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Adjusta Slotted Kimberwick BitAdjusta Bit Slotted Kimberwick by Coronet® NOT JUST A BIT - It's an "adjustable"  mouth bit!! Brand New design! Patent Pending No more...

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Cyprium Jointed Pelham BitCyprium Jointed Pelham Bit "Cyprium", a mixture of Copper and Stainless Steel, helps promote salivation and a softer mouth.  Comes with...

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Eggbutt Mullen Mouth Pelham BitEggbutt Mullen Mouth Pelham Provides a combined action of a curb bit with eggbutt cheeks. Careful, this is a little more severe than a snaffle...

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Flat Link Hollow Mouth Pelham BitFlat Link Hollow Mouth Pelham Bit Comes with 5" cheeks. Sizes:  5",  6" Our Price $40.65

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Flexi Jointed Pelham BitFlexi Jointed Pelham Bit Comes with 4½" cheeks Size: 5" Our Price $42.35

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Flexible Rubber Mouth Pelham BitFlexible Rubber Mullen Mouth Pelham Flexible rubber mouthpiece cushions the bars. Mullen shaping gives space for the tongue.  Bit strength is fairly...

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Hard Rubber Mullen Mouth Pelham BitHard Rubber Mullen Mouth Pelham Bit The most widely used pelham as it is the kindest to the mouth. Hard rubber covered mouth cushions the bars....

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Hard Rubber Mullen Mouth Pelham Bit Tom ThumbThis Hard Rubber Mullen Mouth Pelham comes with 4" cheeks.  Made of Stainless Steel. The most widely used pelham as it is the kindest to the...

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Jointed Eggbutt Pelham BitJointed Eggbutt Pelham Bit Comes with 5" cheeks, Sizes:  5", 5¾" Our Price $32.25

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Jointed Kimberwick BitKimberwick Jointed Snaffle Jointed mouthpiece works like a snaffle with the upper rein slots and has a little curb action if using the lower ones....

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General Information

Pelham bits consists of a mouth piece, a shank and a curb chain, 2 rein rings per side on the shank, and one cheek piece ring on the top of the shank. The top rein ring is located next to the mouth piece, as in a snaffle, and the rein that attaches to it is therefore called the snaffle rein. The lower ring, at the bottom of the shank, is called the curb rein due to its curb action.

Due to the severity of the curb in relation to a snaffle, it should not be used by novice riders. Double reins are also more complicated for a novice to handle. The Pelham should be ridden mainly off the snaffle rein, with the curb rein only coming into effect when needed.

The Kimberwick is a type of bit with a mouth piece and D-shaped rings on either side. The "D" ring is offset, so the mouth piece is on the upper part of the flat side of the D, and the kimberwick uses a curb chain. This allows the kimberwick to have a mild curb effect, which does not occur in snaffles Unlike pelhams, the kimberwick does not have shanks, and is only used with one rein.

The Uxeter kimberwick has slots in the curved portion of the D, so that the rein is fixed. This increases the curb effect, especially when the rein is placed on the lower of the two slots. The kimberwick acts very similar snaffle bits, with only a very mild curb effect, when the rein is allowed to slide freely along the curved portion of the D.

The kimberwick can have the same mouth pieces as a Pelham.

Kimberwicks  offer a rider a curb effect without the risk of a shank getting caught on something, which is useful for contact sports, such as polo-cross.

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