french link pelhams

[Janette]

Is it possible to get one, as Star is going so nicely in her 2 jointed snaffle bit?

[HairyCob]

I don't think you can get french link pelhams, Janette, although you can get 'ordinary' snaffle link pelhams, so I'm not sure why not! Maybe a french link pelham is the bit of the future and you should suggest it to bit manufacturers!

Having said that, I expect some Ultra Knowlegable person on here is about to tell us both why french link pelhams are a really bad idea!:D

[Gemma16]

Hi Janette you can get french link pelhams especially made from the bit bank. I got some advice from there suggesting I get one fr Taffy. They are a bit pricey though. I'm not sure if they are a good idea or not. I don't really know that much about bitting. As HC said some ultra knowledgable bittnig person will proberbly have the answer.:D

[Azrael]

there's something similar on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3632805373&category=3167

[Janette]

Found one!!!!! Its a french link Rugby Pelham.
Currently, Star is going V. nicel;y ina sprenger KK training bit, but the pelham for that particular mouthpiece is£136 - ish!!!!!!!!! Hence my search for an alternative. The one I'veseen is from Derby House, at £26!!!!!!! Do they work differently, or is the action similar?

[Ginger Thing]

Our local tack shop has Cottage Craft French link pelhams for £19.99 - I am going to get one for Thomas,as he's always gone well in a French link and will only have to deal with the curb difference, not a totally different mouthpiece.He doesn't like straight bars, so I thought I wouldn't be able to use a pelham - I was delighted when I found these, and for the price it's worth a try!

[Janette]

£19.99 - better and better :D
Is it a different action though from the sprenger? If its not so different, I'll get one, but not sure, because I currently have a mullen mouth pelham, which she leans on dreadfully.

[tasha]

I hate to put a dampener on this..but the action for a french link pelham on the curb rein will be quite different, surely? Will it not sort of twist the link slightly, and also not be 'uniform'? By this I mean that with a straight bar, using one curb rein (e.g. the right) it activates the curb action on both sides. With a link it wont do this.

Might be worth a try though.

[Janette]

Thanks, this is exactly why I posted this thread. I don't know the answers and I know that are very informed people out there - Tasha! I hadn't thought of that point.

What about a ported mullen? I am thinking about giving space in the mouth for her tongue. Star does not like single jointed snaffles AT ALL. They hit her in the roof of the mouth.

[Mehitabel]

if she's going nicely in the snaffle, is there a reason you want to change to a pelham? if it ain't broke...
you can indeed get them, as others have said, although tasha is quite right in that they will not work the same as a normal straightbar one. they are designed for people who need 2 reins for showing but who don't want to go in a double, or who just wasnt the extra rein for show purposes.

[Janette]

Es, you hit the nail on the head. I need it for showing next year, but as this forum is the home of the pelham experts, I thought I would ask on here, because I knew I would get some good advice.

[tasha]

A ported mouth would work fine, as long as it was a low port as it would hit the roof of the mouth if a bit one.

Im no expert on bits but Im good at thinking about their actions and figuring out the mechanics of how they work!