TRUST Sweet Iron 2-slot Liverpool bit with rotating cheeks, twisted mouthpiece and locking joint
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A Liverpool bit with 2 slots and rotating cheeks, made of blue-patinated sweet iron, with a twisted barrel featuring a locking joint.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is mild steel, blued during manufacturing through 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.
- ✔ A single twisted joint that locks when it bends: under tension, the barrel acts like a straight barrel, then becomes a single-jointed barrel again as soon as the rider softens the contact. The twisting adds edges, creating a sharper action.
- ✔ A driving bit with two adjustment slots, whose barrel pivots on the cheeks: the action builds more gradually than with fixed cheeks.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: Liverpool bit with 2 slots and rotating cheeks
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Barrel: twisted with a locking joint
- Barrel thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
It combines locking and twisting: one of the firmest barrels in the range, reserved for horses that run through the rider's hand.
🧴 Usage instructions
⚠️ Bit size is given in millimetres: this is the width of the barrel from ring to ring. A 125 measures 12.5 cm. Measure your horse's mouth with a measuring gauge, 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. ⚠️ Driving bit: adjust both sides to the same slot. A curb chain is essential. ⚠️ 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. ⚠️ Corrective barrel for horses that lean on the bit or run through the contact. Not suitable for sensitive horses or inexperienced riders.
