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MacGregor Releasing Bit (208700)
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The Development of this Bit.....................

I started this "MacGregor Releasing Bit" idea based on an 1800’s French design military Weymouth that 
breaks forward like this curb. This  forward to half circle design creates a reaction to follow the bit forward  and down into roundness instead of lifting and/or compressing the horse’s neck back into his chest as seen as a reaction to many curbs. 

It is 7 or 5" inches from ring to ring 
and uses a 45 degree forward and upward slanting mullen design mouthpiece to be arched over the tongue and  bars upon contact/rotation. 

The lower shank flattens in contact when the horse releases into roundness which unloads the torque as a  reward. The flat lower shank also can't be lipped into the mouth as it passes through the lip line at a right 
angle acting like a guard. This curb  rides on light contact with the same feel as a snaffle when using the  rein aids. 

Gaited breeds are only allowed one bit so I was searching for a bit that was a curb applying the horizontal 
cues like normal but this  design also has amazing lateral cuing because of the flat lower bar  shank design. If the horse lifts out of roundness or pokes his nose, it angles the lower shank downward increasing the cue 
pressure to round. 

Horses quickly learned that extremely light pressure was to be earned by rounding and this understanding 
transferred back to other bits including loose ring  snaffles.

In testing, horses released down by stretching forward to the bit. No curling or lifting back into the chest 
compressing the neck.

 

The purchase runs down through the tube attaching to the mouthpiece and the shank is welded at a right 
angle just under the mouthpiece. 

The shank is left open not closing the 180 degree turn preventing the flat part of the shank from rotating 
upward controlled through proper curb  chain adjustment.

I extended the shank and left it slightly open because I found the design offered a release of torque when the 
horse rounded aligning the lower  shank with the rein releasing about half the pressure to the  mouthpiece. 

When the horse lifts out of roundness or thrusts his nose out, the shank activates to help re?]round the horse. 
The horse quickly  feels this torque release upon rounding and seeks a round position. 

This reward for compliance, relationship, transfers to all other bits includingsnaffles and is the main benefit of 
this design.
The flat part of the lower shank should rotate to match the line of the rein, releasing torque but maintaining contact creating consistency in  gaited horses.  By releasing some of the torque through aligning the  lower shank and rein and the rider softening contact as a reward for rounding, many horses deepened their 
head shake which balances the  longer TWH stride.

At rest, the shank has angle to the rein. During any resistance by nose poking or lifting out of roundness, the 
shank has angle to the rein activating normal curb action. When the horse complies and rounds the  rein and shank tend to align lessening the rotational effect of the curb, rewarding compliance. Contact tends toquickly become soft as the  horse experiences this lightening action and complies resulting in  softness on the aids.

The forward breaking shank causes the horse to round forward and through negating any compression found 
in many curb bits. This helps  to elasticize the long muscles in the horse's back and activate a more  reaching and round foreleg swim style stroke with each stride in the shoulder and fore legs and increases 
engagement for a longer stride in  the rear legs. It is the most interesting testing I have ever done.

 

Scot MacGregor

This bit is constructed of the highest quality stainless steel with a 7" or 5"  shank and 5" mouth.   The welds are hand buffed and polished to a mirror finish.   High Quality ....Built to Last

NOW Available in 7" or the newly added 5" length

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