TRUST Sweet Iron loose-ring bit with side pieces and locking joint
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A loose-ring bit with side pieces, made of blue-patina 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 better.
- ✔ A single joint that locks as soon as it bends: under rein tension, the mouthpiece then acts like a straight mouthpiece, which strengthens its action. As soon as the tension eases, it becomes a single-jointed mouthpiece again.
- ✔ Two vertical side pieces on a fixed ring, with two small rings for the loose-ring cheekpieces. The side pieces increase lateral support and make steering easier. The ring is smaller than on an ordinary bit with side pieces, so the leverage is reduced.
- ✔ Corrective mouthpiece, designed for horses that lean on the hand or run through the contact.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: loose-ring bit with side pieces
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: locking joint
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
It gives you two bits in one: a single joint when the hand is light, and a straight mouthpiece as soon as the horse leans. The horse discovers for itself that it is better not to pull.
🧴 How to use
⚠️ 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 ruler, or use the measurement of the bit it wears: too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; too narrow, it squeezes the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ The loose-ring cheekpiece replaces the usual bridle cheekpiece. ⚠️ The blue colour turns silver-grey or brown-grey with use, and an orange film appears when the bit is left 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.
