What are some different types of bits used on horses?

Answer 1

You shouldn't rely on a bit to control your horse. Training is what you need, not some bit. I would use a bitless actually, because on a bolting horse, you will be tempted to pull back roughly on the reins. If your horse has a bit, no matter how gentle the bit is, you will hurt him, and hurting him will only freak him out more. With a bitless, you have to try pretty hard to hurt him. He feels the slightest touch, he just hasn't been trained properly to obey the slightest touch.

Roller Mouth Snaffle, only use this if you are an extremely experienced riding this bit can cause serious damage to your horse if you do not know how to use it.

Answer 2

well it depends on what you are trying to have your horse do for example if you are training a young horse mabey use a training hackamore that is bitless otherwise a bit that is just a simple snafle can be used fo many things.

Answer 3

It's best to start a horse in a gentle bit; a jointed snaffle would be a good choice. You don't want to start with a bit that is too harsh, because the horse might get the idea that bit = pain. This would lead him to learn how to avoid feeling the bit, resulting in bad manners and bad posture.

start with a gentle "colt breaking bit" which is a weighted pinchless tom thumb. This bit has a fair amount of leverage. A "curb chain" it attached to the bit so when the bit is pulled back, leverage is applied as the bit has a stopping point in which to pivot around.

Another possibility is a standard "o ring", I prefer to avoid these because at the beginning the head will need to be literally pulled to the side, and this bit tends to slip through the horses mouth

Also, the "D ring" is another good candidate, but pulling back to stop has no leverage, and at the beginning, leverage is a saint.