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Post by wilkiefan on Dec 13, 2006 21:58:43 GMT
Meant to say 3 ring bit instead of 2 on the first line of the above post
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Post by wilki fan not on Dec 13, 2006 22:24:12 GMT
Hello A 2 ring bit is only called a gag as thats the name its been given and used for many years. A gag LIFTS in the mouth thus have a lifting effect (i.e. cheltnham gag) A 3 ring bit is all about leverage and poll pressure - thus forcing the head down - so a completley diffrent action to the real gag. A 3 ring bit or a bubble bit is basically a curb bit with no curb chain (although you could add one if desired). And in the same vain a Wilki is called a snaffle as thats the name its been given and used for many years. but that doesn't mean it is a snaffle! |
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Post by vicsmith on Dec 14, 2006 9:28:07 GMT
i think the wilkie is great- use it on a 14hh worker schoolmaster with novice rider with very soft hands it works well.
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Post by wilkifan on Dec 14, 2006 17:33:59 GMT
I have never called the wilkie a sanffle - I have called it a wikie.
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Post by rhiannon01 on Dec 16, 2006 12:58:05 GMT
i use the wilkie snaffle,but the cheap on,the one with both loops on the inside not the out,i love this bit iuse it on both my new forest ponies they love the bit too,
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woof
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Post by woof on Dec 16, 2006 21:25:26 GMT
rhiannon01 the bit you are talking about is not a wilkie, cheap or otherwise, it is a Beval bit if the loops are on the inside, i have both types.
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Post by anna on Dec 16, 2006 21:30:39 GMT
I just feel that any bit is suitable to people with good hands and a deep seat and those who know how to stop a horse with their seat (first) and hands (second). Learning the correct basics of riding is all important.
However small children do not have the brain so sometimes need help for safety's sake.
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