One of the mildest bits, the plain snaffle features a smooth, simple mouthpiece and round bit rings which may be highly decorated for use on young western performance horses. The plain snaffle is often of loose ring design, meaning that the bit rings move freely through the mouthpiece.
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I used one once their great
My favourite bits.
The O-Ring isn't a very good bit unless you have bit guards. Loose ring snaffles are great though!
The second bit in the picture isn't a loose ring snaffle, it's an offset western dee. Also, in the vast majority of cases, loose ring bits only chafe the horses mouth and requiring bit guards, if the bit is 1. incorrectly fitted 2. incorrectly adjusted 3. the rider is see-sawing or otherwise being heavy-handed.
Brianna Huntigton Beach, CA
11/14/2009 6:40:56 PM
The O-Ring isn't a very good bit unless you have bit guards. Loose ring snaffles are great though!....
AN O RING AND A LOOSE RING ARE THE SAME BIT. SO THEY R EITHER GREAT OR NOT VERY GOOD CANT BE BOTH THEY ARENT THE SAME BIT. DO YOU EVEN HAVE HORSES I WONDER ?