Bit pressure reaches the hind limb because the tongue is anchored to the hyoid apparatus, and the hyoid is tied by muscle and fascia to

Start a young horse in a thick, smooth, fixed cheek snaffle. Neue Schule recommend a mouthpiece around 16mm, because a thicker bit spreads the pressure

If your horse is genuinely ultra sensitive, the answer is rarely another new bit. Keep the two or three bits that gave you the effect

Check your horse’s mouth after riding, the same way you check the back and the legs. Look at the tongue, including underneath it, the bars,

Most horses need a mouthpiece between 14mm and 18mm thick, and which end of that range depends on how much room there is between the

A leverage bit uses its cheek as a lever, so a pull on the rein is multiplied and applied to the poll as well as

A bit fits if the bridle sits comfortably, there is at least a finger’s width between the bit and the first molar, the mouthpiece is