TRUST Sweet Iron three-ring (Pessoa) bit with locking joint
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A three-ring (Pessoa) bit made of blue-patinated mild steel, with a locking-joint mouthpiece.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel, blued during manufacturing 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 more readily.
- ✔ A single-joint mouthpiece that locks as soon as it bends: under rein tension, the mouthpiece then acts like a straight bar, which increases its action. As soon as the tension is released, it becomes a single-joint mouthpiece again.
- ✔ Leverage shank: the lower the rein is attached, the stronger the action. The point of contact is on the poll, just behind the ears.
- ✔ Corrective mouthpiece, designed for horses that lean on the hand or run through the contact.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: three-ring (Pessoa) bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: locking joint
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
It provides two bits in one: a single-joint mouthpiece when the hand is light, and a straight bar as soon as the horse leans. The horse discovers for itself that it is better not to pull.
🧴 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 ruler, or use the measurement of the bit it wears: if it is too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if it is too narrow, it tightens the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ The three-ring bit magnifies the action of the hand. Start with the highest ring. ⚠️ The blue colour turns silver-grey or brownish-grey with use, and an orange film appears when the bit remains unused: this is normal Sweet Iron operation, not a defect. A wipe with a damp cloth is enough to remove it. This oxidation is not harmful.
