Strong Pony Help please

[yewtree]

I'm taking my mare on a fun ride this Saturday and I have a feeling she could be quite strong!

At the last fun ride we had a group bomb up behind us and spook her so she bolted!

She is ridden in a sweet iron snaffle, flash noseband and running martingale for everything and isn't too strong normally.

Does anyone have any advice of what to do?

I was thinking of changing her noseband to a grackle. She doesn't like poll pressure - when I first had her she was in a hanging cheek snaffle and she was really strong in that at times. I've tried her in a french link and she leans/takes hold so they are a no go either.

She's 16 and is a chunky welsh cob

[fruity]

My first thought before I'd read down your post was a grackle - defo try that.

I have my hunter in a grackle with a hanging cheek waterford - he is seriously strong, but this combination beat hands down any of the stronger bits I tried

[rumble]

!!!!

[sageandonion]

I shall maintain control Please do not dope your pony as advised above. It is dangerous for pony, you and for all the others out riding. I shalln't say another word.

[rubydoo]

try a waterford it prevents leaning /taking hold of the bit .

[Kaseyleigh]

waterford or a magenis snaffle i had a welsh d that i hunted he went in a grackle with a magenis he was fantastic in that

[yewtree]

Thanks. Tried a waterford and she didn't like it at all

She has a fat tongue so struggled with a waterford and that's also why I didn't try a cherry roller.

Has anyone got any experiences of myler bits?

[fruity]

I have and it wasn't good, but thats just me.
My boy hated it - stareted rearing, the combination of pressures confused and upset him. But as I say, thats just me