horse tack??

[texan connection]

I bet ya'll will know this one right off, we have found a few of them, its got me a nd a hunting friend of mine stumped. Thanks

 

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[mojjax]

Looks like half of a horse bit ? The part that goes in thier mouth .

 

[Michelle]

Ms. orbo will know

 

[Kansasippi]

It is a horses bit......or half of one and I believe that is what is called a 'broken bit' as it hinged in the middle for comfort in the horses mouth.

 

[Montana Jim]

yup

 

[texan connection]

Very Cool Thank ya'll

 

[Michelle]

YES......

 

[lonewolfe]

holy xoxo~

I wouldn't want that thing in my mouth = "poor horse"! lol

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[kd8hf]

What general era would this bit have been used?

Is this type still in use?

 

[Montana Jim]

What general era would this bit have been used?

Is this type still in use?

From Wikipedia:
Fulmer/Australian loose-ring

Fulmer ring.
Type of Bit: snaffle
Action: The fulmer is similar to the full-cheek in that it has an upper and lower cheek, which taper off as they move from the mouthpiece. However, the ring to which the bit is attached is not an eggbutt or Dee-ring design, but a loose-ring. This bit therefore gives the lateral guiding effect of the full-cheek, without the rigidity of many other bit rings.
Advantages: Provides the rotation of the loose ring without as great a chance that the ring will pinch. Also prevents the bit from being pulled through the mouth like an eggbutt or loose ring.
Mouthpieces: Usually seen in single- or double-jointed mouthpieces
Uses: not as common as the other bit rings, but can be seen used in a variety of disciplines

Probebly been around forever in some shape or design, like all horse tack evolving with the needs of the day or times... and is certainly still in use today... world-wide I'm sure. I'd be suprised if someone could tell you what year it was first invented, because really, there are hundreds of different styles of bits being used today and have been since humans first got on the back of a horse.

 

[texan connection]

Wow thanks agien, that was another great learnig experience