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Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Chrisco - 1 months ago
Who sells Myler bits in SA?
Many thanks.
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Chrisco - 1 months ago
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Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Epona - 1 months ago
Chrisco, just out of interest, why Myler in particular?
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By gdb - 1 months ago
Did a quick Google search and HJ came up! 4 years ago this question was asked and the answer was:
Riders Saddlery in Crowthorne Centre in JHB specialises in Myler bits
No idea if this is still the case...
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Pom - 1 months ago
dont know if they still exist though.
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Chrisco - 1 months ago
Many thanks all.
Epona, my 1 horse hasn't been comfortable with any of the bits I tried and after extensive reading-up I decided to give Myler a try. Why do you ask, are they bad?
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Epona - 1 months ago
Chrisco I honestly have no idea.
I was just curious as to what makes the myler so different you were looking for that in particular.
Have you tried a bomber?
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Kido - 1 months ago
Chrisco, Bernd has some in stock and can also get them for you if you know exactly what Myler you are looking for.
http://www.gowestern-sta.co.za/catalogue/displayCategoryItems/000002/000009
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Chrisco - 1 months ago
Hi Kido, I talked to Bernd, he only stocks 5" and I need 5.5" so I thought before importing I'd check locally first. Don't think we got around to it but can you pls put me on your Reining newsletter thingy? admin@greytonlwb.com
Epona, no I haven't. Ideally this horse (my TBH x Perch) should go bitless but he's so forward going it'll take a very long time besides I don't think I'd feel safe without something in his mouth on outrides. This was probably the most difficult horse in SA but with Stefan's help I've managed to calm him down tremendously. However when he decides he doesn't like something then that's it and his big problem at the moment is bits. He is such a finicky horse you'd actually think he must be female!! (ducks quickly). My Friesian is soooo different - you could chop his foot off and he'd just keep going without complaining!
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Kido - 1 months ago
Chrisco, will do. My sister recently talked to him and fitted one of those he had in stock. He told her he could get her the size she wants.
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Chrisco - 1 months ago
Kido, thing is he has to import the different size and if it doesn't work I'd feel bad to give it back as it's so expensive. He told me about your sister and someone else who had lots of problems with bits and are very happy with Myler now.
BTW how much training did it take to get your Nooitie stallion going in a bosal? Is he ok in it when there's mares around? I'd like to ride my Friesian colt in a bosal but there's mares around where we are and I like to have lots of potential control just in case, so not too sure.I use a Gauthier shanked snaffle on him, so it's very light on loose reins but the shanks are there should I ever need them!
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Kido - 1 months ago
Chrisco, I must be honoust, I've never ridden him very close to mares. He is still young, so we haven't been around much. I'm the only one riding in my area, so we usually ride alone. The one clinic I took him to, had mares in surrounding paddocks. The other horses in the arena was all geldings. He never got out of control. When he gets excited, he sort of gets jumpy and lifts up his front feet as if to rear, but it's really not a rear. I just ride him forward then.
Once I rode him with my sister's horse which he didn't know and he kept wanting to smell his butt. Then he did ignore the bosal and no matter how I tried to pull him away, he would just ignore me. Luckily the other horse didn't mind the sniffing! But I then decided that I would train him in a bit too so that when I am riding in a potentially difficult situation, I rather ride with a bit for more control.
He was really easy to train in a Bosal. The training was not any different to training with a bit - it is just the pressure that is on a different place. Horses learn from the release of pressure, not from pressure itself, so it doesn't matter where the pressure is, as long as the release is quick when the horse reacts correctly, it doesn't matter what you ride with. He is SUPER light on the bosal and just a shift in the reins is all that is required to get him to do something - that is if he doesn't want to sniff another horse's butt!!
Myler bit dealers (Horse talk)
By Epona - 1 months ago
Chrisco have you tried posting a please help to see if someone has one the right size you could borrow and test?