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7023-SPOT-TT Neue Schule Turtle Top with Flex Spot On

A modern, versatile cheek design with four different rein options plus a curb option. This enables the rider to achieve their objective as various ways of going may be encouraged.

Product Code: 7023-SPOT-TT

£181.00

Spot On Turtle Top with Flex

A modern, versatile cheek design with four different rein options plus a curb option. This enables the rider to achieve their objective as various ways of going may be encouraged.

Speed Control – Amplifies the rein aids for a downward transition.

Poll Relief – Highly recommended for horses with poll sensitivity.

Outline – Helps the rider establish a correct outline and self-carriage.

Turning – Reinforces the rein aids for tight turns and straightness.

This clever combination of cheek and mild mouthpiece allows the rider to reward instantly once the horse has responded to the rein aid.

The Turtle Top mouthpiece has been designed to benefit those horses with large or sensitive tongues and also reduces bar pressure. It is one of the few, very mild mouthpieces that also enhances the feel and response through the rein. Extremely useful for those horses who are ‘wooden’ to the rein aids.

This revolutionary design delivers the comfort of a fat bit, whilst taking up very little room in the mouth. Created in response to recent research which has shown that there is not as much space in the mouth as previously thought.

10 degrees.

 

FlexZ

FlexZ is a development of our popular Tranz range (hence the “Z).
Gently curved cannons form a wide arch aligned over the tongue and held
in shape by Turtle Top. FlexZ is therefore more securely centred on the tongue and more resistant to being pulled through the mouth.

 

 

 

The design is available in sizes between 118 and 168mm 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small – 118-128mm (4.6″- 5″)

 

 

 

Medium – 128-138mm (5″ – 5.4″)

 

 

 

Large – 138-148mm (5.4″ – 5.8″)

 

 

 

XLarge – 148-158mm (5.8″ – 6.2″)

 

XXL – 158-168mm (6.2″ – 6.6″)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get The Turtle Top Advantage

 

 

 

 

A Revolutionary Design;      

 

 

 

The unique and innovative Turtle Top TM    bit has been designed to help quieten and focus the over-active and busy mouth.  The revolutionary Turtle Top  TM prevents the horse from lifting the side arms, or “cannons, of the bit through its inspired joint design that locks the upward flexion of the cannons.  The resulting stability of the bit in the mouth allows the rider to give clearer rein aids and provides the horse with fewer distractions.

 

 

 

 

 

The Turtle TopTM naturally sits further back in the mouth;

 

 

    • Negating the temptation to over-tighten the cheek pieces. 
    • Improved bit positioning delivers greater clarity through the rein aids
    • Eliminates extra pressure in the corners of the mouth and poll. 
  • The Turtle Top with FlexZ

    The Turtle Top with FlexZ

     

 

 

The upper surface of the central link matches the anatomy of the Equine Upper Palate by being gently curved and widened; 

 

 

    • The central link fits neatly under the palatine arch and restricts upward movement of the cannons
    • The central link cannot strike up into the upper palate.  This reduces the likelihood of the horse opening its mouth through discomfort,
    • Reduces the need for a flash noseband or other restraint.

 

 

The Anatomically Designed Turtle Top Link Sits Comfortably In The Palatine Arch
  

 

 Anatomically Designed, The Turtle Top Link Sits Comfortably In The Palatine Arch

 

 

 

 

The Turtle TopTM Link holds the bit in an arc over the tongue helping to locate and maintain it in the most effective place.

 

 

    • Restricted upward cannon movement discourages mouth over-activity,
    • Helps to prevent sideways movement of the tongue,
    • Allows the mouthpiece to sit centrally arched over the tongue.

 

 

The Turtle Top with Flex Wraps Over The Tongue
The Turtle Top with FlexZ Wraps Over The Tongue

 

 

 

 

 

The cannons have a unique flattened underside and horizontally positioned loops;

 

 

    • Provides a naturally large weight bearing surface,
    • Feel and responsiveness are enhanced,
    • Encourages horses to flex and round over the bit in to a more correct outline,
    • Allows comfortable, low tongue pressure,
    • Takes up less room in the horses mouth than a thicker bit.

 

 

Flattened Underside Of The Cannons Provides Greatly Increased Surface Area

Flattened Underside Of The Cannons Provides Greatly Increased Surface Area

Additional information

Mouthpiece Width

Large, Medium, Small, X-Large, XX-Large

Mouthpiece Material

Salox

Trial Option

No Trial, With 30 day Trial

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PAYMENT

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KEEP OR RETURN

If the bit is unsuitable and was a buy now, it can be returned if it is unused and in its original packaging. If you have opted for the 30 day trial you can return the bit within the 30 days and will receive a refund minus the hire fee applicable to the item trialled.

30 Day Trial Terms & Conditions

The trial fee varies per product as this price is related to the retail price
Please take care of the bit, as it is the customers – (the holder of the account that the bit is purchased on) responsibility to make sure that the bit is kept in good condition throughout the trial period and thereafter, the customer is also responsible that the bit is kept safe from theft and loss, as if you cannot return then you will be unable to return the bit for the part refund.
It is recommended that the bits are returned via a tracked postal facility as The Horse Bit Shop cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage in the post when being returned

30 Day Trial Period

The 30 day’s trial period will start from the postage date that The Horse Bit Shop posts the bit which will be postal dated on the envelope, which takes less than 48 hours from dispatch for delivery to the UK. The return date that the bit has reaches The Horse Bit Shop will be the date of despatch which will be 30 days after the postal date. Please note it can take 3 – 5 working days to dispatch and deliver orders.
Dates to which the bit should be returned may be subject to change if the day falls on a Public Holiday. If the bit is not returned by that date then or the bit is returned damaged or not fit for purpose you will not be entitled to a refund.

Try it now – other countries

For other countries where shipping times are longer, the trial period will be increased to a maximum of 36 days according to the current postal delivery times, the date to be returned will be stated in the letter included in with the bit, the bits will be dispatched via airmail and will be expected to be returned via airmail, as surface mail can take up to 50 days for some countries. Please allow plenty time for the bit to reach the UK, you will not be entitled to a refund, even if the bit is in transit.
On return of bits on 30 day trial you will receive a refund for the price of the bit minus the trial fee.
The 30 day trial is not be available on such products which are of plastic/rubber due to the fact they are not as resistant to wear and tear and cannot be sterilised to the required standards. Trial bits can be bits from our bit library and may have been used previously and therefore not always brand new bits however should you have received a trial bit it can be exchanged for a brand new before the end of the trial period should you be keeping the bit. We do aim to send brand new bits when possible and all bits sent will be fit for purpose and fully sanitised.

 

 

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