Charles Wilhelm shows how to properly fit and adjust a snaffle bit

Charles Wilhelm shows how to properly fit and adjust a snaffle bit

[@TheSWangler]

His hat gets in the way when he's trying to show us how the bit fits.

[@kitiyana]

The most important part of the video.. so frustrating.. I was only here to see that 😕

[@Damienjking]

Personally I would like to have seen some close ups of the components Mr. Wilhelm references. I’m not an experienced equestrian so some of the terminology was unfamiliar. I’m sure his explanation was clearer to those who have detailed knowledge of bridles, snaffles, bits, etc but for someone who’s trying to learn it was hard to see exactly what he was communicating at some points. I won’t bother repeating the useful point others have made about the hat, but I wouldn’t expect Mr. Wilhelm to remove his hat. Instead a good camera person could have moved to get around the hat show things closer and more clearly. Mr. Wilhelm seems to have a lot of experiential knowledge to share and I wish I could have learned more from his video.

[@madelynheany5149]

Nice video!! Thanks so much :)

[@marquesjones5277]

Thank you from a green horseman with a green horse. I have had difficulty getting my gelding to take the bit and placing the head stall on him. Thank you for such an educational video.

[@janetbradley9372]

Nice clear video that I wish more people would watch! Just one thing though, people in the English world do not tighten up the cavesson. Only if it is a drop noseband is it a tight fit. I was taught through pony club, Little Britches Rodeo and various instructors and clinicians and was taught to fit the cavesson just as Charles Wilhelm teaches.

[@cherylrichardson8620]

what a good horse

[@cwtraining]

Thanks

[@sassyrav]

Yep...the one part i wanted to see, hat blocking it -_-

[@MFTgal]

Should width of bit be next to side of mouth, or 1/4 inch on each side? French link/dog bone snaffle.

[@colleencarleton3223]

I guess this hasn't been redone without the hat. Looks like it would have been useful without it.

[@shannonrodrigues3654]

His hat was in the way so could c where the bit lays

[@kevinmalloy2180]

Good info but the hat blocked key views.

[@susanburris53]

so his hat blocks the part that shows how the bit should be centered in the "bit seat", that space with no teeth between the incisors and molars. don't place it too close to bottom teeth or top teeth.

[@stephaniedeprima]

...And when your horse takes the bit into her mouth where she likes it, then adjust the bridle tension to help her out.... do no more than that and you are both good... The bit is not there to control her.. Only to communicate with her.

[@laurenkerrigan1457]

You used it for the money but I don’t like the fact it crashes every few times a few times but I have can do a few more things and get to play

[@laurenkerrigan1457]

You have no no one can only do imagine

[@Nacimiento1]

Try this again without the hat.

[@DD-bn2mx]

Nice video, except couldn't see where you adjusted the bit in the mouth, your hat and head were blocking the view. tks

[@stephaniedeprima]

...If you pay attention to your horse, she will show you where the bit should be... Listen to the instructor's words, but let your horse take the bit the way she wants, and you and she may tweak it along the way... It is not step-by-step instructions... It is you and her communicating...

[@mandyhawkins9695]

DD826 ? B n. V v uuthe

[@nevek46]

Stephanie DePrima This may be good advice for someone who is already familiar w/ riding and tacking their horse, but for those of us that are (relatively) newbies and trying to learn on our own so we no longer have to rely on someone else making the adjustments, we need to actually see exactly what he is describing. Most videos I watch just aren’t detailed enough for those of us who learn by watching

[@sonseere10]

The only thing bits are good for is scrap metal.

[@joannemaki3092]

Agree. The hat hid the most important info!

[@ahnalia691]

Please remake this without the hat, that part I needed to see was blocked by the hat :(

[@cwtraining]

+sorry ahnalia691

[@brendacustis-spears7539]

Your hat is in the way of seeing the bit

[@zoomzoomcat]

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[@Lynne2106]

Ditch the hat

[@donanderson1676]

Aside from the hat blocking what you were trying to display to your audience, having a chin strap or snaffle hobble as you call it, I would personally like to know what you feel is "safe" or "unsafe" in the amount of leather flopping freely on the sides of the headstall and the use of keepers. I think and see all the time, too many people, saying they are "experienced horsemen" of the umpteenth generation know it all's that have no keepers and enough leather that flops freely along the cheek and potentially risk horse's eyes to injury. Maybe finding the right sized headstall in the first place and fitting to the individual horse and not having a size 40 for someone who only needs a 28 as an example. All that extra leather slapping along side the face in my estimation is an accident waiting to happen, to either animal or rider if not both. Left brain, right brain issues etc.

[@bobbiehoward3796]

So what bit before the d ring snaffle? I've got a horse that I'm told has to have a tom thumb bit, would like to truy something else but he was practically unresponsive with a d ring snaffle.thanks

[@drunkkhajit5035]

Bits have been proven to be abusive

[@drunkkhajit5035]

@@googlesucks6140 what does riding bitless and wild horses dying have to do with each other?

[@drunkkhajit5035]

@@googlesucks6140 you're saying I'd rather have wild horses die than have them be ridden with bits? I'd rather they have owners that Understand shit than owners that think "there's always a harsher bit" The only kind of bit I'd ever use or allow my children to use is a leather one if absolutely nessisary You should be able to ride the horse completely tackless before saying you "have a bond with it" That isn't a bond that's the horse submitting to pain

[@medicareworkbooks7702]

This attempts to be really good and would be much better if Mr. Wilhelm and his hat didn't block the camera at key points, especially when showing how bit fits in the mouth -- we cannot see anything at all and that's the key component. Sigh, I still don't know how to fit the bit, but thanks for trying

[@Abs0lut3Cyner]

That horse looks very uncomfortable

[@stephaniedeprima]

If you have grown up with horses and cowboy hats, you can see past that... This is not paint by numbers... It is a feel for what your horse wants, feels comfortable with, and chooses... It is your job to know your horse and figure that out... I'm sorry, but it is a "feel", a knowledge of your horse... And if your horse knows your verbal cues and body cues, you don't need a bit or bridle at all.... I know from experience! "Thank you, Redmond and Nila Bar"!

[@Dolphena1]

I can’t see! Your hat is in the way!

[@karenmellott1115]

This was very interesting until you turned your back and your hat blocked what you were trying to show us.

[@teribarr2098]

The hat blocks the view

[@appaloosajack]

bits belong into a computer....period

[@JeezRight]

Stef Pulles Every horse is different. Just like some horses are better of without shoes on their feet, some do work better with a side pull or any other bitless bridle. But some horses do need shoes to function, and some do need a bit to work proparly. There's no one right way, you do what's best for YOUR horse. Not what's currently in fashion

[@Abs0lut3Cyner]

Amen. Bits are bad for horses and should never be used on one.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

Sorry, but rope halter is the best signaling tool for riding using cues on the face. No bits.

[@cwtraining]

Halter to General Unless starting for the first time rides

[@denih3117]

Nice hat 🙄 would have been nice to see what he was talking about.

[@susywaldman9052]

can't see what he doing because his hat is in the why

[@teresawort9124]

Yep take off the hat.

[@msmarcyclark]

yeah well we can't see anything because of your hat,

[@lj1671]

He needs to take off his hat when looking in the mouth. We can’t see and I would love to see that