Suitable for horses that:
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Have a large tongue and need more control than a snaffle gives
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Remain strong in a short shank Pelham
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Are long in the neck and need the nose bringing in
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Are too strong out hunting or in the show ring
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, 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 mouthpiece is swept forward to follow the arch of the tongue. 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. A ported mullen is the traditional mouthpiece for a Pelham for exactly this reason.
Cheek piece. The Pelham has attachments for two reins, one at the mouthpiece and one at the end of the shank. Ridden on the top rein it acts as a fixed cheek snaffle. When the bottom rein is taken the shank rotates back, the curb chain comes into the curb groove, poll pressure is applied through the bridle and the mouthpiece rolls back onto the tongue and bars. This is the longer of our two shanks, so it engages later and exerts more leverage. The lip strap ring keeps the curb chain lying flat.
Imported
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