![]() It is a common misconception in the industry that a snaffle bit is one that has a broken mouthpiece that is, the mouthpiece is comprised of at least two pieces. Snaffle bits are considered direct pull bits because when the rider pulls on the reins, that pressure is transmitted directly to the horse's mouth. Some pieces of headgear may be able to affect nearly all of these points while some may only affect two or three of these points. ![]() The points on the horse's head that can be affected by a bit or some type of headgear include the tongue, bars, cheeks, lips, palate, nose, curb area and poll. Notice that on the snaffle bit, reins attach directly to the mouthpiece while on the curb bit, reins attach to a shank attached to the mouthpiece. Examples of a commonly seen snaffle bit (left) and curb bit (right).
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