Suitable for horses that:
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Have a large or fleshy tongue that bulges between the teeth
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Get the tongue over the bit or draw it out to one side
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Are short in the mouth and have not been comfortable in a jointed bit
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Fuss and fiddle with anything that has a joint in it
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Lean on the hand and need a bit that will not stay still for them
How it works
Mouthpiece. An unjointed mullen bar formed from a single piece of sweet iron, tapering from 14mm at the cheek to 10mm through the centre. The port measures 80mm wide by 10mm high, which is low and broad rather than tall and narrow, so the tongue is given room across a wide span while the bar stays well clear of the palate. The whole mouthpiece is swept forward to follow the arch of the tongue, so it lies along the tongue and bars rather than bridging across them. With no joint there is nothing to close on the bars and no nutcracker action, and port relief moves the load off the centre of the tongue and out onto the bars.
Cheek piece. The bit rings run through the mouthpiece rather than being fixed to it, so the mouthpiece can move and the horse can carry the bit slightly higher or lower in the mouth. Pressure comes off the moment the rein is given and the bit returns to a neutral position. Loose rings suit a horse that is stiff or hard in the hand, because there is no fixed surface to set against.
Imported
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