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Bits Description Product # Price
Tom Thumb Snaffle.  1/2" Smooth Copper.  One of the most common and recommended bits ever made.  Excellent for leaving ring snaffle when training or and good choice for a horse with a good mouth.  5": 427                                   5 1/2":  427-550           $65.00  
Loose Jaw Colt Snaffle.  7/16" Smooth Sweet Iron.  Excellent for leaving a ring snaffle and introducing a little curb pressure.  Young horses and well as tender mouthed horses will except this bit.  401 $50.00
Argentine Snaffle.  7/16" Smooth Sweet Iron. Need more control than a ring snaffle?  This is an extremely good shank.  Low leverage, but adds some curb pressure for better control.  Packs easily, our most popular mouthpiece.  4 1/4": 402-425                      4 1/2": 402-450                      4 3/4": 402-475                   5": 402                                   5 1/4": 402-525                      5 1/2": 402-550 $55.00
Easy Five Snaffle.  7/16" Smooth Sweet Iron.  Exciting new shank.  Very nice bit for introducing curb pressure and low leverage.  Many have found this bit to be a good choice for horses with good mouths that don't need excessive amount of control.  403 $53.00
Freter Butterfly Snaffle.  3/8" Smooth Sweet Iron.  This little butterfly is designed for comfort to the horse's mouth while teaching him to turn with the slightest pressure.  This is a well balanced bit that is great for trail riding and starting colts.    408 $49.00
Argentine Snaffle.  7/16" Tapered Smooth Sweet Iron.  Our most popular bit when leaving the ring snaffle and introducing curb pressure and low leverage.  The tapered mouthpiece adds some tongue relief without any palate pressure and puts the pressure onto the lips.  425 $60.00
Argentine Snaffle.  3/8" Smooth Copper.  A very nice bit if your horse has a good mouth.  Low leverage shanks combined with a medium control mouthpiece.  424 $59.00
Argentine Snaffle.  1/4" Smooth Sweet Iron Bradoon.  A small bit with a good deal of control.  Low leverage, but the mouthpiece makes up the difference.  Will sore the corners of the lips and bars for good, but not extreme control.  404 $53.00
Argentine Snaffle.  5/16" Small Sweet Iron Twisted Wire.  Surprising amount of control.  Low leverage, but the mouthpiece makes of the difference.  Will sore up a horse's mouth especially if the reins are pulled back and forth independently.  406 $49.00
Freter Butterfly Snaffle.  3/8" Sweet Iron Medium Twisted Wire.  This little butterfly is designed for comfort to the horse's mouth while teaching him to turn with the slightest pressure.  The medium twist snaffle adds some 'bite' for a colt lugging on the bit.  This is a well balanced bit that is great for trail riding and starting colts.    410 $46.00
Easy Five Snaffle.  7/16" Large Sweet Iron Twisted Wire.  Exciting new shank.  The large twist snaffle adds some 'bite' for a colt lugging on the bit.  407 $50.00
Argentine Correction.  7/16" Medium Port Correction. A low leverage bit for horses with good control but who need more flex at the poll.  Three piece action adds tongue pressure and increased contact on the bars for added control.  Port height is 1 3/4" 429 $68.00
Freter Butterfly Curb.  3/8" Sweet Iron Low Port.  This little butterfly is designed for comfort to the horse's mouth while teaching him to turn with the slightest pressure.  The low port helps to stabilize the shoulders.  This is a well balanced bit that is great for trail riding and starting colts.    409 $42.00
Argentine Curb.  3/8" Smooth Sweet Iron Low Port. Very popular in low leverage bits.  Trainers have discovered that the low port helps to control horses that tend to over flex by stabilizing the horse's shoulders.  The low port adds some tongue pressure and the small diameter of the mouthpiece adds some control.   454 $51.00
Loose Jaw Mullen.  5/8" Sweet Iron Mullen Port.  Colts that have a lot of natural flex can use this bit to learn curb pressure and help collect themselves without over flexing.  This mouthpiece is especially gently for tugging  a young horse around. Loose shanks create a little flex and make it easy to use independent rein action. 441 $50.00
Solid Colt Mullen.  5/8" Sweet Iron Mullen Port. Colts that have a lot of natural flex can use this bit to learn curb pressure and help collect themselves without over flexing.  This mouthpiece is especially gently for tugging  a young horse around. 442 $49.00
Easy Five Snaffle.  7/16"  3-Piece Smooth Sweet Iron with Copper Roller. A low leverage bit for horses with good control but who need more flex at the poll.  Three piece action adds tongue pressure and increased contact on the bars for added control. The roller helps to pacify nervous horses.  451 $64.00
Argentine Snaffle.  3/8"  3-Piece Sweet Iron Dog Bone with Copper Roller. A low leverage bit for horses with good control but who need more flex at the poll.  Three piece action adds tongue pressure and increased contact on the bars for added control. The roller helps to pacify nervous horses.  405 $64.00
Argentine Snaffle.  3/8" Smooth Sweet Iron with Lifesaver. Need more control than a ring snaffle?  This is an extremely good shank.  Low leverage, but adds some curb pressure for better control.  The mouthpiece breaks over at the bars for added control and the lifesaver adds some tongue pressure for a better head set. 456 $54.00
Easy Five Small Chain Mouth.  Small chain mouthpiece is one of the least severe.  Works on the corners of the lips and conforms to the mouth for a slight amount of tongue pressure.  Most problem horses will accept this mouthpiece readily.  431 $41.00

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