Sweet Iron Three Ring Elevator with Aurion Lozenge

Suitable for horses that:

• Set the neck and take hold

• Get long and lean through the bridle as the pace increases

• Are strong around a course and settled at home

• Need a reliable brake for jumping

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. With the rein on the main ring the bit works as a loose ring snaffle, with immediate release. The middle ring introduces poll pressure and leverages the mouthpiece; the bottom ring increases both. Unlike a running gag, which slides the mouthpiece up a cord and holds it there, the leverage here is direct and releases as soon as the rein is given. Ridden on two reins, with the leverage rein brought into play only when it is needed.

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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.

Allow 2 to 5mm clearance at each side so the main ring can rotate. Aim for one to two soft wrinkles at the corners of the mouth. Ride on two reins so the snaffle rein carries the ordinary work, and fit a backstrap if the cheek over rotates.

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

Main ring

65 mm

65 mm

65 mm

65 mm

65 mm

65 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.