TRUST Sweet Iron full-cheek bit, double-jointed French Link

A full-cheek bit made of mild steel with a blue patina and a double-jointed French Link mouthpiece.

✨ Highlights

• ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel that is blued during manufacturing by heating. When it comes into contact with moist 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.
• ✔ Double-jointed mouthpiece with a figure-eight-shaped center plate that distributes pressure evenly across the tongue. Its finer edges make its action slightly sharper than that of a standard double-jointed mouthpiece, and the plate is angled at 45° to lie flat on the tongue.
• ✔ Two vertical cheeks on a fixed ring. These full cheeks press against the side of the cheek and make steering considerably easier. The ring is smaller than that of a D-ring bit, so the leverage effect is reduced.

📋 Technical specifications

• Type: full-cheek 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 mouthpiece, the one to try when a single joint causes discomfort.

🧴 Usage advice

⚠️ Bit size is given in millimeters: 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 measuring gauge, or take 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 tall cheeks are attached to the bridle with keepers to prevent them from tipping forward. ⚠️ The blue color turns silver-gray or brown-gray with use, and an orange coating appears when the bit is left unused: this is normal Sweet Iron behavior, not a defect. A wipe with a damp cloth is enough to remove it. This oxidation is not harmful.