What is a curb bit, and how does it work?
What is a shanked snaffle, and how is it different than a curb?
..any bit with a shank could be called a curb...with or without a chain......longer the shank,stronger the pressure
some are used on a double bridle...using the "curb" or lower rein to lift....as it is lower, it forces the horse to bend more from the ole' 3rd vertibrae...you would use the snaffle rein to balance.....
as The Master Jimmy Williams designed...The Elevator bit...works on same principle...but using 1 rein...the lower or "curb" rein...great for horses that carry themselves to low,or as some say,"behind the bit"...so they do not see a fence till it is on top of them...it helps to lift their heads and eyes forward...
Western people use alot of curb bits off one rein...very long shanks..as they A)neck rein.......B) cut cattle...gets much tighter and faster response without alot of leg
a shanked snaffle is just that....a snaffle (jointed in the center)
that utilizes a curb rein....and shank....the "Elevator Bit"
is a Shanked Snaffle
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