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welshcobz
8th May 2006, 10:37 AM
A friend of mine has given me a kimblewick to borrow as I was using a pelham with roundings and thought I'd give the kimblewick a bash.

Its slotted, with the curb chain - it's the bit in the middle that I was wondering about........it's a copper coloured U (yep that's fine) but its jointed on either side of the U (port are they called?) and then a short shank to where it meets up with the D.....most ported kimblewicks are generally just one piece I thought. Anybody any ideas on this as to the action and is it more severe than using a more traditional one?.....hope this makes sense. Just wanted to get some gen on it before we go for it. Many thanks!!!

hooves of fire
13th May 2006, 11:30 AM
Hi, it sounds like the mouthpiece is like a Fillis snaffle. If it is, the port is quite square and high. They can be severe if the horse has a shallow palate.