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16mm ergonomically shaped mouthpiece with lozenge pelham
Original price was: £167.63.£107.00Current price is: £107.00.
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EX DEMO – MINIMAL MARKS – GOOD CONDITION
with 7cm Shanks, available in sizes 5″ – 5 3/4″ in 1/4″ increments.
An innovative lightweight, elegant cheek design very popular in the show ring incorporating the NS Tranz mouthpiece. This Pelham is designed to be comfortable promoting a rounder outline whilst also encouraging more freedom through the shoulder. Often sourced for control and self-carriage, this Pelham usually gives more feel and response as opposed to a standard solid mouthpiece that often results in fixing and blocking, culminating in a wooden feel.
The Neue Schule Salox is Neue Schule’s unique composition – This is a warmer softer metal with a very high copper content and Neue Schule additive to maximise on oxidation (Nickel Free). This promotes salivation, mouthing, acceptance and harmony. Many horses that have previously only been bittable in rubber or nylon have proven extremely comfortable in the Neue Schule Salox. All bits in the Neue Schule Collection have high density stainless steel rings, cheeks, etc., for appearance and durability.
Fixed Cheeks (Full Cheek, Eggbutt, D Ring, Baucher, Pelham, Weymouth, etc..)
The lips may be gently brushing up against the cheek but not squished in and this needs to be assessed at rest and then again with a contact.
The Action of the Pelham
The Pelham is a compromise between the Bradoon (Snaffle) and Weymouth (Double Bridle) Curb Bit. The purist would maintain that it should always be ridden on two reins but if you take this to extremes the Pelham should never be used anyway as you cannot totally differentiate. However, what is the ideal and what is practical do not always coincide and the proof of the pudding is in the eating. The fact remains that the Pelham has been used successfully with one rein (employing roundings) over many years. Children and novice riders would have great difficulty riding with two reins (too much knitting may prove hazardous!!!). The Pelham exerts pressure on the poll, the curb groove and the mouth. It is common practice to run the curb chain through a curb guard in order to lessen the severity. It is used extensively and is available in a variety of mouthpieces. The Pelham should always be employed with two reins for the show ring. One does need to be methodical if trying out a pelham for jumping purposes. Some horses will not jump with a curb action. The curb action occurs when the horse is stretching out the neck prior to take off as obviously we are not going to “drop” the horse in the bottom of a fence and a contact is needed until one can give through the air. My advice would be to jump a small track first and if the curb action is going to back the horse off try an elasticated curb.
The Tranz Lozenge Mouthpiece
It is very important that the arrow engraved at the end of the mouthpiece is positioned on the left hand side (nearside) of the horse pointing forwards otherwise the lozenge will be positioned in an incorrect angle over the tongue.
The Tranz (or any other rounded lozenge) does not suffer from the major design flaw of the French Link. When a contact is taken with the French Link there are two proud semicircles either side of the flat link which dig into the tongue – this often discourages a true contact. Compare the feel between the Tranz and the French Link by wrapping them both around your upper arm and try to imagine how much more sensitive the tongue is. The Tranz Link is ergonomically designed for both comfort and communication. This design is a very popular dressage mouthpiece. It encourages a true contact and higher level of responsiveness. The lozenge is set on at an angle activating more feel over the tongue, so when a contact is taken, the rounded lozenge rolls down contouring smoothly over the tongue, utilizing feel but not abusing it, thereby enabling clearly defined aids to be given through the reins.
| Mouthpiece Width | 5.25inch / 135mm, 5.5inch / 140mm, 5.75inch / 145mm, 5inch / 125mm, 6inch / 150mm |
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| Mouthpiece Material | Salox |
| Trial Option | No Trial, With 30 day Trial |
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| BITS VALUED/TYPE | HIRE CHARGE |
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| up to £75.00 | £10.50 |
| £75.01 – £100.00 | £12.50 |
| £100.01 – £125.00 | £14.50 |
| £125.01 – £150.00 | £16.50 |
| £150.01 – £175.00 | £18.50 |
| £175.01 – £220.00 | £20.50 |
| £220.01 – £250.00 | £22.50 |
| £250.01 – £275.00 | £24.50 |
| over £275.01 | £26.50 |