Barrie Polito

The Barrie is a severe bit due to the centre links of the two pieces being offset giving it a double nutcracker action, which creates more tongue and bar pressure.

Excessive bit causing severe pinching of the tongue and bars. Bomber would prefer to offer a softer alternative where possible; such as the Buster Roller, which is recommended for strong older horses or with a low head carriage.

The Polito specialization flattens the mouthpiece.

Pressure Rating

Sizing

Type

Cheekpiece

Type

Mouthpiece

Sizing

Fixed

2-Break

x+10

Fixed & Loose

2-Break

x+10

Loose

2-Break

x+15

x= Size of horse mouth

Functionality

The Barrie creates pressure points on the tongue due to the links concentrating pressure on a small surface areas. Pressure descends onto the bars and due to the mouthpiece being a single break, it will create a squeeze on the bars – this squeeze on the bars is more than the squeeze created by a double jointed mouthpiece. The Barrie creates two different tongue pressure points which are both concentrated on small surface areas. The two separate joints will also create a lot of squeeze on the bars due to their individual combined nutcracker actions. The Sweet Iron material was chosen as a metal option as it oxidizes. Oxidization encourages salivation and acceptance of the mouthpiece. The single break, Barrie, is a broken mouthpiece and will take the shape of the horses mouth.

The Polito allows a larger surface area when the bit is in neutral in the mouth, however when contact is taken up, the mouthpiece rotates onto the narrower side, decreasing the surface area and increasing the pressure.

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Lifetime Guarantee

The Bombers Lifetime Guarantee does extend to include the Barrie.
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Product Care

Wash and dry bit after every use, store in a dry area.

Specializations

The flattened Polito mouthpiece sits more comfortably when in neutral but comes on stronger than the equivalent standard mouthpiece as pressure is applied over an increasingly smaller area.

Warnings

Oxidization
Moving Parts Wear

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