TRUST Sweet Iron pony full-cheek snaffle with single joint

A pony full-cheek snaffle made of blue-patinated mild steel, with a single-jointed 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. This mouthpiece puts less pressure on the tongue than a double-jointed one and works mainly on the bars and sides of the tongue. It is the standard mouthpiece.
• ✔ Two vertical cheeks on a fixed ring. These cheeks press against the side of the horse’s cheek and make steering significantly easier. The ring is smaller than that of a D-ring bit, so the leverage effect is lower. Dimensions from the TRUST pony collection: thinner mouthpiece and smaller cheeks.

📋 Technical specifications

• Type: pony full-cheek snaffle
• Material: Sweet Iron
• Mouthpiece: single-jointed
• Mouthpiece thickness: 12 mm
• Sizes (mm): 95 / 105 / 115

🐎 Why choose this product?

This is the mouthpiece most horses are familiar with: the one to start with, and the one to return to when you want to determine what comes from the bit and what comes from the rider’s hand.

🧴 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 tool, or use the measurement of the bit it currently wears: if it is too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if it is too narrow, it presses on the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ The upper cheeks are attached to the bridle with keepers to prevent them from tipping forward. ⚠️ The blue colour turns silver-grey or brown-grey with use, and an orange film 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.