TRUST Sweet Iron Pelham bit with a locked single-jointed mouthpiece
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A blue-patinated Sweet Iron Pelham bit with a locking jointed mouthpiece.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is a mild steel that is 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.
- ✔ A single joint that locks as it folds: 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.
- ✔ Combined-leverage shank: it acts both on the poll, behind the ears, and on the chin. 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: Pelham bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: locking 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 pulling is not beneficial.
🧴 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 sizer, or use the measurement of the bit it wears: too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; too narrow, it tightens the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ With a single rein, a Pelham rounding must be fitted between the large ring and the lower ring. A curb chain is essential. ⚠️ 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.
