I have this for my jumping bit:
I had the NS in a full cheek which my mare seemed to also like. I do use the “bubble” type snaffle for the flat.
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My mare is not particularly spicy but opinionated and sensitive? 100%. I started her with a loose ring NS verbindend. Then, I tried an eggbutt NS tranz-angled lozenge. On a whim, I tried the NS turtle tactio but that was a hard no from her. Besides the turtle tactio, she didn’t have much objection to the other bits, though the eggbutt was much better for her than the loose ring.
However, I recently switched her to an eggbutt HS Duo, and I am kicking myself for not trying it sooner. I hesitate to give too much credit to equipment changes, but it’s hard to pinpoint what else contributed to her sudden relaxation and consistency.
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If she is good with a single joint, I would try a full cheek slow twist with this type. With keepers. I normally would go with a Waterford for one that gets heavy, but your horse does not seem to. If the slow twist is too much, then try a lozenge snaffle.
For the yanking the reins, that is a training issue. Because she doesn’t get low, you either need to do something like be ready to push your knuckles in the neck so she roots against herself or you will need more mouthpiece. Leverage is probably not the answer when rooting is high. You may get some more jaw flexion but her head may also instead just go more up. Adding too much mouthpiece would probably just put her behind the bit everywhere else, also not good.
Something soft and straight can be great to get them to push into the contact more, but I think you’d get run away with jumping in this. Maybe try incorporating something like that on the flat to improve contact issues generally.
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