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Watch LessonDressage Plate
The Dressage Plate is narrower than the conventional Control Plate and applies stronger tongue pressure due to the smaller surface area.
Functionality
The Dressage Plate 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 Dressage Port is available in Sweet Iron and Titanium. The Sweet Iron material was chosen as a metal option as it oxidizes. Oxidization encourages salivation and acceptance of the mouthpiece. The Titanium material was designed as an alternative metal option to sweet iron, this metal was specifically chosen due to its hypoallergenic nature. The double break, Dressage Plate, is a flexible mouthpiece and will take the shape of the horses mouth.