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 | Myler Bits |  | Myler Bits features Myler Bits features
1.Tongue Relief/Curved Mouthpiece permits the horse to swallow freely, encouraging the horse to relax. Many traditional bits lie flat on the horse's tongue, restricting swallowing, often leading to resistance. With curved mouthpieces, Myler Bits distribute pressure more evenly across the tongue than traditional designs.
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| 2. Mouthpiece Metals include copper Inlay to encourage salivation. Mouthpiece metals vary between Western and English bits with most English bits made with Stainless Steel and Copper Inlay.
3. Pinch and Restrict with a Release teaches the horse to relax at the poll and stay in his "comfort zone". With rein pressure, the mouthpiece collapses inward on the bars and rolls downward into the tongue. Once the horse relaxes at the poll, the pressure is released and the horse learns to stay in the pressure-free position.
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|  | 4. Hooks offer leverage with direct action type bits. This feature rolls the mouthpiece forward and downward into the tongue and bars with rein pressure, encouraging the horse to break at the poll. Most traditional ring bits only apply backward pressure into the tongue and bars which can lead a horse to resist. The bit attaches to the headstall and reins with the rein or headstall going from the outside of the bit, through the slot and fastening as shown.
It will appear like a traditional ring bit from the side. With Full Cheek bits that have only one hook, it is important to use a bit keeper to secure the position of the headstall.
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|  | 5. Independent Side Movement™ within the mouthpiece allows the rider to isolate one side of the bit. With traditional bits, a rider is not able to cause pressure to only one side, leading to and mis-communication and resistance. With Independent Side Movement™, a rider can choose to affect only one side, assisting in lifting a shoulder, or for balancing, bending and collection. |
| Information about 'Resistance' Does your horse resist his current bit? If so, your horse is not relaxed in the bridle. Therefore, your communication is ineffective. Learn to recognize the signs of resistance:
• Behind the bit
• Inversion/above the bit
• Not stopping/running through the bit
• Dropping a shoulder
• Overactive mouth
With resistance, go softer, offering your horse a bit with less points of pressure. Here’s a few suggestions for resistance:
• for behind the bit, try a bit with less tongue pressure and possibly Independent Side Movement.™
• for inversion, try a bit with tongue pressure and tongue relief.
• for not stopping, consider a shank or combination bit with leverage pressure and mouthpieces
offering some tongue,bar and palate pressure.
• for dropping a shoulder, select a bit which offers Independent Side Movement.™
• for the overactive mouth, look for a bit which offers less points of pressure, especially tongue pressure.
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| Selecting the right bit
Myler Bits work as a system.
Every horse and rider combination has specific needs and therefore require the proper bit. As the needs of horse and rider change over time and progress, it may become necessary to upgrade to a different bit, or downgrade depending upon the level of your horse’s training.
In order to properly bit your horse it is essential to consider all of the following factors.
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| Your horse's mouth Knowing the equine mouth is curcial to proper bitting,
Look inside. How is your horse's dental health? What do the bars and palate reveal? How thick and wide is that sensitive muscle, the tongue, where pressure and relief give the bit its main means of control? Though not part of the mouth, the chin and poll (located at the second vertebrae) both receive pressure from the bits. The chin, or curb, is affected by the bit's curb strap: the poll receives downward pressure through the bridle head piece. |  |
|  | Myler Bits Before choosing a bit please check the following.....
Does your saddle fit correctly, is it pinching anywhere?
Have your horses teeth been checked lately (within the last 12 months)?
What is the reason for changing your bit?
Have you looked inside your horses mouth, does it have a large tongue? A lot of our native breeds and some stocky types tend to have large tongues.
No bit will work miracles, bits don't train horses, riders do.
Remember, some habits take time to break! |
| Some things to think about...
If your horse goes behind the bit, try a bit with less tongue pressure.
If your horse goes above the bit, try a bit with tongue pressure.
For an overactive mouth, look for a bit which offers less points of pressure.
For a large tongue, try a bit with a port.
For added brakes! try shank bits, poll pressure bits or correctional mouthpieces.
So why choose a Myler bit?
These bits have been designed with the horse in mind.
The theory is that the horse should be comfortable with its bit, allowing it to concentrate on its rider, instead of the uncomfortable piece of metal in its mouth!
They are designed to be used with a cavesson noseband or no noseband at all.
If a horse is comfortable with its mouth, it shouldn't need it strapped shut!
The benefits of using this Myler bit bank are...
You can choose a bit to try, with or without my help, pay for it (including p&p, £5-75) and try it for up to 3 weeks, I would advise that you try the bit in as many situations as possible.
But please look after the bit well, including keeping hold of any labels/tags, as you may decide to return it, it will then go back into stock for someone else to try, so needs to be in good condition.
The small price for this service is £5-00 per bit, this is not charged on bits that are kept.
If the bit does not have the desired effect, so long as it is in good order and has all labels and tags, you can send it back (via recorded delivery). For the chance to exchange it for a different bit or a refund (less p&p and £5-00).
But please be aware that although you have paid for the bit (so therefore it is technically yours) you may wish to return it (for whatever reason) if it is returned in bad order I will charge more than £5-00 to cover myself.
This service enables you to own one bit that does the job instead of several that don't!
'The key to properly bitting any horse is to find the mouthpiece the horse can relax into with the hands that are holding that horse'
Dale Myler.
Need help choosing?
Then call Patricia Barnes on 01228 791265
or email patriciahbarnes@aol.com
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