American Gag

The American gag with jointed mouthpiece is made from stainless steel using the investment cast, lost wax method for the highest quality finish. The elevator is a type of gag bit, that works in a similar manor to traditional gags but uses the action of the mouthpiece sliding on a curved cheek to achieve the lift in the horses mouth. Due to the long shanks of an American gag, there is an amount of leverage with the cheeks, but the mouthpiece is only able to move a certain distance making the elevator less severe than a true gag bit. The effect is usually to lift the horses head up in most cases. 

• Works on the bars and roof of the mouth due to the nutcracker action
• Can sometimes help prevent the horse from getting its tongue over the bit due to the high nature of the bit mouthpiece in the horses mouth when in use
• Less severe than a traditional gag due to the limit on mouthpiece lift imposed by the cheek
• Bit strength: Quite strong