{"id":2200819,"date":"2023-04-05T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/flld\/?p=2200819"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T10:16:10","slug":"do-you-need-to-change-your-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/flld\/do-you-need-to-change-your-bit\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need to change your bit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A write up from Fran Turner from Diamonds in the Rough Dressage and bitting her ponies through <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As training progresses, and ponies develop they often need to change or alternate bits\u2026\u2026hence I one again found myself relying on Kirstie\u2019s huge knowledge of the Bombers<\/strong> range<\/a> to help me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprout has a tiny mouth with a narrow jaw and a short smile ,so it\u2019s a real struggle to find a bit with minimal tongue AND bar pressure, but slim enough not to crowd his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forelock and Load are one of very few shops who hire out non-metal bits for riders to trial. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kirstie has worked with me, hiring out numerous snaffles until we hit on the Bomber Blue Eggbutt<\/a> with bradoon rings. This bit has a non metal mouth and offers the space and stability Sprout prefers. This encourages him to relax and take the contact forward. I couldn\u2019t have done this without Kirstie, I just want to say a huge thank you from myself and Sprout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sprout looking very comfy in his new bit. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A write up from Fran Turner from Diamonds in the Rough Dressage and bitting her ponies through As training progresses, and ponies develop they often need to change or alternate bits\u2026\u2026hence I one again found myself relying on Kirstie\u2019s huge knowledge of the Bombers range to help me! Sprout has a tiny mouth with a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":2200162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,8,3],"tags":[41,71,18,12,269,229],"class_list":{"0":"post-2200819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitting","8":"category-equestrian","9":"category-news","10":"tag-bomber-blue","11":"tag-bombers-bits","12":"tag-diamonds-in-the-rough-dressage","13":"tag-dressage","14":"tag-dressage-stallion","15":"tag-pony-stallion"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/flld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2022\/09\/Sprout1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kirstie","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/flld\/author\/kirstie\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t