Sweet Iron Full Cheek Gag with Aurion Lozenge

Suitable for horses that:

• Go flat and strong around a course

• Do not come back between fences

• Lower the head and run through the turn

• Are strong and losing a shoulder at the same time

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. On the bit ring it works as a full cheek, with the arms lying along the face to guide the head and hold the bit in position. On the gag rein the mouthpiece slides up the cheekpiece, raising the bit in the mouth, applying poll pressure and rotating the bit slightly onto the tongue and bars. Ridden on two reins with the gag rein brought into play only when it is needed. The combination of lift and lateral guidance is why this bit is widely used cross country.

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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.

Size and fit

4.5"

5"

5.5"

115 mm

125 mm

140 mm

Mouthpiece

14 mm

14 mm

14 mm

Cheek arm

150 mm

150 mm

150 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.