Bits and Cavesons (mouth shutters)

Most of the people I work with have the curb strap too tight on their horses. Especially on the green horse thats going from the snaffle to the curb- most of the problem is they dont give all that well in a snaffle - then when they change bits th e curb strap is too tight- error on the side of sloppiness- two fingers? three? I can usually stick my whole hand through the curb strap on a green colt- you should be able to stick a couple three fingers between you caveson and the horses jaw- or take it off-

Loosen you equipement- it will help your horse understand- a ton.

Experiment with all of this. Also you can expiriment with how high in the horses mouth the bit goes- should it make him smile- Well, experiment and see what works- he needs to learn to pack it on his own -so sometimes I leave it hangind down- Also you can drop it way down so it almost falls out- like with a snaffle- so he learns to pick it up and pack it on his own- Just experiment and dont worry about it too much- what seems to work the best on your horse? Or does it seem to matter?