SH :>Have you tried a bozel on the Arab?  If someone has made
SH :>her mouth hard, even though she is an Arab, go to something
SH :>else and get off her mouth for awhile.  Sometimes the
SH :>snaffle roller bits with the copper rollers in them work
SH :>well when you start back with a bit.  A curb would only
SH :>bring her head higher. After a snaffle, try a 'Tom Thumb'
Thanks for the suggestion, but this was a horse I was looking to buy for 
beginners to ride.  Didn't want to have to mess with this kind of stuff. The 
appy mare I did buy was being worked in copper roller, so I think we'll 
continue with that.
Next Arab with a bad mouth I run into, I'll give the bozel a try (g).  The 
one I have now is going nicely in a fat, loose ring snaffle, so unless I do 
something awful, that's where she'll stay!  (Btw, I ride hunt seat.)
Thanks for the suggestion, though.  Never know when I'll need it!
Meg  
 
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