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On a bare arm, place a regular, jointed Snaffle mouthpiece in the crook of your elbow, bending your arm upward at a 90 degrees angle. |
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Have someone, directly infront of you, grab both rings and pull backward and slightly upward on the bit. The center of the mouthpiece will drive into your elbow and pinch the sides of your arm. |
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Try lifting one side of the Snaffle upward and then the other—be careful, though, this could draw blood. |
| If you're like most people, this hurts and that pinch is what your horse's tongue and bars feel. When horses are asked to perform in Snaffle bits with constant rein pressure, it's an unrelenting pinch on the tongue and the bars. You can feel for yourself how hard it is for your horse to be comfortable, release his tongue and / or swallow without evading the bit. |
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