TRUST Sweet Iron short combined hackamore bit with elliptical-link double-jointed mouthpiece

A short combined hackamore bit made of mild steel with a blue patina and a double-jointed mouthpiece with an elliptical link.

✨ Key features

• ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel, blued during manufacturing 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.
• ✔ Double-jointed with an elliptical central link. This shape better follows the anatomy of the mouth, allowing the bit to sit more freely, but it applies slightly more pressure to the center of the tongue than a single-jointed bit.
• ✔ Combines a hackamore and a bit: pressure is distributed between the mouth and the nose. The short shanks provide moderate leverage. An adjustment screw is located above the mouthpiece.

📋 Technical specifications

• Type: short combined hackamore bit
• Material: Sweet Iron
• Mouthpiece: double-jointed with an elliptical link
• Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
• Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145

🐎 Why choose this product?

The elliptical link eliminates the pinching effect of a single joint without the firmness of a flat plate: this is the most forgiving type of double-jointed mouthpiece.

🧴 Usage advice

⚠️ 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 bit ruler, or use the measurement of the bit it wears: if too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if too narrow, it tightens the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ The hackamore acts on the nasal bone: make sure the noseband rests on the bone and not on the cartilage of the nostrils. ⚠️ 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.