HorseChannel's Online Bit Guide: Mullen Mouth Snaffle

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Mullen mouth: Despite the non-jointed mouthpiece, a Mullen mouth snaffle is just that: a snaffle. When designed with a pair of simple bit rings, it utilizes direct rein pressure and not leverage, so in this configuration it is not a curb bit. With its Plain Jane look, it’s a mild bit.

• The Mullen design can include some slight variations such as copper rollers.
• Many English pelhams and curb bits feature Mullen mouthpieces.
• The Mullen design exerts pressure on the horse’s tongue as well as the corners of its mouth and the bars, so that bit contact is dispersed fairly evenly.

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Horsey    Ville, WI 12/22/2011 7:02:24 AM Go Horse Channel!!! Horsey person    somewhere, WI 12/21/2011 10:36:07 AM I love Horse Channel!!! PKL    somewhere, WY 9/25/2011 5:45:01 AM I would love to learn as much as I can about bits...so I "sound" like I know what I am talking about....:) hee hee!! B    N/A, CO 12/26/2009 3:28:41 PM Neat bit guide. Useful for someone shopping around for the right one, and also informative info for the 'horse nerd'.