TRUST Sweet Iron loose-ring Waterford ball snaffle
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A loose-ring snaffle made of mild steel with a blue patina and a Waterford ball barrel.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel, blued during manufacture 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 series of articulated elliptical links: the barrel follows every contour and provides no fixed point of leverage. Used on horses that are heavy in the hand and have difficulty relaxing their jaw.
- ✔ The rings slide freely along the barrel. The action of the hand is therefore less direct than with fixed-ring snaffles: the bit moves, so the horse cannot lean against a fixed point of leverage.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: loose-ring snaffle
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Barrel: Waterford with balls
- Barrel thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
There is no fixed point of leverage, so a strong horse cannot find anything to lean against. Reserve it for confident hands, as its mobility leaves no room for an unsteady hand.
🧴 Instructions for use
⚠️ Bit size is given in millimetres: it is the width of the barrel from one ring to the other. A 125 measures 12.5 cm. Measure your horse's mouth with a bit ruler, or measure the bit it currently wears: if it is too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if it is too narrow, it tightens the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ Fit rubber bit guards: pinching occurs between the movable ring and the barrel. ⚠️ 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. ⚠️ Very mobile barrel; reserve for experienced, steady hands.
