What bit to use, snaffle or french link?
I currently use a thick steel egg-butt snaffle on my horse, however it’s a little to small for her mouth so I need a new one. I’ve been thinking about getting a Loose Ring Snaffle or possibly some sort of french linked bit. My horse has a soft mouth so I want to stick to very mild snaffles but I’m not really sure which kind would be best. What bits do you recommend and why? Loose rings are okay, but if you don’t have bit guards on then they can pinch the corners of the horse’s mouth since when the ring rotates around the snaffle there is a little space that can catch on the horse’s lip. I like eggbutts. Try and get an oval link. These have the same effect as a french link except they are bigger and softer on the horse’s mouth than a french link. You can tell the difference because french links have a vertical link and oval links have a horizontal link (although some have vertical links – it just depends). They both decrease the nutcracker action that you get with a single jointed snaff
