TRUST Sweet Iron eggbutt bridle snaffle with ridged barrel
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A Sweet Iron loose-ring bridle bit with a blue patina and a grooved mouthpiece.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel that is 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 mouthpiece has a grooved surface along its entire length. The grooves provide more grip on the bars than a smooth mouthpiece.
- ✔ Small fixed rings: stable positioning in the mouth and direct action. This size is used as a bridle bit (12 mm) or as a hackamore mouthpiece (12 or 16 mm).
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: loose-ring bridle bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: grooved
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
The grooves provide more bite than a smooth mouthpiece without going as far as a twisted mouthpiece: an intermediate option when a smooth mouthpiece is no longer enough.
🧴 Directions for use
⚠️ 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 measuring gauge, or measure the bit it currently wears: if it is too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if it is too narrow, it squeezes the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ 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. ⚠️ The mouthpiece is sharper than a smooth one: avoid using it on a sensitive mouth.
