western bit/curb chain question

[Keet]

Which of these pictures shows the correct placement of the curb strap? Dorothy and my friend R uses this bit and bridle on his horse.



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[Kit]

the 2nd one.

[Deleted]

Yup, 2nd one. Can't see where you'd have much effect the 1st way.

[Mary Ann]

I agree with the others. The first one shows the curb chain in the snaffle rein ring. The bottom one is a curb rein ring. This bit is an argentine snaffle, which is usually ridden on one rein. It's often used as a transition bit for youngsters going from snaffle to curb; and rarely, someone might attach a draw rein or some other gadget to the snaffle rein ring.

It could be ridden with two sets of reins like a pelham though. But most often it's ridden with just the curb rein.

[DorothyB]

Just for the record, keet is right AGAIN! She has this habit of being right.

R and his uncle had the curb chain fastened as shown in the first picture. When we rode w/ them on Thursday, keet said it wasn't in the right spot but we forgot to look at it.

So, R brought the bridle when he and his dad came yesterday to drill post holes in my pasture. Sure seems like the ring at the top should have been a bit larger if they wanted the curb chain in there.

Anyway, I'll show this to R and he can explain to his uncle. Then all should be good! The horse wearing this bridle is the one that decided to lay down in the water during our ride.

Oh, and keet also did say that it looked like this bit could be used w/ two sets of reins.

[Reds]

Dorothy-LOL If she has the habit of being right, won't you enjoy when she's wrong and you can gloat?

And about the curb chain-that happens to the best of us. I was guilty of it, as well. And boy did I feel like a doof when I was corrected.