Winning Tongue Plate

The difference between winning or losing an event.

 

BROCHURE Click here to View the brochure:

 

http://equisearch.com/advice/expert/snaffle_bit_on_tongue_200.jpgThe Problems
The arrow shows how the bit depresses onto the tongue. When the reins are pulled on, the bit collapses, bringing the rings closer together forming a point from the joint where the two pieces meet. As the bit is further engaged and collapses together further, the point is driven into the horse's tongue thereby pinching sometimes to the point of cutting it. The nutcracker action of a jointed snaffle bit will constantly pinch the tongue, causing pain, discomfort and encouraging the horse to try to put it elsewhere e.g. over the bit. The more mouth pain you inflict, the more fear in your horse, the more disobedient and difficult he is to control.

 

HORSES NERVE BRANCH

 

Bit pinching may cause pain signals to spread to any other branch of the same facial nerve, resulting in pain in areas of the face that have no direct contact with the bit resulting in headshaking, pulling, poor performance etc.

 

Horses muscles demand an extraordinary amount of oxygen at high speed they have to inhale and exhale an incredible rate of 10 gallons/37 litres of oxygen per second.
Even a small impediment/obstruction/restriction of air flow can have disastrous results.

 

 

The Answer
The new unique safe and comfortable Winning Tongue Plate lays gently across the tongue and under the bit joint preventing the bit from pinching the tongue “no more pain”. The back section of the Tongue Plate prevents the horse getting the tongue over the bit. Keep your horse happy and content ensure that a proper tongue position is achieved from the beginning. It is similar if you put gloves on a person who bites their nails the comfortable winning tongue plate will prevent and stop this debilitating tongue over the bit habit on the first day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Benefits

  1. Stops the bit pinching the tongue
  2. Stops the horse getting the tongue over the bit       
  3. Stops the horse pulling or bolting
  4. Stops the horse hanging
  5. Stops abnormal respiratory noise thickness of wind
  6. Stops the horse headshaking
  7. Stops the horse hanging his tongue out the side
  8. Proven to improve performance
  9. The horse is happy and easier to control
  10. Safety holds the bit together if it breaks 

 

 

HOW IT WORKS / TEST EXAMPLE:


A humans tongue is attached to the bottom of the mouth the same as a horse. Put a finger across the crease of your mouth you can raise your tongue over it. Then put two fingers on top of your tongue you can’t roll your tongue up neither can the horse when the Tongue plate is attached. This simply overcomes the many problems encounted by the horse.              

 

The Winning Tongue Plate overcomes the significant problem of horses getting their tongue over the bit which can cause a horse to choke down and perform dismally or act erratically which can result in an injury to horse and rider. This is a major problem in the racing, pacing and equestrian industry. The tongue plate trial reports state it can also stop a horse from pulling hard and makes them relaxed and easy to control.

The Winning Tongue Plate design comprises of a plate made of steel with 9 holes this enables the plate to be mounted or attached under the bit and to any size snaffle horse bit.

Easy to attach and unattach so it can be transferred to another horse's bridle. The holes in the plate allow 3 cable tie plastic straps to be threaded between theses holes and around the bit holding it securely under the bit and in the correction position. The front cable tie is adjusted to hold the plate in a flat position on the tongue. These straps are secured by a locking system. This helps hold the plate in the preferred position and enables the bit to slide through these straps without restriction.

Safety mechanism: Bits have known to break in the center but if this occurs the 3 plastic cable ties holds the bit together as shown in the photo below which will prevent a tragedy.

If the horse attempts to lift his tongue up, the front and the back of the tongue plate act “like a see saw movement” the back section will push down gently on the tongue also deterring the horse from pulling hard which is a major problem which can result in a dismal performance at track work in races or normal riding.

The front section of the winning tongue plate prevents the horse from lifting his tongue to rolling it backwards which prevents the horse from getting their tongue over the bit. The holes in the plate also allow the saliva to escape naturally.

After a couple of trials the horse's brain adjusts to the plate, the same applies with human beings when getting used of mouth guards or dentures. We suggest you first put the tongue plate on in the box for an hour and do this for a couple of days to let the horse get used of it. Work the horse slowly the first day allowing the horse to adjust to the plate. The same applies when you put a bridle on a horse for the first time it can take days for the horse to feel comfortable.

Other forms of tongue-ties such as stockings, rubber tubes, and leather straps are pulled tightly around the horses tongue and jaw these are inclined to cut the horse's blood circulation off. Many horses resent these types of restraints causing them to throw their head around and perform dismally. Horses can have their tongue tied up to time periods of 15 minutes imagine if you had your tongue tied you would not be able to concentrate on anything else.

The horse has wide flaring nostrils and must get all its air through its nasal passages. Horses do not get breath through its mouth, as do cows, dogs, sheep, and many other kinds of domestic animals. Even on a very hot day, or when the horse has been racing or working hard, it never pants with its tongue out. The reason for this is that a horse's soft palate forms a muscle like curtain that separates the mouth cavity from the breathing passages except when the horse is swallowing food.

The soft palate curtain or seal are broken when a horse attempts to get his tongue over the bit causing the soft palate to rise blocking of the horses air passage. The seal between the voice box and soft palate should be airtight and no air should be able to get into the pharynx. If it does, then the soft palate vibrates like a wet blanket in a gale, and the horse begins to gurgle and choke-up.

Regularly, 6 month dental checks are important as horses chew their food the edges of their teeth can become sharp and can cause discomfort and lacerations to their cheeks and tongue especially when ridden.

 

Crossover nose band 1.jpgCrossover Nose Band a device for horses that open their mouth and “pull”. 


If adding a crossover nose band with the Tongue Plate to keep the horses mouth closed check your noseband is fitted correctly. You should be able to slide a couple of fingers between the leather and the nose; if you cannot the nosepiece is too tight.