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The Liverpool bit is considered to be in the curb bit family. [6]: 169 It is made of metal and features a circular bit ring, topped by a smaller ring used to attach the bridle leather, and with two straight shanks with three places for attaching reins, which can create a powerful leverage effect.
Both bit lifters and cheekers are approved for thoroughbred racing in Australia. [3] In the United States and Canada, a leather thong or string is sometimes attached to the top of the crownpiece of a headstall and used to support a bosal. It sometimes is tied to the horse's forelock rather than the headstall and then may be called a forelock ...
A horse wearing an English bridle with a snaffle bit, the end of which can be seen just sticking out of the mouth. The bit is not the metal ring. Horse skull showing the large gap between the front teeth and the back teeth. The bit sits in this gap, and extends beyond from side to side. The bit is an item of a horse's tack.
Pelham bridle: The Pelham is another English type bridle that carries a single bit, in this case a Pelham bit, but two sets of reins, one for snaffle action and one for curb action. Double bridle : Also called a Weymouth bridle, a double bridle uses two bits at once: a small snaffle called a bradoon and a curb or Weymouth bit.
The gag bit is a type of bit for a horse with sliding cheekpieces of rolled leather or chord that run through the bit rings, providing leverage that pulls the bit up into the corners of the horse's mouth. It is considered a severe bit used to provide more braking power. [1]: 129 Some styles of gag bit are integral to a special bridle, known as ...
A curb and snaffle bit shown together on a double bridle A pelham bit with a jointed mouthpiece. A bit is a device placed in a horse's mouth, kept on a horse's head by means of a headstall. There are many types, each useful for specific types of riding and training.
A pencil bosal worn under the bridle on a finished "two rein" horse Three different sizes of bosals for horses in various stages of hackamore training, the thickest (left) is for starting unbroke young horses, the middle is a medium-sized design for horses that are steady under saddle but still "green", often also used for show, and the thinnest (right) is for use on a polished hackamore horse ...
A curb bit works on several parts of a horse's head and mouth. The bit mouthpiece acts on the bars, tongue and roof of the mouth. The shanks add leverage and place pressure on the poll via the crownpiece of the bridle, to the chin groove via the curb chain, and, especially with a "loose jaw" shank, may act on the sides of the mouth and jaw.