What Is a Wing Snaffle Bit

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The wing snaffle bit has two extra pieces on either side that help prevent soars from forming inside the horse's mouth. Understand the benefits of a wing snaffle bit with help from the owner of an English tack store in this video on horse supplies.

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Hi! I'm Tori Johnson with The Leading Rein and today we're going to talk a little bit about the different types of bits. This is another type of bit. This is called a wing snaffle. As you can see it has two pieces on each side. This is for horses that tend to have an odd shape mouth or if their bit seems to rub them. This just keeps the rings on the outside from rubbing and pussing sores on this each side of the horse's mouth. The gold color



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Expert: Tori Johnson

Tori Johnson is the owner of The Leading Rein, an equestrian English tack store, in Pflugerville, Texas.

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