Sweet Iron Fixed Ring Bevel with Aurion Lozenge

Suitable for horses that:

• Run long and stiff and are also busy in the mouth

• Are strong but unsteady in the contact

• Need lifting without moving to a gag

• Rub at the corners of the mouth in a loose ring

How it works

Mouthpiece. 14mm, double jointed, with curved cannons angled forward to follow the shape of the tongue. The lozenge lies flat on the tongue rather than standing upright between tongue and palate, so tongue pressure is spread across the width of the tongue. There is no nutcracker action and nothing reaches the palate.

Cheek piece.The bridle cheekpiece attaches to the upper loop and the rein to the lower loop, so the bit is raised in the mouth and poll pressure is applied. Because the ring is fixed to the mouthpiece nothing slides, and the aid arrives immediately and in the same place every time. The flattened D profile lies against the side of the face and assists with steering. There is no hole through the mouthpiece, so there is no pinch point at the corners.

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Material. Sweet iron is low carbon steel with no chromium in it, so it is meant to rust. That surface rust is the working part of the bit. It tastes warm and sweet, which draws the horse to mouth the bit and salivate into a softer, wetter mouth. Ours is solid iron right through rather than a coating, so it keeps producing it for the life of the mouthpiece. Supplied blue, fading to brown grey as it oxidises in work. The centre lozenge is Aurion, a high copper concentrated alloy. Cheeks, eyelets and joints are stainless steel.

Fit closely, with the lip gently brushing the cheek. No clearance is needed. Aim for one to two soft wrinkles at the corners of the mouth. The rein belongs in the lower loop.

Size and fit

4.5"

5"

5.5"

115 mm

125 mm

140 mm

Mouthpiece

14 mm

14 mm

14 mm

Ring

70 mm

70 mm

70 mm

Wipe dry after use and apply a light food safe oil to the joints. Surface oxidation after a period of storage lifts with a damp cloth.