TRUST Sweet Iron full-cheek elevator snaffle with a single-jointed twisted mouthpiece
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A sweet iron gag bit with cheeks, featuring a blue-patina finish and a twisted single-jointed mouthpiece.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel, blued during manufacture by heating. When exposed to humid air and saliva, it develops a surface oxidation with a sweet taste that naturally stimulates salivation: the horse chews more and accepts the bit better.
- ✔ Single joint with both branches twisted. The twist creates edges, resulting in a more incisive action on the bars than a smooth single joint.
- ✔ Two vertical cheeks on a fixed ring, with two small rings for the gag cheekpieces. The cheeks increase lateral pressure and make steering easier. The ring is smaller than on an ordinary full-cheek bit, so the leverage is reduced.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: gag bit with cheeks
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: twisted single joint
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
The twist sharpens the action on the bars: this is a corrective mouthpiece for occasional use and should not be fitted permanently in a horse's mouth.
🧴 Usage advice
⚠️ Bit size is given in millimetres: this is the width of the mouthpiece from one ring to the other. A 125 measures 12.5 cm. Measure your horse's mouth with a bit measuring gauge, or use the measurement of the bit it currently wears: too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; too narrow, it tightens the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ The gag cheekpiece replaces the usual bridle cheekpiece. ⚠️ The blue colour changes to silver-grey or brown-grey with use, and an orange coating appears when the bit remains unused: this is normal Sweet Iron behaviour, not a defect. A wipe with a damp cloth is enough to remove it. This oxidation is not harmful. ⚠️ This mouthpiece is not suitable for sensitive horses or inexperienced riders.
