Tack and Togs - Snaffle Bits for Sale

Snaffle Horse Bits are the most common form of bit. The reason the snaffle bit is so gentle is that it doesn't pinch the corners of the mouth.

 

The gentlest type of snaffle bit is the Eggbutt snaffle. The name comes from the egg-shaped connection between the mouthpiece and the bit-ring. The mouthpiece of an eggbutt can be made of a variety of materials (as can any bit), including copper and synthetic materials.

 

Another style of snaffle bit is the D-Ring snaffle, so called because the ring of the bit is in the shape of a D. In the Loose-Ring snaffle, the mouthpiece is attached to a full-round ring, and can slide around on it, allowing the bit to lay in the most natural position, whatever type of horse it is used on.

 

Some snaffle bits, such as the Full Cheek Snaffle, have cheek-pieces which prevent the bit from being pulled through the mouth.