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 Weaver Egg Butt Snaffle Horse Bit 5 in Copper Mouth  US $28.95
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 Weaver Stainless Ring Snaffle Horse Bit Copper mouth US $22.95
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 Quality Copper Ring Snaffle Horse Bit Training Everyday Use GE US $19.99
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 AQHA Western Silver Show Junior Snaffle Bit 5 Horse Hobby US $51.00
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 Reinsman 424 Argentine Short Shank Curb Horse Bit US $54.99
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 Miniature Pony Tom Thumb Training Bit 375 Copper Mouth Stainless Steel Cheeks US $13.99
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 Tom Thumb Training Breaking Horse Bit 5 Copper Snaffle Mouth 65 Long Shanks US $16.99
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 5 Silver Heart Show Bit Snaffle Copper Western Bridle Trail Pleasure Overlay US $42.89
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 Partrade Silver Concho Snaffle Western Show Bit 5 US $20.00
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 MYLER USA COMBINATION SNAFFLE BIT BARREL RACING WESTERN HORSE US $84.99
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 SHORT SHANK SNAFFLE BIT WITH OVERLAID NICKEL SILVER AND COPPER ACCENTS US $30.00
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 5 Showman Brown Steel Silver Texas Star Show Snaffle Bit Horse Tack Equine US $25.00
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 Stainless Steel Quick 6 Rope Nose Gag Bit w 5 Sweet Iron Mouth Horse Tack US $24.00
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 SS Sliding Gag w Twisted Copper Snaffle Bit Horse Tack US $18.00
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 5 Stainless Steel Bob Avila Collection Correction Bit Horse Tack Equine US $35.00
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 New Antique Brown Silver Dotted Snaffle Horse Bit US $37.95
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 Fancy high port short shank bit US $20.00 |
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 CLASSY KELLY WESTERN BIT 3 3 4 COPPER SNAFFLE MOUTH MINI ARAB PONY used US $9.99
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My horse bites and pulls on snaffle bit but not a shank bit . What am I doing wrong?
I have a horse we ride english. He does not like a snaffle bit, he opens mouth, pulls and won't give to the bit. When he is in shank style bit, he's great. How can I get him to except a snaffle.
Thank you everyone!!! Slowlope I think your last paragraph really hits home. Also I will try some other types of snaffles. thanks so much!
It may not be you--some horses just have preferences for different bits. My green AQHA gelding is like that. He has a very sensitive mouth and didn't need a harsh bit for control, but he seemed to like them better (I have soft hands, so I wasn't aggravating his mouth). I tried putting him in a snaffle when I first got him (he was still young enough to show WP in a snaffle with two hands) but it was a disaster...he couldn't stand it. So I switched him to a plain curb (I tried a curb with a roller and he hated that too) and he did fine for awhile. Then he started throwing his head and acting super sensitive, so I tried another bit that has a shank, but with side-pull action, and a jointed mouthpiece. He seems to love it. I paid a good bit for that bit and I don't even know what it's called, but it's working great for him.
As for English, I tried him in a plain snaffle at one point and again, he didn't do well. I put him in a kimberwicke and he was great--even though I really didn't need it for control/etc. (he's an AQHA HUS horse, so I don't actually use rein contact most of the time). For some reason he just seemed to like it better. I'm now trying to get him back in a snaffle for a more traditional hunter look, but it's a long process 
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Point being, your horse may just have a preference for certain bits. There are multiple snaffle bits out there you can try. If you've tried a plain snaffle, try a slow twist, a french link, or something like that--he may like that better. It'll also give you a little bit more control and may be enough to convince him to give to the bit without being so severe that you risk damaging his mouth. Some horses just "know" when they're in a mild bit and don't behave, even though they're great in a harsher bit (because they know what's there). My jumper was like that as a greenie--in a kimberwicke, he was wonderful, but in a snaffle, he was a different horse. Years later, I can ride him in absolutely anything and I'll have the same horse every time. It's just going to take a lot of work. I'd experiment with different kinds of snaffles and find the one he seems to like best, and then just ride in it consistently. Eventually, he'll accept it and become used to it.
Also, if he's giving to the bit and cooperating with a harsher bit but not with the snaffle, it may be a sign that he's not far enough along to really be doing it. He may need more time to develop his topline and hindquarter muscles and become engaged in the hindquarters before you ask him to collect and give--otherwise you'll have a horse who drags his hind end around by his front end with his nose cranked downward (been there, done that--finally realized the trainer was nuts).