Mouthpiece Information
Choosing the right bit for your horse is essential for maintaining their comfort and ensuring effective communication between horse and rider. One crucial factor to consider is the severity of the bit. Bit severity refers to how much pressure the bit applies to the horse’s mouth. Here, we’ll list and go over our mouthpieces from softest to harshest to better help you understand which one best fits your needs.
SOLID
Llano Cricket
My favorite mouthpiece for a wide variety of horses. The softest port in my opinion because it features a 1/2" bar with a very long transition from the port to the bar. Offers a cricket for anxiety relief. Not tall enough to make contact with the roof of their mouth. I would suggest this mouthpiece if it’s the first port you’ve ever tried. We’ve put it on multiple horses who’ve never had a port in their mouth. They accept it well.
Leon
A very soft port that features a 1/2" bar that has a long transition from the port to the bar. Not tall enough to make contact with the roof of their mouth. Fits a wide variety of horses.
San Saba
This mouthpiece is a little crisper than the Llano or the Leon. It has a 3⁄8” bar with a tighter transition between the port and the bar providing tons of tongue relief but not tall enough to make contact with the roof of their mouth. Fit to ride a wide variety of horses.
RR
This mouthpiece is a 1/2" oval bar that rotates down to a 3⁄8” bar. Has a shorter transition between the port and the bar which allows for less tongue relief but has more pressure on the edge of their tongues. It is not tall enough to make contact with the roof of their mouth. We suggest this for broke horses.
Kenny
This is a mouthpiece designed by Kenny Eppers who is a legendary reining horse trainer. It features a 3⁄8” bar with no transition between the port and the bar. It puts extreme pressure on the edge of their tongues and is not tall enough to make contact with the roof of their mouth. Not recommended for novice riders. This is the most severe port that we make. Use common sense and caution.
Turtle
The softest of our palette pressure mouthpieces. It features a 1⁄2” bar with lots of tongue relief. There is a long transition between the port and the bars and a large contoured spoon that conforms to the roof of their mouth. If you’re looking for a palette pressure bit. This is one of the best I have ever used. It fits a large variety of horses and is very user-friendly.
Pecos
This mouthpiece has a tall port with lots of tongue relief. It has a 1⁄2” bar and has a long transition from the port to the bar. A little aggressive on the top side but, has been proven a winner in the reining and cutting horse industry over and over again. If you’re looking for an edge to show your reiner or cutter, this could be it.
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Brazos Cricket
Looks can be deceiving, while this mouthpiece looks aggressive and can be used improperly, it’s actually quite comfortable, it features a large spoon on top that’s contoured to fit the roof of their mouth. The bars are 1/2” with an extreme transition from port to bar. It will work best on a trained horse, this is a mouthpiece not to be afraid of because your horse won’t be.
CORRECTIONALS
V Correctional
I consider this the softest of our corrections. It has a 1⁄2” bar, more tongue relief than most corrections with a longer transition between the port and the bar. Not tall enough to get to the roof of their mouth. An excellent transition bit from the ported D to a shanked bit.
Ball Correctional
This mouthpiece is a broad-spectrum correction. It has a 3⁄8” bar. With a 90° transition from port to the bar but the ball softens the transition. It fits lots of horses. It’s our most popular barrel horse mouthpiece. It had tremendous success in the rope horse industry along with reiners and cutters. Does not reach the roof of their mouth. If you are looking for a correctional that won’t wear out and fits a multitude of horses, this is it!
Flat Correctional
This correction is more on the aggressive side. It features a 3⁄8” bar, and has a 90 degree transition from the port to the bar. With crisp edges that apply pressure to the horse's tongue. This is the original correction design. This mouthpiece is extremely durable with stainless steel moving parts.
V Ball Round Correctional
This correctional mouthpiece is unique in the fact that the port is in the shape of a V instead of a U. When I first designed it, I was looking for more tongue relief in a correction but, there’s something in the shape of the V that I really don’t understand but it had a real positive result. I can tell a marked difference between the V port and the U port. The V is a little more aggressive but, in a positive way. The round bar is 3⁄8” with a 90° transition, the ball softens the transition and is not tall enough to make contact with the roof of their mouth.
V Ball Pearl Correctional
This mouthpiece is a 3⁄8” spherical bar and is more aggressive than a straight 3⁄8” round bar but doesn’t create a shocky response.
V Ball Square Bar Correctional
This is a 3⁄8” square bar. It is very aggressive with a 90° transition from the port to the bar but the ball softens the transition to help protect the horse’s tongue.
Tall V Correction
A soft palette pressure correction that features a 1⁄2” bar, lots of tongue relief with a slow transition between the port and the bar with a contoured port, that conforms to the roof of their mouth.
Tall V Ball Correction
This mouthpiece features a 3⁄8” bar with a 90° transition from the port to the bar. The ball softens the transition to protect their tongue.
Tall V Flat Correction
This mouthpiece is our most aggressive palette pressure correction. It has a 3⁄8” bar 90° transition from the port to the bar that is very aggressive to the edge of their tongue. It has a tall port that conforms to the roof of their mouth.
Cowhouse Creek Flat Correctional
Two Words: BE CAREFUL