Horses love this new Acavallo bit for a wide variety of reasons: – It is made of an innovative, anti-allergic plastic material instead of a heavy and/or cold metal or metal allloy. – Its slightly arched and flattened mouthpiece ensures that pressure on tongue, yaws and mouth corners, if applicable, is distributed evenly. – The one-piece design of mouthpiece and rings prevents a one-sided squeezing or pinching of tongue or yaws, as well as painful irritations of the palate (no “nutcracker effect”). – It enhances confidence of the horse in the rider's hand because of its quiet and comfortable positioning in the mouth, helping the horse to find its own balance. – Due to its integrated, flexible steel cable reinforcement, this bit provides for a soft, yet very secure control of the horse. An ideal choice especially for the schooling of young and the correction of difficult horses. Made in Italy