TRUST Sweet Iron loose-ring bridle snaffle bit with a locking joint
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A loose-ring bridle snaffle bit made of mild steel with a blue patina and a locking-joint mouthpiece.
✨ 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 more readily.
- ✔ The single joint locks as soon as it bends: under rein tension, the mouthpiece then behaves like a straight mouthpiece, which increases its action. As soon as the tension eases, it becomes a single-jointed mouthpiece again.
- ✔ Small loose rings that slide through the mouthpiece: the action is less direct. This format is used as a bridle snaffle (12 mm) or as a hackamore mouthpiece (12 or 16 mm).
- ✔ Corrective mouthpiece, designed for horses that lean on the hand or run through the contact.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: loose-ring bridle snaffle bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: locking joint
- Mouthpiece thicknesses: 12 mm / 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 / 125 / 130 / 135 / 140 / 145 / 150
🐎 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 the benefit of not pulling.
🧴 Instructions 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: if it is too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if it is too narrow, it tightens the corners of the mouth. Choose the thickness according to the mouth: a thick mouthpiece distributes pressure over a larger surface, but takes up more room in a shallow mouth or with a thick tongue. ⚠️ Fit rubber bit guards to prevent pinching at the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ 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.