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Watch LessonControl Plate Dressage Polito
The Dressage Plate is narrower than the conventional Control Plate and applies stronger tongue pressure due to the smaller surface area.
The Polito mouthpieces are flattened. This allows a larger surface area across the bars and tongue when the bit is not in use, however, when contact is taken up, the mouthpiece rotates onto the narrower surface area, thus increasing the pressure.
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 Dressage Plate Polito creates a pressure on the tongue. The plate is angled at 45 degrees to sit flat on the horses tongue, the center component is narrower than the Control Plate 45 therefore tongue pressure is sharper as pressure is applied over a smaller surface area. Pressure descends onto the bars and due to the mouthpiece being a double break, it will create a squeeze on the bars – however this squeeze on the bars is less than the squeeze created by a single jointed mouthpiece. The flattened sides of the Polito bar adaptation will be comfortable for the horse to hold in their mouth as the larger surface area creates less pressure, however, when contact is taken up, the mouthpiece will rotate onto the thinner area, increasing the pressure created on the bars. The Dressage Port is available in Sweet Iron. The Sweet Iron material was chosen as a metal option as it oxidizes. Oxidization encourages salivation and acceptance of the mouthpiece. The double break, Dressage Plate Polito, is a flexible mouthpiece and will take the shape of the horses mouth.
Lifetime Guarantee
The Bombers Lifetime Guarantee does extend to include the Dressage Plate Polito.
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.
