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Carol Goostree Custom Bits
About Carol Goostree

In the barrel racing world, bits and bitting mean everything to your communication with your horse. For years, barrel racers have turned to WPRA World Champion Barrel Racer Carol Goosetree for her expertise in finding the right bit for every horse. Her commitment to design and quality lead top-name barrel racers to choose the Goosetree line of bits from Classic Equine.
Simplicity
Simplicity II
C6
Double Gag
Delight
Pickup
Quick Draw
Hackamore
Simplicity

Simplicity

This shank is trusted by the biggest names in barrel racing for its ability to adjust flexion and rate.

Features:
• Great transition as a horse gains training.
• Leverage improves rate and flexion.
• 5” shank.

Available mouthpiece:
• Twisted Wire Snaffle
• DR Bristol
• Chain
• Chain Snaffle
Simplicity II

Simplicity II

Oval rings provide balanced gag action for control in the turn without additional restrictions.

Features:
• Encourages natural flexion with balanced gag action.
• Adds control in the turn.
• Designed for light-mouthed horses.
• 5” oval shank.

Available mouthpiece:
• Twisted Wire Snaffle
• DR Bristol
• Chain
• Chain Snaffle
Delight

Delight

For decades, barrel racers have turned to the Delight shank for quicker contact and better control when it’s needed most.

Features:
• Perfect for tuning up an older horse or for seasoned colts going around the barrels.
• Light bit that offers quicker contact and more control.
• 4¾” shanks.

Available mouthpiece:
• Twisted Wire Snaffle
• DR Bristol
• Chain
• Chain Snaffle
Pickup

Pickup Short Shank

The Pickup represents Carol Goosetree’s next step in achieving control. Use it on seasoned horses that need to lift their shoulders going into turns.

Features:
• Higher level of control.
• Lifts shoulders going into turns.
• Offers more rate.
• Use on seasoned horses or on colts that are going around barrels.
• 7¼” shanks.

Available mouthpiece:
• Twisted Wire Snaffle
• DR Bristol
Pickup

Pickup Long Shank

The Pickup represents Carol Goosetree’s next step in achieving control. Use it on seasoned horses that need to lift their shoulders going into turns.

Features:
• Higher level of control.
• Lifts shoulders going into turns.
• Offers more rate.
• Use on seasoned horses or on colts that are going around barrels.
• 8¾” shanks.

Available mouthpiece:
• Twisted Wire Snaffle
• DR Bristol
Pickup

Double Gag Short Shank

Gain more direction and lift with this double-gag shank as speed increases. This is a slight gag, so the horse has more time to respond to the cue before the full action engages.

Features:
• Slight gag prepares horse for full contact.
• Comfortable and safe.
• Can be flipped, depending on action desired, so is essentially two bits in one.

Available mouthpiece:
• DR Bristol
• Chain
Pickup

Double Gag Long Shank

Gain more direction and lift with this double-gag shank as speed increases. This is a slight gag, so the horse has more time to respond to the cue before the full action engages.

Features:
• Slight gag prepares horse for full contact.
• Comfortable and safe.
• Can be flipped, depending on action desired, so is essentially two bits in one.

Available mouthpiece:
• DR Bristol
• Chain

Mouthpiece Options

Twisted Wire Snaffle

A twisted-wire mouthpiece can be good for older horses that need to get off the bit and improve response. It’s called a must-own by most professionals.

Features:
• Natural flexion and rate.
• Gets horse off the bit to alleviate leaning.
• Improves response.

DR Bristol

This is essentially a twisted-wire snaffle with a dogbone connection in the middle of the mouthpiece.

Features:
• Broken in three places, so it allows for pressure on the corners of the mouth and, to some extent, the bars.
• Applies tongue pressure and direct contact.
• Ideal for older horses.

Chain

Many horses like chain mouthpieces. In the right hands, they can be ideal for colts to achieve the correct bend, flexion and control.

Features:
• Helps establish bend and control.
• Broken mouthpiece allows many points of connection.
• Can be a good option for colts.
 

Chain Snaffle

Horses tend to feel comfortable in this mouthpiece. It solicits a response but without being too sharp, leading to an overreaction.

Features:
• Smooth snaffle-style mouthpiece lays comfortably on the horse’s bars.
• Short length of chain in the middle of the mouthpiece allows it to break in multiple places.
• Adds control in turns and corrects an overly bendy horse.
CG

CG

The CG bit is one of Carol Goosetree’s first designs, developed for her champion horse Dobre in the 1970s.

Features:
• Short gag action.
• 5½” weighted shanks add feel and encourage proper headset.
CG

Quick Draw

This shank is versatile and adaptable, making it a perfect choice to have in the tack room. Adjust the gag action by shortening or lengthening your headstall, and choose your shank length by changing where you connect your reins.

Features:
• Adjustable gag by adjusting headstall (0” to 3”).
• Adjustable shanks by adjusting rein connection (5½” to 6¾”).
• Excellent for collection and vertical flexion.
CG

Hackamore

This shank is versatile and adaptable, making it a perfect choice to have in the tack room. Adjust the gag action by shortening or lengthening your headstall, and choose your shank length by changing where you connect your reins.

Features:
• Adjustable gag by adjusting headstall (0” to 3”).
• Adjustable shanks by adjusting rein connection (5½” to 6¾”).
• Excellent for collection and vertical flexion. The Goostree Hackamore is na extremely versatile piece of equipment. It is designed with a 8-3/4" shank and chain nosepiece covered in a supersoft polyurethane coating, makin it very flexible. Because it is so flexible, riders don't hit that "dead spot" commonly felt in other hacamores. It offers plenty of "woa" when needed and can be placed higher on a horses's nose or lower, depending on the horse's level of sensitivity.