Premier Equine Leather Mouth Hanging Cheek with Aurion Lozenge

Suitable for horses that:

• Will not accept metal and cannot settle on a moving bit

• Are worn or sore at the corners of the mouth

• Show wear on the front cheek teeth

• Are sensitive over the poll

• Come high in the neck and need to work down and forward

How it works

Mouthpiece. 14mm finished, 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 upper cheek holds the bit to the bridle cheekpiece, so the mouthpiece stays in one position in the mouth. It does not drop onto the incisors, slide sideways, or move when the hand moves. The cheeks lie flat against the face and pressure is concentrated on the bars. A hanging cheek does not create poll pressure: with no lower shank and no curb chain there is no leverage, and cheekpiece tension reduces rather than increases when the rein is taken. Held still and covered in leather, this is the quietest bit in the range for a mouth that has been worked hard.