Search Results for: bars

Myler Mullen Barrel Snaffle Bit

By HorseJournal  |  February 1, 2000

…that the action of curved bars is milder than that of straight bars because straight bars concentrate the pressure over less area. The barrel in the center of the mouthpiece…

Give Saddle Soap The Slip

By HorseJournal  |  April 1, 2001

…seems to repel dirt. Leather Therapy Wash also does leather and fleece in one step — an important consideration for sheepskin- or fleece-padded longeing cavessons or girths. Glycerine Bars Hard…

Try A Synthetic. We Bet You`ll Like It

By HorseJournal  |  January 31, 2001

…saddles settled down to a comfortable, close fit. The Western saddles use the same width guidelines as do leather saddles with semi or full Quarter Horse bars. The English saddles…

Ask Horse Journal: 11/00

By HorseJournal  |  November 1, 2000

…bars of the saddle tree (foundation) — the wide, flat areas that run from the horse’s shoulders back toward his loins. The angle of the bars, when viewed from the…

Myler Shanked Ported Barrel Bit

By HorseJournal  |  September 30, 2000

…this arrangement works well. The mouthpiece bars are curved forward, which allows the bit to rest along the surface of the horse’s tongue, conform to the shape of his lower…

Shrake Connector Bit

By HorseJournal  |  November 30, 1999

…connect to the mouthpiece in an eggbutt style no-pinch joint. The generous 5” mouthpiece measures 1/2” thick over the bars. This mouthpiece is a #2 on a scale of #1…

Herm Sprenger Boucher Bit

By HorseJournal  |  September 1, 1999

…symmetry of its bars. If the bars are not equal in length, the bit may lie crooked in the horse’s mouth and contribute to the horse evading the aids by…

Saddles for the Hard to Fit Horse

By Equisearch  |  February 19, 2014

…built on the Axis saddletree, which features bars that curve away from the horse’s shoulder to avoid interference and stirrup leather cutouts along the bars to allow for even pressure…