Is there anything to stop horses bits rubbing?
I would suggest you get the bits checked for fit! They might be too narrow. The correct fitting is to have a thumb nails width on either side between the horse’s mouth and the inside of the cheek of the bit. Also I would suggest that you get some lessons to check your hands and seat. You could be the cause without realising it. Horses will feel strong if their mouths are hurt. It is possible to have a contact but slow a horse with your seat and back. Simply get the horse into an even pace in walk, note how your hands are moving and hopefully your seat is swinging with the pace. Slow your seat down and you should find the horse slows down with you. Once you have practised this, move up into trot, get an even pace again and then slow your rising down and he is going to have to slow with you. This can be done in sitting trot and canter too. Vaseline is not a good idea because it just softens the skin and can make it sore. Also get your horse’s teeth checked as that could be one reason why
Don’t ride them again until their mouths have healed, and there isn’t any cream that would stop this, especially if you’re applying it to broken skin (don’t know if you are or not) but wait until they’re healed, get a soft bit or a properly fitted one, and a flash can also help in head strong horses. It’s a leather strap infront of the bit that ensures that the horse cannot put his tounge over the bit and pull you all over the place. It gives more control (it’s not sore or anything it just merely stops the horse getting his mouth wide enough to get his tounge over the bit). Or maybe because the horse is headstrong you pull against his mouth too hard and cause the bleeding?pulling against a horse will make him pull harder against you, you need to be gentle(sorry if you don’t i’m just saying everything i can think of) Hope this helps….STOP using the bits that are causing problems!!
