What bit do I use for my horse?

You can use a shank snaffle like these, for showing.

http://www.buytack.com/products/bits/ac/snaffle_sh...

The copper mouth or sweet iron should help in the transition.

A really good transition snaffle is this:

http://www.smithbrothers.com/reinsman-tender-touch...

This is the one I use. It is very gentle on the mouth. You CANNOT use this in a show! It is considered a gag bit, but it is very mild with limited slip.

Have you tried a short shank, shallow port curb? I didn't show my Arabians, but many of them have very shallow mouths and a broken bit would hit them in the top of their mouths any time you put pressure on the reins. The fact that she goes well in a hackamore makes me wonder if that isn't her problem. I would suggest going to a tack store and talking to a knowledgeable sales person. Ask for their gentlest shanked bit. They might also allow you to take a few to try on the condition you bring them back clean. The tack store I went to suggested the short shank, shallow port curb for my cranky mare. She was fine ridden with a halter, but fought the broken bit snaffle I had her in. She made the transition to the curb with no problems. The only other thing I can think of would be to try something that can changed from snaffle to shank. good luck

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have you thought about a bitless bridle?

My old arab is the same. He likes to be ridden in either a hackamore or a halter (neither of which I can use when I show him) Fortunately as I generally stick to endurance I was OK until I decided to do a little dressage. My boy doesn't like the bit but he doesn't react as severely as yours. He will just chomp and chomp till we take it out.

I tried him in a bitless bridle and he works fine in it...

have your tried a tom thumb with a roller? Worked wonders with my horse when she started showing western

http://www.horse.com/Pro-Craft-Copper-Roller-Tom-T...

if you need an english bit stick with some sort of d ring