The Harmony Mini Edgeware
Was the first Jumping Schooling bit that I made I had a good range of Snaffles and Doubles and Pelhams but nothting in between it took a while to get the balance of the cheek right but after lots of trailing it ended up exactly how I wanted it to work
The Harmony mouthpiece is 13mm in diameter and has a round lozenge and joints that go with the shape of the tongue it encourages a horse to move towards the mouthpiece but because of the balance of pressures discourages the Horse from getting too strong or set on the mouthpiece. As the reins are used together the whole mouthpiece wraps around the tongue and lower jaw, it has a structured feel in the centre of the tongue to dissuade the horse from leaning on the bit. It has a generous forward curve to go with the conformation inside the mouth and to stop the mouthpiece pinching the sides of the jaw
The Mini Edgeware comes with Brown or Black Pelham Roundings and a Jaw strap please choose your colour when you order
Very useful for Horses or Ponies that need to
- · Pay more heed to the mouthpiece
- · Are just a little strong for a Snaffle and need a little more
- · That block on one side as you flex or turn
- For young or retraining Horses that are strong in a Snaffle and need comfortable signals to train them to be lighter in the bridle
- For Horses that are polite in the school but more enthusiastic when they are out and about
Mini Edgeware Cheek
It is exactly the same proportions above and below the mouthpiece so it sends the Horse to the end of the rein
It is very important to have good balance when you create a cheek piece The part of the cheek above the mouthpiece [the purchase] creates upper head and upper jaw pressure and the part of the cheekpiece below the mouthpiece [the shank] creates lower jaw pressure
In order to send the Horse to the end of the rein and give good release and reward for work done these two measurements must create balance This cheek must always be used with a balance strap or chain never without as this brings to bear a third point of pressure on the upper part of the lower jaw as the bit is used without a balance strap the bit will not work as it was designed to