Little Big Man Swivel Square Bar V Ball Correctional

This is the first shank I ever made circa 1980. I've made dozens of changes to it over the years. I think this design is the best design we've ever offered. Short, heavy shank, with a tremendous amount of lateral. Through trial and error and by not falling in love with one design and with the help of some good friends, I kept manipulating the configuration of the shank, until I came up with the majority of the weight close to the mouthpiece. And for some reason that no one can tell you, horses like it, they understand it better and if they understand it better, that makes my job easier as a horse trainer. LBM (little Big Man) comes in a swivel or a solid shank. The swivel is easier to operate. The solid shank has a tendency to make the horse ride straighter .

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 horses tongue. This correctional mouthpiece is unique in the fact that the port is in the shape of a V instead of a U.  The V is a little more aggressive but, in a positive way.