Beezer, maybe you could get Merry a license plate frame that says that! 
TIN I sort of forget what he went best in before.If it was a loose ring then I’d change to a french mouth loose ring for shows.Make sure your bits are big enough.Most of my horses have gone in a 5 1/4 or 5 1/2" bits.
Okay, I just revisited this thread. These “jelly bean” mouthpiece bits sound like something I might need to add to my museum o’ bits. Heaven knows the whole saga behind the illustrious “Bit o’ Gold”: how it has now tarnished so I can’t use it in the show ring, but it has been a unique and fabled addition to my collection. 
Hmmm… I’ll be next to Mary’s, a huge, wonderous tack store this weekend. Perhaps I shall venture into their enclave of bits and look for this amazing “jelly bean” bit.
As for Beezer: 
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You all need a 12-step program. We can all contribute. I’ll start:
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My name is XXX and I am a bit-aholic.
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Just for today, I will ride my horse in the same bit as I rode him/her in yesterday (or whenever).
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I will not lust after shiny objects in a catalog – at least for a few hours.
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I will be strong: I will only pause but not touch the shiny objects on the tack store wall.
OK. Who’s got the next step??
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Thought I’d share my “findings” just incase someone is interested
My horse is 9 years old and I trained him nunter. When he first came to use my coach put him in a loose ring snaffle (she started all her horses in one) and I’ve continued with a loose ring following the saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Lately I’ve been noticing some issues we’ve been having and I’ve been wanting more out of my bit and my horse, hard to explain but to narrow it down, I just wasn’t 100% happy with a loose ring anymore. I wanted something a little more “stable” and a little more controling. So the search was on.
The bit I was using was a solid plain loose ring snaffle medium width.
Good points: he framed well and easily, responded well when on the bit, didn’t restrict his bending
Bad points: it was easy to loose him off the bit, he could easliy ignore it and he would over bend at certain times
I then tried a rubber pelham (suugested by my coach) with a snaffle mouth and a medium shank.
Good points: easy to get him on his hind end, kept the frame constantly, responsive downward transitions
Bad points: felt it was too much bit, he tried to fight it constantly, over framed and very stiff in the bends
Next was an eggbutt snaffle, medium thickness and hollow
Good points: was soft and flexible
Bad points: didn’t respond to soft aids, didn’t want to hold the frame, ignored it easily, lacked direction, lacked responsiveness, mouthed it constantly
Then was a mullen mouth loose ring snaffle
Good points: he took it well
Bad points : where to start? mouthed it constantly, didn’t respond at all to this bit
Lastly I picked up a solid medium thickness full cheek snaffle. This bit I have only riden in twice but with the keepers I do believe it’s the winner!
Good points: framed well, responded well, bent well without over bending, concentrated on his whole body, didn’t mouth it at all, downward transistion were great, upwards were even better without fighting our right lead, very balanced when jumping and didn’t “swap” his leads right before the jumps
Bad points: see “I traumitized my horse” thread in Off Course board other than that not to be found yet.
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I have this beautiful bakers rack in my kitchen and it has about 12 hooks under one of the shelves which are chock full of Bits!
A friend of mine(non-horsey)once walked into my kitchen and he took one look and said"Linda you have the most exotic sex life of anyone I know"
thanks guys! I have a lesson tonight so Tin will be sporting the full cheek with the keepers high up and this will decide if I keep this bit. If tonight is disasterous then we do have a french link loose ring I can try him in and then I’ll raid the tack stores and see what else I can find 
I want to try a D ring as well, he’s never ridden in a D.
ljo> LOL I always want to call you jLo, sorry! Anyways my guys is actually a 5"-5 1/4", midget mouth to match his midget ears
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Could the ring on this snaffle have BEEN any bigger??? 
My horse goes extremely well in a 16mm thick, 5 and 3/4" Spenger KK ULTRA bit (this is a NEW bit to the Sprenger line). I too have a TON of bits and I have tried many different bits in pursuit of the perfect one. My horse is very good in his mouth and is naturally up and on the bit (he is a dressage horse btw) but I like trying different ones just to see if he can go just that little better. He is soft as butter, completely steady, uphill and beautifully round in this bit I literally just hold the reins and steer. It’s the PERFECT bit for my horse, I have no need to continue my search!!
My collection includes about 12 different Sprenger bit ($$ca-ching$$) in various thicknesses and styles (all loose ring snaffles though!) and my guy goes best in a thinner bit (he has a small dainty head).
Good Luck with your search.
Ninja - Ultra KK’s rule! I bought TWO of them (cha-ching, cha-ching!). A 16mm loosering and a 14mm D-bit.
Heh heh…right now I riding my very new greenie in an old fullcheek (no keepers) that is wrapped and wrapped in latex and bends just a little in the middle. Fat, soft, he loves it.
Those Ultra KK’s call to me every time they hear me enter the barn!
