A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses. It consists of a mouthpiece and two rings. The mouthpieces may be jointed. A snaffle...

of bits are defined by the way in which they use or do not use leverage. They include: Direct pressure bits without leverage: Snaffle bit: Uses a bit ring...

A pelham bit is a type of bit used when riding a horse. It has elements of both a curb bit and a snaffle bit. In this respect a pelham bit functions similar...

The National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) is an equestrian organization in the United States that began by promoting and staging Western Pleasure events...

The bit ring is the ring on the side of a horse's bit, particularly on a snaffle bit. It is used as a point of attachment for the cheekpieces of the bridle...

Inside the horse's mouth, the gag bit may be jointed like a snaffle bit or smooth like a Mullen mouth bit. The gag bit works on the horse's lips and poll...

horse from grabbing at the shanks with its lips. Bit hobble: basically, a curb strap used on the snaffle bit rings of a western bridle. Provides no leverage...

A curb bit is, in general, more severe than a basic snaffle bit, although there are several factors that are involved in determining a bit's severity...

action of the bit. Some mouthpieces are not allowed in dressage competition. The other parts of the bit are the bit rings on a snaffle bit, and the shanks...

bits are: Curb bit Snaffle bit Pelham bit Weymouth or Double Bridle While there are literally hundreds of types of bit mouthpieces, bit rings and bit...

bridle that has two bits and four reins (sometimes called "double reins"). One bit is the bradoon (or bridoon), is a modified snaffle bit that is smaller...

may use both hands when a horse is ridden with a snaffle bit or a bosal hackamore. However, snaffles and hackamores ridden with both hands are usually...

most common ring bit design today, sometimes called a Dexter ring bit, is used in conjunction with a snaffle bit, while a historic ring bit design was also...

This List of National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame Inductees was created by the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) for the NSBA Hall of Fame...

Young horses are usually started under saddle with either a simple snaffle bit, or with the classic tool of the vaquero, the bosal-style hackamore....

horses. The snaffle bit rests on the corner of the mouth. The palate or tongue bit acts on the palate, the upper wall of the mouth. The bit ring is in...

Junior Western Riding Horse. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame. He sired 1648 Quarter horse foals, 68 Appaloosas...

close in function to the Baucher bit, which most users regard as a snaffle bit, and to the pelham bit when the snaffle rein is used. Depending on the position...

"Pecho Dexter". National Snaffle Bit Association. www.nsba.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019. "NSBA Hall of Fame". National Snaffle Bit Association. Retrieved...

bridle Bits and bit parts Curb bit Snaffle bit Gag bit Kimblewick bit Liverpool bit Pelham bit Spade bit Ring bit Bit mouthpiece Bit ring Bit shank Component...

Brow Cat". Stallion Register Directory. Retrieved September 15, 2019. "Snaffle Bit Champions". National Reined Cow Horse Association. nrcha.com. Retrieved...

Pine Bar Inducted into American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame Autumn Dew, horse owned by Emperor Taizong of...

and on the hybrid pelham bit that includes a ring for a second rein attached at the bit mouthpiece. Direct pressure snaffle bits have no shanks, instead...

a solid bit mouthpiece of varying designs,: 55  but may have a jointed mouthpiece, sometimes mistakenly called a "snaffle". Compare to snaffle. 2.  Curb...

step of adding a metal strap across the front in the shape of a horse's snaffle bit. These Gucci loafers (now a general term referring to shoes of this style...

1981 when he rode a mule in the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity. From November 1983 to January 1984 he and Dr. Robert M. Miller...

"cutting horse capital of the world". The headquarters of the National Snaffle Bit Association, an equestrian organization, is located in Weatherford. Several...

competitions in a snaffle bit, though the detail regarding bitting varies slightly from organization to organization. The loose-ring snaffle with a single-...

bridle Bits and bit parts Curb bit Snaffle bit Gag bit Kimblewick bit Liverpool bit Pelham bit Spade bit Ring bit Bit mouthpiece Bit ring Bit shank Component...

Fort Worth Stock Show, the annual National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, the World Championship Paint Horse Show, and 3 major events...