Bridle bit

A bridle bit comprising:

• a mouthpiece adapted to be received in the mouth of a horse, the mouthpiece having laterally extending first and second ends;
• a cheek ring connected to the first end of the mouthpiece, the cheek ring being generally ring shaped and having an upper circumferential portion and a lower circumferential portion;
• an aperture sized and shaped to receive a curb chain, the aperture defined by the cheek ring and extending radially through the upper circumferential portion of the cheek ring, wherein the aperture is co-planar with a plane defined by a circumference of the cheek ring so that the aperture does not extend beyond the plane;
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• a rein slot defined formed within the cheek ring, the rein slot extending radially through the lower circumferential portion, the rein slot being co-planar with a plane defined by a circumference of the cheek ring so that the rein slot does not extend beyond the plane.

A bridle bit comprising:

• a mouthpiece adapted to be received in the mouth of a horse, the mouthpiece having laterally extending first and second ends;
• a cheek ring connected to the first end of the mouthpiece, the cheek ring having an upper circumferential portion and a lower circumferential portion;
• a headstall slot defined by the upper circumferential portion of the each cheek ring and extending radially therethrough, the headstall slot being coplanar with a plane defined by a circumference of the cheek ring so that the headstall slot does not extend beyond the plane defined by the circumference of the cheek ring;
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• a rein slot defined by the lower circumferential portion of the cheek ring and extending radially therethrough, the rein slot being co-planar with the plane defined by the circumference of the cheek ring so that the rein slot does not extend beyond the plane defined by the circumference of the cheek ring.

A bridle bit comprising:

• a mouthpiece adapted to be received in the mouth of a horse, the mouthpiece having laterally extending first and second ends;
• a cheek ring connected to the first end of the mouthpiece, the cheek ring having an upper circumferential portion and a lower circumferential portion;
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• an aperture sized to receive a curb chain, the aperture extending radially through the upper circumferential portion of the cheek ring, the aperture being co-planar with a plane defined by a circumference of the cheek ring so that the cheek ring lies parallel to a horse's cheeks when installed on a horse.