TRUST Sweet Iron baby Pelham bit, double-jointed French Link
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A baby Pelham bit in blue-patina sweet iron, with a double-jointed French Link mouthpiece.
✨ Highlights
- ✔ Sweet Iron is a mild steel that is blued during manufacturing by heating. When it comes into contact with 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.
- ✔ Double-jointed with a figure-eight-shaped central plate that distributes pressure evenly across the tongue. Its thinner edges make the action slightly more incisive than that of a standard double-jointed bit, and the plate is angled at 45° so it lies flat on the tongue.
- ✔ Reduced-size Pelham: combined action on the poll and chin, with one or two reins.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: baby Pelham bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: double-jointed French Link
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
The figure-eight plate distributes pressure evenly across the tongue: this is the standard double-jointed design, the one to try when a single joint causes discomfort.
🧴 Usage advice
⚠️ Bit size is given in millimetres: it 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 gauge, 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. ⚠️ With a single rein, a curb strap is required between the large ring and the lower ring. A curb chain is essential. ⚠️ The blue colour turns silver-grey or brown-grey with use, and an orange film appears when the bit is left unused: this is the normal function of Sweet Iron, not a defect. A wipe with a damp cloth is enough to remove it. This oxidation is not harmful.
