TRUST Sweet Iron loose-ring elevator bit with Dr. Bristol double-jointed mouthpiece.
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A blue-patinated Sweet Iron eggbutt gag bit with a double-jointed Dr. Bristol mouthpiece.
✨ Key features
- ✔ Sweet Iron is a mild steel that is 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 mouthpiece with a flat central plate. When the bit rotates, pressure is distributed between the center and the sides of the tongue.
- ✔ Fixed ring fitted with two small rings for the gag cheekpieces. The bit encourages the horse to raise its head. Fixed rings transmit the action more directly than a gag bit with loose rings. The pressure points are the poll and the corners of the mouth.
- ✔ More incisive mouthpiece than a standard double-jointed bit: the plate acts edge-on against the tongue.
📋 Technical specifications
- Type: eggbutt gag bit
- Material: Sweet Iron
- Mouthpiece: double-jointed Dr. Bristol
- Mouthpiece thickness: 16 mm
- Sizes (mm): 115 / 125 / 135 / 145
🐎 Why choose this product?
Use with due care: the plate acts edge-on, making this mouthpiece more incisive than it appears.
🧴 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 measuring gauge, or measure the bit it wears: if too wide, the bit moves around and pinches; if too narrow, it squeezes the corners of the mouth. ⚠️ The gag cheekpiece replaces the usual bridle cheekpiece. Two reins allow you to adjust the effect. ⚠️ The blue colour turns silver-grey or brown-grey with use, and an orange coating 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.
