The others finished folding their chutes and formed a loose ring around Bolan.

The loose ring is currently one of the most popular overall designs, but several years ago the eggbutt and dee-ring were quite common.

The loose ring therefore keeps the bit more mobile than any other ring type.

There are some horses that dislike the rattling noise of the loose ring.

The loose ring is the most common bit seen at the lower levels of dressage and on junior horses in western riding disciplines.

Advantages: This is a mild bit and will not pinch like the loose ring.

The bit provides some lateral guiding effect, and is more fixed in the mouth than the loose ring.

Also prevents the bit from being pulled through the mouth like an eggbutt or loose ring.

Then the crowd backed off and the servants formed up a loose ring, fifty feet across.

They came to the alert and deployed in a loose ring that closed around me as I came up.