[Beaker]

That with even an O ring snaffle, you do get some curb action when only pulling on one rein, if the curb strap is adjusted as it should be.

A curb strap on an O ring snaffle? I've never heard of it! There's no place for it to go. I think he was wrong there.

Western snaffles are confusing. Techincally you could consider it a snaffle, but I've seen some western snaffles with some decent shanks which are part of the definition of a curb bit.

[HairOfTheDog]

I think the definitions overlap.

Snaffle is a broken bit.
Curb is a shank with leverage.

Some have both :~)

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Well, I’ve seen plenty of people with a leather strap on their O rings to keep it from pulling thru the horses mouth. He said if you pull on one rein it will pull the strap enough to put some pressure on the horses chin...I don’t know about that, I sort of can see it. I don’t think it would be enough to matter one way or the other tho.

Becky