A bit converter, also known as a pelham rounding, is used on pelham bits to change them from two-rein bits to one-rein bits. It is a leather strap that attaches from the snaffle ring to the curb ring, onto which the rein is then attached to the loop made between the two rings. A bit converter is very helpful when riding the cross-country phase of eventing, so that a rider using a pelham does not have to keep track of two reins— especially helpful when riding drop fences, which require the rider to slip the reins and then gather them back up on landing. It is also commonly seen used by children, who may have not yet become skilled enough to handle two reins with ease. However, the bit converter diminishes the rider's ability to apply the curb and snaffle functions of the pelham independently and discriminately, and thus is usually considered unsuitable for other types of riding; it is illegal in hunt seat equitation, for example.
A bit converter is also known in some places as 'roundings' or 'pelham roundings'.
Equine Equipment (Horse Tack)
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Saddles, component parts and accessories
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- Western saddle
- English saddle
- Australian Stock Saddle
- Sidesaddle
- Pack saddle
- Girth (tack)
- Breastplate (tack)
- Stirrup
- Tapadero
- Saddle blanket
- Saddlebag
- Pannier
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Bits, bridles and hackamores
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Headstalls
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- Bridle
- Hackamore
- Double bridle
- Bitless bridle
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Bits and bit parts
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- Curb bit
- Snaffle bit
- Gag bit
- Kimblewick bit
- Pelham bit
- spade bit (horse)
- ring bit
- bit mouthpiece
- bit ring
- bit shank
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Component parts and accessories
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- noseband or cavesson
- bosal
- mechanical hackamore
- Reins
- romal
- Mecate (rein)
- curb chain
- Fiador (tack)
- Bit converter
- Bit guard
- Lip strap
- Tongue-tie (tack)
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Horse harness
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Harness and parts
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- Horse harness
- Horse collar (includes hames)
- Breastplate (tack)
- Breeching (tack)
- Crupper
- Trace (tack)
- Terret
- Surcingle
See also: Carriage, wagon, Sled, and Horse-drawn vehicle
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Harness bridle components
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- Blinders or Blinkers
- Shadow roll
- Bearing rein or overcheck
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Tack accessories and training tools
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- Martingale (tack)
- Whip
- Crop (implement)
- Quirt
- spur
- Surcingle
- Bitting rig
- Longeing cavesson
- side reins
- chambon
- Draw reins and running reins
- Gogue
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Other Equipment
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Stable equipment
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- Halter
- Lead (tack)
- Grooming tools
- Horse blanket
- Fly mask
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Leg protection
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- Leg wraps
- Polo wraps
- Shipping bandage
- Stable bandage
- bell boots
- brushing boots or splint boots
- skid boots
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Restraints
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- Hobble (device)
- Picket line
- Twitch (device)
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Historic or ceremonial equipment
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- McClellan saddle
- Barding
- Kura (saddle)
- Abumi (stirrup)
- Frentera
- Shabrack
- Caparison
- Horse brass
- Hipposandal
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Farriery (Horseshoeing)
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- Horseshoe
- Hoof boot
- Caulkins
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- Glossary of equestrian terms
- Category:Horse tack
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