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Myler Bits for Effective Communication The Myler's have designed a bitting system to effectively communicate with any horse at any level of training for a horse who is relaxed, ready and willing to receive your communication

1.  Tongue Relief/curved mouthpiece-- Permits horse to swallow freely, encouraging the horse to relax.  Many traditional bits lie flat on the horse's tongue, restricting with curved mouthpieces, Myler Bits distribute pressure more evenly across the  tongue than traditional design.

2.  Mouthpiece Metals - Include copper Inlay to encourage salivation.  Mouthpiece metals vary between Western and English bits with most western bits made with sweet iron and copper inlay and most English bits made with stainless steel and copper inlay.  Some solid sweet iron, stainless steel and cyprium mouthpieces are available as well

3.  Pinch and Restrict with a Release - teaches the horse to relax at the poll and stay in his "comfort zone" with rein pressure, the mouthpiece collapses inward on the bars and roll downward into the tongue.  Once the horse relaxes at the poll, the pressure is released and the horse leans to stay in the pressure - free position.

4.  Hooks - offer leverage with direct action type bit.  This feature rolls the mouthpiece forward and downward into the tongue and bars with rein pressure, encouraging the horse to break at the poll. Most traditional ring bits only apply backward pressure into the tongue and bars which can lead a horse to resist. The bit attaches to the headstall and reins with the rein or headstall going from the outside of the bit through the slot and fastening.

Myler Bits 

Myler Bits work as a system.

Every horse and rider combination has specific needs and therefore require the proper bit. As the needs of horse and rider change over time and progress, it may become necessary to upgrade to a different bit, or downgrade depending upon the level of your horse’s training.

In order to properly bit your horse it is essential to consider all of the following factors.

Your horses mouth.

Knowing the equine mouth is curcial to proper bitting, look inside. How is your horse's dental health? What do the bars and palate reveal? How thick and wide is that sensitive muscle, the tongue, where pressure and relief give the bit its main means of control? Though not part of the mouth, the chin and poll (located at the second vertebrae) both receive pressure from the bits. The chin, or curb, is affected by the bit's curb strap: the poll receives downward pressure through the headstall.

Points of Pressure caused by the bit:
1. Tongue
2. Bars
3. Poll
4. Curb or Chain
5. Palate

Take into account your discipline and go with the level that fits

Though some categories overlap, training and skill levels correlate to the three levels of Myler Bits, all of them suitable for both Western and English riding. (If you compete, check with your sport's governing body to confirm which bits are legal for your event.)

Level One Bits
• Feature curved mouthpiece that allows horse to swallow.
• Apply some bar pressure, but mostly on the tongue. (Myler Bits distribute tongue pressure more evenly than rival designs.)
• Feature Pinch & Restrict with Release.
• May also use tongue, curb, poll and/or palate pressure.

Level Two Bits
• Feature curved mouthpiece with tongue relief.
• Use more bar pressure relative to tongue pressure, with mouthpiece rolling onto, and sometimes collapsing into, the bars.
• May feature hooks, and apply curb, palate and/or poll pressure.
• May offer Independent Side Movement™.

Level Three Bits
• Feature curved mouthpiece with tongue relief.
• Use mostly bar pressure, rolling downward on the bars.
• Address various pressure points to take the horse as soft as possible; may also use tongue, curb, poll and/or palate pressure.
• May feature hooks and/or Independent Side Movement.™