SWEET IRON FRENCH O RING SNAFFLE

What is sweet iron made of?
 Sweet Iron is made from black iron and copper, creating a metal that promotes acceptance and taste in the horse's mouth. Sweet iron will slowly oxidize and rusts. The oxidation has a sweet taste that horses like and which encourages salivation. This metal will almost always discolor.

Are sweet iron bits good?
 Sweet Iron bits are great and suitable for every horse. Sweet Iron helps to increase the chewing activity, to produce more saliva and to accept the bit more easily.

Does sweet iron rust?
 The Sweet Iron bits are made of steel and have a recognizable blue color. Sweet Iron will rust when it comes into contact with (air) humidity, the surface rust tastes sweet and naturally stimulates the saliva production.

What is a French snaffle bit?
 French link bits are double-jointed snaffle bits with a short link at the center. This piece is made to lay flat on the horse's tongue and allow the entire mouthpiece to form a bit better to the natural shape where a bit lays in a horse's mouth and applies pressure to the tongue.

What is an O ring bit used for?
Use it to introduce a horse to a bit for the first time, teach a horse to follow his nose, lateral flexion exercises and drills, establish proper headset or soften older horses. The O Ring has a weighted feel for greater sensation during the pickup and release of pressure.

What is an O ring snaffle bit?
 O-Ring or Loose Ring Snaffle:

One of the mildest bits, the plain snaffle features a smooth, simple mouthpiece and round bit rings which may be highly decorated for use on young western performance horses. The plain snaffle is often of loose ring design, meaning that the bit rings move freely through the mouthpiece.