Suitable for horses that:
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Are moving up to a double bridle for the first time
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Are short in the mouth, where a longer shank sits too close to the chest
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Have a large tongue and need room under the mouthpiece in a curb
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Are ridden by someone new to carrying four reins
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. Port relief moves the load off the centre of the tongue and out onto the bars, which is what a curb mouthpiece is meant to do.
Cheek piece. A Weymouth works on several parts of the head at once. Taking the curb rein rotates the shank back, the curb chain comes into the curb groove, poll pressure is applied through the bridle headpiece and the mouthpiece rolls back onto the tongue and bars. The horse answers by softening at the poll and lifting through the base of the neck. At 50mm the shank adds leverage but less than a 70mm shank, so the curb engages quickly and to a modest degree.
Imported
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