Fager bits are designed in Sweden, and every Fager mouthpiece has a first name instead of a product code. The name tells you the mouthpiece. The material and the cheek are chosen separately, so once you know your horse goes well in a Fager Julia, say, you can look for Julia with a different cheek.
Most of the Fager range we stock is titanium or sweet iron. Fager describes titanium as a tasteless metal that takes on the temperature of the mouth, and usually recommends it for sensitive-mouthed horses that react to other metals. Fager’s sweet iron is a covering over stainless steel, there to give a sweet taste that encourages the horse to seek the contact and hold on to it. It turns brownish grey with use, which is normal.
Alongside those you will find Sweet Gold models such as Frans and Axel, the Basic Line, rubber mouthpieces (Andrea and Nicole, in soft or hard) and a leather version of Adam.
Each product page says what sort of horse that mouthpiece is meant for. Fager Adele, for example, is aimed at horses that lean on the hand or feel strong while still being sensitive to the aids. Cheeks run from loose rings and fixed rings to bauchers, full cheeks, Baby Fulmers and the Kimblehook, with baby Pelhams, Weymouths, bradoons and Icelandic bits for more specialist work. Our guide to snaffle cheeks compares the common ones, and the Kimblewick and Kimblehook guide explains where the Kimblehook fits.
Many of the metal Fager bits can go on our 30 day Bit Bank trial, so you can try a mouthpiece on your own horse before you buy. The rubber and leather models are sold outright.