Premier Equine Full Leather Loose Ring with Straight Bar

Suitable for horses that:

• Have not accepted anything else that has been tried

• Will not take a metal mouthpiece at all

• Become anxious or tense as soon as the bit goes in

• Have an unknown mouth history and are being restarted

• Lean on the hand and need a bit that will not stay still for them

How it works

Mouthpiece. An unjointed bar at 18mm, the widest bearing surface in the range. With no joint there is nothing to close on the bars, nothing to rise towards the palate and nothing to pinch at the lips, and rein pressure is spread across the full width of the tongue rather than concentrated at any one point. A stainless steel wire core runs through the whole length, so the bar is not rigid. Under contact it takes a shallow curve and follows the shape of the tongue rather than bridging across it the way a solid mullen does.

Cheek piece. The bit rings run through the mouthpiece rather than being fixed to it, so the mouthpiece can move and the horse can carry the bit slightly higher or lower in the mouth. Pressure comes off the moment the rein is given and the bit returns to a neutral position. Loose rings suit a horse that is stiff or hard in the hand, because there is no fixed surface to set against.