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Description
Stainless steel jointed mouthpiece
Overcheck gag bit
With rolled leather cheeks
17" overall length of cheeks including buckles and rings
The cheeks buckles would fit 5/8 " wide cheekpieces
To fit 5 1/2" mouth
The diameter of the rings top to bottom is 1 1/2"
The overcheck gag is a very tiny and neat bit popular with driving horses, and has holes in the loose ring cheeks to accept a very fine gag cheek
The gag cheek is a type of extended cheek piece that passes through the holes in the gag bit, with a ring at the base for the reins to fasten to, as opposed to the cheek pieces attaching directly to the bit ring as usual
Gags work by raising the bit up in the horses mouth, as well as poll pressure. The effect is usually to lift the horses head up in most cases
The overcheck gag is a strong bit designed to be used as a secondary bit, and need to be used with care as there is no limit to the amount the thin mouthpiece can be raised in the mouth
Overcheck Gag features:
Works on the bars and roof of the
Can sometimes help prevent the horse
from getting its tongue over the bit
due to the high nature of the bit
mouthpiece in the horses mouth when
in use
Used with gag cheek pieces designed
to go through the holes on the bit
bit
Bit strength: Strong
