page_title: Snaffle bit
hierarchical_section_title: Snaffle bit
caption_attribution_description: Dee Ring Snaffle Bit
context_page_description: A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses. It consists of a bit mouthpiece with a ring on either side and acts with direct pressure. A bridle utilizing only a snaffle bit is often called a "snaffle bridle", particularly in the English riding disciplines. A bridle that carries two bits, a curb bit and a snaffle, or "bradoon", is called a double bridle.
  A snaffle is not necessarily a bit with a jointed bit mouthpiece, as is often thought. A bit is a snaffle because it creates direct pressure without leverage on the mouth. It is a bit without a shank. Therefore, a single- or double-jointed mouthpiece, though the most common designs for snaffle bits, does not make a bit a snaffle. Even a mullen mouth or a bar bit is a snaffle.
context_section_description: A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses. It consists of a bit mouthpiece with a ring on either side and acts with direct pressure.  A bridle utilizing only a snaffle bit is often called a "snaffle bridle", particularly in the English riding disciplines.  A bridle that carries two bits, a curb bit and a snaffle, or "bradoon", is called a double bridle.
  A snaffle is not necessarily a bit with a jointed bit mouthpiece, as is often thought.  A bit is a snaffle because it creates direct pressure without leverage on the mouth. It is a bit without a shank.  Therefore, a single- or double-jointed mouthpiece, though the most common designs for snaffle bits, does not make a bit a snaffle. Even a mullen mouth (a solid, slightly curved bar) or a bar bit is a snaffle.
caption: A classic Dee Ring snaffle bit with single jointed mouthpiece
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