harness, bits and more
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American Driving Society
Harness, Bits & MoreWebinar Presenter:
Jeff MorseADS Pleasure Committee Chairman
Green Meads FarmRichmond, MA www.green.meads.com
EMAIL: [email protected]
Table of Contents
Materials
Styles
Sizing
Fitting• Bridles• Collars• Saddles
• Breeching
Fine Tuning
Styles• Snaffles• Leverage
BitsMouthpieces
Cheek pieces
Materials
Fitting
Harness Bits
Synthetic Oval holes
Leather Round worn holes
Synthetic Round worn holes
Materials: Synthetic vs.. Leather
Colors: Black vs. Russet
Hardware: Brass vs.. Chrome/Stainless
Condition: Used vs. New
RecreationPleasure
CompetitionCombined Driving
• Presentation & Marathon
Distance DrivingTraining
Draft
Style must match the job
Harness: Types
Style: Competition
Training Surcingle Distance Harness??
Style: Other
Work Harnesses
Style: Draft
Harness: Sizing
Brow BandCrown Piece
Blinders Cavesson
Throat latch
Bit height
Parts
Harness: Bridles
Shaped Crown
Gullet Strap
A Custom made Bridle
Noseband Fit
With Rubber Curb Guard
Breast Collar Full Collar Combo Collars
Empathy Collar
French Collar or Brollar
Full Collar
Harness: Collars
Breast Collar
Full Collar
Breast Collar vs. Full Collar
Breast Collars
Drop Front or Shaped Collar
Treeless vs. Tree Girth
Tugs• Open or English
• French or Tilbury
• Placement
Parts
Harness: Saddles
TreelessSaddle
Tree Saddle
Tugs Styles
Back strap Crupper Breeching
Spider backstrap
Crupper
Harness: Backstrap/Breeching
Breeching Too Low
Breeching about right
The best $25 Insurance
you can buy!
Harness: Kick Strap
Temporary alterations Permanent changes Pads
Harness: Tweaking
Harness: Tweaking
Questions?
BitsStyles• Snaffles• Leverage
BitsMouthpiecesCheek piecesMaterials
Fitting
Bits“ What does it feel like to be this animal of flight, who
must submit to being strapped to a carriage and controlled through a piece of metal in his mouth, doing things and going places he would never dream of doing on his own?"
Heike Bean ~ Carriage Driving: A logical Approach Through Dressage Training
Non-leverage Bits
• Snaffles• Bitless
Leverage Bits
• Liverpools• Butterfly• Kimberwicks
Driving Bits vs.. Riding Bits
Bits: Styles
Bitless Bridles
ADS Article 19 A bridle with a bit is required for each horse.
Examples of
Snaffles
Roller Loose Ring
Hollow Loose Ring
Waterford
Wilson
Baucher
Dr. Bristol
French Link
Simple Loose Ring
Correction
Examples of
Leverage Bits
Glory Liverpool & Butterfly
Multi Piece
• ‘Broken’• French• Dr. Bristol• Waterford• Roller mouth• Segunda
Single bars
• Mullen• Arch• Glory• Straight• Ported• Barrel
Bits: Mouthpieces
Really?
Mouth Pieces
ButterflyHalf Cheek
Man’s 1st Bit
Egg Butt
Dee Ring
Loose Ring
Liverpool
Full Cheek
Uxeter Kimberwick
Berry Bit
Bits: Cheeks
Not allowed in ADS Competitions
Twisted Wire, Burr and Gag Bits
copyright 2007 J. Morse
Stainless Brass Nickel Bronze Copper Sweet Iron
Never-rust German Silver Cyprium Aurigan Rubber Happy mouth
(Now in pastels!)
Aluminum Chrome Plated Latex
Bits: Materials
Thickness Width Placement
Mouth Measuring Tool
What’s wrong with this picture?
Bits: Fitting
K.I.S.S Use what works Give it time Experiment Evolving with Training &
Experience
Bits: Selection
Thank You!
Jeff Morse, whip ~ age 1 yrs
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