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Turtle Top™ with Flex

Anatomy-inspired double jointed bit design with enhanced mouthpiece stability, through optimised alignment of the mouthpiece surfaces to the tongue and palate.

The Neue Schule Flex design concept delivers a guaranteed and well controlled co-alignment of the surfaces of the mouthpiece with the sensitive surfaces of the equine mouth. For most designs Flex delivers parallel co-alignment of the Turtle Top™ dome with the equine palate.

In selected designs we allow Flex to deliver some firm but fair additional pressure to the tongue and poll using a lever action-induced rotation of the mouthpiece. The extra pressure obtainable is carefully restricted with Flex limiting the range of additional rotation to around 10 degrees.

FlexZ

FlexZ is a development of our popular Tranz range (hence the “Z”). Gently curved cannons form a wide arch aligned over the tongue and held in shape by Turtle Top™. FlexZ is therefore more securely centred on the tongue and more resistant to being pulled through the mouth.

FlexZ Hunter D

This innovation is brilliant in helping to achieve a comfortable and quiet mouth. Turtle Top™ with Flex keeps the mouthpiece centred and arched over the tongue at all times, encouraging relaxation. This comfortable mouthpiece re-focuses the inattentive mouth back onto the rein aids in order to achieve a soft consistent contact. By combining this mouthpiece with a D-Ring it enhances directional control making it exceptionally good for tight turns during faster work as the mouthpiece should not slide across the mouth. It’s also good for dressage as it gives the rider greater shoulder control on a circle and helps set up the bend when changing the rein or with lateral work. The stability the D-Ring offers along with the clever design of the mouthpiece is often useful for horses that are overactive in the mouth in a loose ring design.

Neue Schule Turtle Top Hunter-D

£185.75Price
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    Sex
    Do they have any pink skin present on or around the muzzle and/or lips/corners of the mouth?
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    Do they have a short smile?
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    Are they poll sensitive?
    Yes
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    Could they be described as head-shy?
    Yes
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    Do they take the bit easily when bridling up?
    Yes
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    Can they break a carrot between their front teeth and to both sides?
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    Are you a professional within the industry?
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    Have you tried this horse in a hackamore?
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    Do you participate in regular training?
    Yes
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    Do you need to be Dressage Legal?
    Yes
    No
    Do you use any Natural Horsemanship techniques?
    Yes
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    Your Current Bit

    Which of the following have been checked recently?
    Would you say you have sympathetic hands?
    Yes
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    Independent seat?
    Yes
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    Does your horse tilt his head?
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    Do they bend and flex evenly?
    Yes
    No
    Are they even in the contact?
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    Does the horse rub his face?
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