Full Cheek Snaffle Double Broken Benefits of SWEET copper mouth:• Better acceptance• Pleasant sweet taste of the middle piece• Encourages chewing and salivation• Solid copper composition (90% Copper, 7% Iron and Aluminum, no Nickel) with very high strength• Horses feel good with SWEET Copper Benefits of a Full Cheek Snaffle:• Long and extended arms above and below the mouthpiece with a ring attached to it. The cheeks have a good lateral guiding effect which enhances the response of the horse on the outside rein when riding bends and circles• The leverage effect is not very high. It can be increased however when used with bit keepers, which keep the bit more fixed in the mouth• Full-cheek-snaffles have proven to be especially good for training young horses and lungeing work. Benefits of a Pelham Bit:• Can be ridden with one or two sets of reins• Leverage bit putting pressure on the bars of the mouth as well as the poll• Exact and effective responsiveness• Only if you use a Pelham with two reins, you can take advantage of the bit to its full extent. With the rein in the upper large ring, called the snaffle-rein, the action of the bit is similar to an Egg-But-Bit or a Loose-Ring-Snaffle.• The lower rein, called the curb rein, which is attached to the lower end of the shank, is used for its curb action with a leverage effect, applying pressure on the poll.• Using the Bit with a bit converter and only one rein minimizes its effect. A famous German Riding-Instructor (Trainer) once told me, using a bit converter when riding with a Pelham is like driving a car and holding the hand break at the same time.• The special features of a Stübben STEEL tec Pelham are its short shanks of only 5cm ca. 2 inches. This reduces the leverage, but allows a quicker more direct action between reins and mouthpiece. (Standard Pelhams have shanks with a length of 7cm or 2.3/4 inches).• The immediate response is especially helpful when show jumping, particularly when the course has many tight turns.• The flat curb chain hooks prevent the horse’s lips from being pinched.• Furthermore, our curb chain, with flat hooks, is easier to adjust to the each horse’s chin, because you don‘t have to twist it like a conventional curb chain, so it can lie flat in the chin groove Stübben Steeltec quality:• No rough edges that could hurt the horse's mouth• Long durability due to selected materials• A special processing technology ensures that bit holes and link pieces remain intact for longer Details:Widths in cm: 10.5 cm - 4 1/8"Cheeks: 12 cm - 4 3/4"Thickness: 11 mmWidths in cm: 11,5 / 12.5 cmWidths in inch: 4 1/2” / 5"Cheeks: 12cm - 4 3/4"Thickness: 14 mmWidths in cm: 13.5 / 14.5 / 15.0cmWidths in inch: 5 1/4” / 5 3/4” / 6"Cheeks: 14cm - 5 1/2"Thickness: 14 mm
