A bit guard ( cheekguard in Australia) is a special part of horse tactics: washing machines, usually made of flexible rubber, which are sometimes used in pairs slightly.
The reasons for using bit guard include:
- to protect horse lips from abrasions or pinch by small rings
- to provide a better match when the bit is too wide for the horse's mouth
- to prevent small circles being pulled from the horse's mouth
A pair of bit guard is placed slightly by stretching them to pass one bit ring. Then stick a bit to the bridle. The straps are then placed on the horse so the guards slightly lie outside the horse's mouth. Bit guards are used with loose ring snaffles, gag bits, and pelt bits. Bit guards are more commonly used in jumping activities, such as eventing and show jumping, and in polo. They are not allowed in competitive clothing, and are not used in the horse hunting competition.
A pair of beetles with inseparable branched straps, to hold them from the browband or bridle crown, known as cheekers (see Frentera).
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Bit burrs
Resembling a few guards is a bit of thorns (sometimes burr bit , also bubble cheeker in Australia), which has teeth placed on the horse's cheeks. The barb was for much of the time on the coach horses in New York City, until its use was halted in part by Henry Bergh's efforts around 1879. Loser bubbles were approved for use in pure racing in Australia.
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