TRUST Sweet Iron Curbgag bit with lock-up joint
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A Curbgag bit made of mild steel with a blue patina and a lock-up jointed mouthpiece.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel blued during manufacturing by heating. When exposed to humid air and saliva, it develops a sweet-tasting surface oxidation that naturally stimulates salivation: the horse chews more and accepts the bit more readily.
- ✔ The single joint locks as soon as it bends: under rein tension, the mouthpiece then acts like a straight mouthpiece, reinforcing its action. As soon as the tension eases, it becomes a single-jointed mouthpiece again.
- ✔ A combination of a Pelham and a loose-ring gag bit: a loose ring with two holes on each side, through which a leather strap passes. The points of contact are the chin and the poll. It can be used with one or two reins.
- ✔ Corrective mouthpiece, designed for horses that lean on the hand or run through the contact.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: Curbgag bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: lock-up jointed
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
It gives you two bits in one: a single-jointed mouthpiece when the hand is light, and a straight mouthpiece as soon as the horse leans on it. The horse discovers for itself that it is better not to pull.
🧴 Directions for 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. ⚠️ Combined leverage and curb-chain action: for experienced riders only. ⚠️ 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 behaviour of Sweet Iron, not a defect. A wipe with a damp cloth is enough to remove it. This oxidation is not harmful.
