefully the links transfer in this message).
I've always thought of it as the cheap bit that you get with off the shelf
lower end bridles. When they got it out to put on him I cringed in my mind.
However, he rode very well with it.
http://www.buytack.com/products/bits/wea/graphics-2007/25-208-np.jpg
I have always used an Eggbutt snaffle. I ride two handed, use an English
bridle. Don't show, don't have to conform to any rules of any organizations
or such, I just prefer this bit & the English bridle. Sooo. my question is.
how different would this type of bit (see link below) be for him if I
switched him over.
http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/images/bit-gd-lowport.jpg
I'm afraid to go to a snaffle with him since he is going so well with the
low port curb but I've never ridden in a curb & I prefer to ride two handed.
Could I do that with this bit? The shanks on it do swivel to allow the
horse to escape some of the pressure, which I like, but I'm debating whether
to just go to my mild Eggbutt snaffle. But I keep thinking, if he's going
well in that bit, why fix something that isn't broken?
Is there another option that I should consider, one that would keep the feel
of the bit relatively the same for him, but allow me to ride two handed,
and/or possibly allow me to not have to use a curb chain & switch my bridle
out for a western style?
I know this is OT somewhat, but it is for a Haflinger, so hopefully it'll be
allowed. LOL.
Stay warm everyone,
Jen in MN
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