whats the right bit?!!!, need help Options

[megank]

alright i need some help. i just bought a new horse. hes a big dash for cash gelding. he hasnt been ridden much in the last year, he was a little too much horse for the girl i bought him from. trying to get him back in shape so he will be ready to start college rodeo with me this coming fall. i have been using a tom thomb with a swivel in the middle on him and he just isnt as responsive as he should be. i have tryed a few other things and i cant get the right one. he is a strong horse with a LOT of power and i need a little bigger bit. which one would you suggest?

[vsnider]

It would be best to try to contact some of the previous owners to see what the horse works best in. A tom thumb isn't much bit for most barrel horses.

[barrelgirl0521]

Hello: you might try a mylar bit , particularily the Lynn Mckenzie bits. I recently bought a 3 ring comb and it is working great on one of my horses. I also have a Dash for Cash mare and it took a gag bit with a nose band to get good control over her. That bit is an older style bit designed by Lynn McKnezie. To shop on line for these bits go to: www.tolkat.com
The mylar bits are designed to allow you to comunicate better with your horse and with a less resistence thereby improving your horses performance. Hope this info helps. Good luck Dee

[Weylin Lighteagl...]

I have a three year old gelding ,very strong, just green broke right now, but responds very well to a Mullen Mouth King Dee from Smart Pak Equine. They are not so cheap at about 53 bucks and are a light bit, put more weight and discomfort don't add up to more performance. Good wishes Weylin Lighteagle

[barrelracergurl]

I would go back to the basic and retrain him not to be so pushy. I would do a o-ring or d-ring. He is just going to push you in a bigger bit and that will lead you to have to use a bigger one so on so on. Hope this helps

[Weylin Lighteagl...]

I agree wholly with what barrel racergurl has said, and the mullen mouth King Dee is a D ring bit.

[TurnNBurn4Life]

Me Personally, I absolutely LOVE the reinsman Molly Powell long shank twisted wire combination. It gives you full control of your horse, which is HIGHLY needed while barrelracing, and it gives my horse WONDEFUL rate and keeps his turns tight but controled. It looks to be very hard on the mouth but in fact is very light and easy.

[reddee4kc]

I agree, I would go back to putting him in a snaffle bit. You need to soften his mouth again. I had a mare that I ran barrels and team penned with in nothing but a twisted wire snaffle. A stronger bit isn't always the right bit