Cavalon 5-inch Kimberwick Horse Bit Low Port Sweet Iron Curb

• A Continuous Contour: One unbroken bar end to end, with the port worked into its curve. One shape, holding the same under any contact.
• A Familiar Shape With Real Brakes: The D shaped Kimberwick cheek produces moderate leverage and curb action with no shank, which is why a mullen mouth kimberwick bit reads like a snaffle at a glance and stops like a curb.
• The Color Change Is the Spec: This bar is meant to darken. Bare sweet iron changes color as it is ridden in, forming its own working surface, and that surface carries the mild sweet taste.
• The Slow Part Is the Polish: Forging is quick beside the finishing. Hammer forged, then worked by hand along the bar and at the cheeks, where a rider actually feels it.
• Best For: The Rider Who Wants Brakes: A puller in open country, on one steady bar and moderate leverage. Enough bit to feel safe on, in a shape that raises no eyebrows at the gate.

There is no joint in this kimberwick horse bit at all, and on a horse that leans that can be the entire appeal. A solid bar holds its shape when the rein comes back, so one shape arrives every time. The low port rise is formed into the curve to give tongue relief. The D shaped cheek supplies moderate leverage and curb action with no shank hanging below the mouth. A solid mouthpiece gives a rough finish nowhere to hide, so the hand work runs the full length of the bar. It is hammer forged and then polished by hand where the bar meets the cheek. This is hardware for open country and long hacks, judged by feel after a season. The bar is bare sweet iron with the working face left open to the air. It darkens as you use it into a warm working surface, and that surface carries the mild sweet taste sweet iron is bought for. Rinse it after work, dry it, and it will keep going for years.