keep the bridle in ONE of your hands.w/that hand rest your arm between your horses two ears and your horse will put its head down. then hold your bit in your other hand under the horses lips, tickling the back of the horses mouth w/your thumb.your horse should open its mouth so you can gently place the bit where it belongs. hope this helps!
hold it near the horses mouth but don't bang his/her teeth
A bit lifter is a piece of horse tack which lifts a bit in the horse's mouth.
The bar is the flat part of a horse's jaw where the bit rests.
A little bit
To fit a Pelham bit, first place the bit in the horse's mouth. Make sure that the sides of the bit do not pinch or draw the sides of the mouth in toward the tongue. Fit the height of the bit so that there is only a single wrinkle in the horse's mouth.
The part of the tack (harness) that fits in the mouth of a horse is the bit.
Each horse prefers a different type of bit and it's up to the owner to figure out what type of bit the horse likes best.
The bit on the bridle makes it so when the horse tries to graze, it chokes. Also, the horse can step on the reins and trip. Also, if you leave a bit on a horse unsupervised the horse can severely injure itself....including cutting it's tongue off and/or cutting it's mouth open. You should NEVER tie a horse with a bit in it's mouth or leave a horse unattended with a bit in.
There are a variety of reasons, some being that the horse's mouth is very sensetive to bits, a bit would not improve the horse's preformance, or that the horse was not trained with a bit.
A good bit is a snaffle or happy mouth
Standing on the left side of the horse, put your left hand on the bit and your right hand between the horses ears on the crown piece. Put the bit to the horses mouth and use the command the horse knows. When the horse accepts the bit slide it into the mouth. Pull the top of the bride over the horses ears. If you have a bridle with sliders, make sure they are not in the horses eyes. Then buckle the throughout latch and any other buckles you have. Tip: If the horse it resisting the bit, slide your finger in his mouth (not behind the teeth) and in the near back of his mouth you will find a space with no teeth. Push down on the gum, it will force the horse to open it's mouth, then you can slide the bit in quickly.
The device that is place in the horses mouth is called a bit. It is a bar of metal used to steer the horse when riding.