Bombers 2 1/2 Ring Happy Tongue

The Happy Tongue is a solid mouth piece which is curved and ported to give tongue relief. The Happy Tongue would be a good place to start if your horse is:

•  Shaking its head
•  Sticking its tongue out
•  Sucking its tongue back and as a result making an intermittent coughing noise
•  Trying to put its tongue over the bit
•  Going behind the bit to avoid the contact
•  Snatching the reins forward and down

The rider will know immediately if this is the correct bit, as a horse with a sensitive tongue will finally begin to work into, and accept the contact.

A Ring cheekpiece introduces poll pressure as well as creating leverage on the mouthpiece, the 2 1/2 Ring version is the softest out of the 3 or 4 ring alternatives as the 1/2 ring softens the leverage on the mouthpiece and poll.