Sweet Iron Pelham Long Curb with Aurion Lozenge

Suitable for horses that:

• Remain strong in a short shank Pelham

• Are long in the neck and need the nose bringing in

• Are too strong for a snaffle out hunting or in the ring

• Need a curb action that can be applied quietly

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 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. Poll, tongue and curb pressure work together to ask the horse to shorten and soften rather than simply stop. This is the longer of our two shanks, so it engages later and exerts more leverage. The lip strap keeps the curb chain lying flat.

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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. Curb chain supplied.

Fit closely, with the lip gently brushing the cheek. Aim for one to two soft wrinkles at the corners of the mouth. Adjust the curb chain so it engages as the shank reaches approximately 45 degrees, and run a lip strap through the small rings to keep the chain lying flat.

Size and fit

4.5"

4.75"

5"

5.25"

5.5"

6"

115 mm

120 mm

125 mm

135 mm

140 mm

150 mm

Mouthpiece

14 mm

14 mm

14 mm

14 mm

14 mm

14 mm

Cheek

140 mm

140 mm

140 mm

140 mm

140 mm

140 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.