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Post by flagmountmolly08 on Oct 5, 2009 16:16:26 GMT
bought a happy mouth bit for my horse over a month ago, she's just had two weeks off as she had a small cut on her lip. as i was putting bit wrap on the bit. i noticed that there was raised writing:
' happy mouth ' and 'made in ...... '
i just realised that where this writing is is where the cut is on my horse's lip!
has this happened to anyone else??
i'm not impressed! what a stupid thing to have... raised writing!
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Post by sarah00000 on Oct 5, 2009 18:41:50 GMT
I dont rate the happy mouth bits.
I have tried on my sensitive mouthed horses, with no luck at all.
Mylers seem to keep them all happy or if not dressage/showing legal required PEE WEE bits are fab.
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evie
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Post by evie on Oct 5, 2009 18:42:16 GMT
I back and school alot of youngsters will never use them...they dry the horses mouth out...  |
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Post by flagmountmolly08 on Oct 5, 2009 22:44:28 GMT
my horse is only 3. she seems to be happy with the roller and makes alot of spit. but it really annoyed me when i realised what was causing the cut...
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Post by thecremellosociety on Oct 6, 2009 7:06:13 GMT
I treid allsorts on my fleshy mouthed cob mare she had a very small mouth according to the dentist, any stainless steel, happy mouth or remotly thick bit shredded her mouth at the sides, she now has a very narrow frecnh link cyprium copper mixed type mouth piece loose ring in a size half inch bigger than what she needs and she goes sweetly, she will have a pelham in for showing but not for everyday then i vaseline her mouth corners, Happy mouth in my case was deffo not a happy mouth !
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Post by Milliesmum on Oct 6, 2009 7:08:41 GMT
I remember a thread on here a while back where someone had gone out hunting in one and it injured the pony's mouth, I think they can give something along the lines of a friction burn?
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Post by cassie30 on Oct 6, 2009 7:48:16 GMT
Never had a problem with one ourselves, but then we have only used them in 2 old happy hackers on a really loose contact, will have me paranoid now!
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Post by flagmountmolly08 on Oct 7, 2009 7:37:10 GMT
even even i hacked out on a loose rein it opened the cut up. but now all healed :-)
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Post by turtlepooch on Oct 15, 2009 12:10:32 GMT
I have a photo of a horse where a happy mouth bit went right through. It was a hell of a mess. I hate these bits and the rider complained to the manufactorers and they couldn;t give a d**n
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Post by dancer on Oct 16, 2009 15:17:45 GMT
I had one where the plastic split & opened up then closed on the pony's tongue, pinching it in the split - won't use them now.
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