Wonder Bits?

[DoubleDown]

I assume that the top small ring goes to the cheek piece but do you use the bottom small ring or the large ring to attach the reins

Yes, this is correct, although to clarify, most people ride with only one rein, either on the bottom small loop of the “snaffle” loop, although less frequently on that one. Great bit!

[Janet]

[QUOTE=SuckerForHorses;8405535]
Dragging up an old thread so please forgive me.

I’ve always “known” leverage bits to require a curb chain, and this bit is a type of leverage bit.

Are there instances where it should (could?) be used with a curb chain, or is this a leverage bit that should never be used with a curb chain?[/QUOTE]

“Leverage” requires a fulcrum (typically the mouthpiece) and a lever (the “arm” of the bit).

In a (straight) Pelham WITHOUT a curb chain, when you pull on the rein you exert pressure on the poll ( by pulling on the cheekpieces).

In a (straight) pelham WITH a curb chain, when you pull on the rein, you exert pressure on the poll, AND you pinch the lower jaw between the bit and the curb chain. Which effect happens first, and/or which is stronger, depends on the length of the cheek pieces, and the length of the curb chain.

If you have a jointed bit, a curb chain is pretty much useless. As you pull on the reins, the bit bends at the joint, and the curb chain gets LOOSER.

[Lusoluv]

The correct name for this bit is a Wilkie bit. Depending where you connect the reins and bridle cheek pieces, it can be used as a plain snaffle, a Baucher or a slight elevator/gag bit. This is legal to use in dressage phase in England when it is on the Baucher or plain snaffle setting…but not legal in any case in the USA. Some retailers in the US call it a loop ring snaffle.