We will cover this subject in an upcoming video.

I believe that the gullet width on our saddles is 7 inches. But the gullet is not the only thing that makes a wade saddle so versatile. It has to do with the way the rigging sits low and gives the horse room between the cinch and the horse’s elbow.

@@PatnDebPuckett and what does it mean "Wade" saddle? Thanks.

The better you breathe, the quicker the horse “switches off.”

We use a noseband to remind the horse that he no longer has to defend his mouth. It’s a temporary tool that we often use on older horses.

I believe it would be possible perhaps with the help of someone on the ground at first. Your goal would be to teach your horse to move off of your seat bones when you twist in the saddle and look in the direction of the turn. That is, incidentally, the goal of all good horsemen. You just have to find a way to teach it to your horse without the initial use of leg pressure. Just break it down until your horse understands. Good luck and keep us posted!

Any medium to high port SOLID mouthpiece preferably with a loose cheek.

@@PatnDebPuckett Thanks so much. By loose cheek you mean like a Sliester? The cheek pieces would rotate around the mouthpiece except that there's a hobble at the bottom where the reins attach, so they can't really go anywhere. My Sliester has a solid mouthpiece with a low port; the cricket/roller is in line with the sides of the mouthpiece and the middle of the mouthpiece runs up over the cricket and back down to the other side. The port isn't separate like your half-breeds. It's integrated I guess you'd say. So that would NOT be a western bit in your world?

@@epona9166 A Sleister has a loose cheek as it is not welded solid to the cheekpiece. A solid mouthpiece is the opposite of a correction bit which is cut up into 3-4 different “joints” and acts like a snaffle with a port and a shank. A “correction” bit is not a western bit. It’s short cut. A Mona Lisa, a ported bit with or without a cricket or roller, a half breed, are all western bits whether or not the canon bar is solid or if the canon bar forms the port.

You obviously don't know wisdom when u see it. I bet u couldnt pour piss out a boot with instructions on the bottom without soaking urself either.

Actually Pat is the opposite of cruel, he never uses the long shank bits until they understand how to turn stop and go from his body cues, he teaches this using either a bitless halter or an unjointed (the mildest type) of snaffle. I watch a lot of horse riders and trainers on youtube, and Pat's way of teaching horses is kind, fair, clear and easy for horses to follow. This is a rare combination. You are an example of someone who doesn't know enough about a topic to understand it