Bombers Eggbutt Happy Tongue

The Bombers Eggbutt Happy Tongue combines a stable eggbutt cheekpiece with Bombers' Happy Tongue solid, ported mouthpiece. The design is intended to provide generous tongue relief while giving a more stable feel against the sides of the horse’s face.

The Eggbutt cheekpiece helps prevent pinching of the lips and prevents the bit from being pulled through the mouth. Compared with a loose-ring cheekpiece, it has a slower release and introduces light poll pressure.

The curved Happy Tongue mouthpiece is designed to provide softer contact on the bars and a slower application of tongue pressure. Bombers recommends this design for young horses and horses showing signs of tongue sensitivity.

Key Features & Benefits

• Eggbutt cheekpiece – provides a stable feel against the horse’s cheeks.
• Helps prevent lip pinching – reduces movement around the sides of the mouth.
• Helps prevent the bit being pulled through the mouth.
• Light poll pressure – the eggbutt design introduces some poll pressure.
• Happy Tongue mouthpiece – solid, uniquely ported design.
• Tongue relief – the port provides additional space for the tongue.
• Curved mouthpiece – designed for softer contact on the bars.
• Slower application of tongue pressure – associated with the curved Happy Tongue design.
• Suitable for young horses – recommended by Bombers for starting young horses.
• Suitable for tongue-sensitive horses – designed with tongue relief in mind.
• Four scaled port sizes – matched to bit width for more accurate positioning.
• Two cheekpiece sizes – Standard and Pony.

Cheekpiece

The Eggbutt cheekpiece provides a more stable feel against the side of the horse’s face than a loose-ring design.

Its enclosed design helps prevent the lips from being pinched and helps stop the bit from being pulled through the mouth. The release is slower than a loose-ring cheekpiece and the design introduces light poll pressure.

The cheekpiece is available in:

• Standard
• Pony

Mouthpiece

The Happy Tongue is a solid mouthpiece with a unique port designed to provide substantial tongue relief.

The standard Happy Tongue is curved, helping to provide softer contact on the bars and a slower application of tongue pressure.

Bombers offers four port sizes, scaled according to each bit width. This helps ensure accurate positioning over the bars and reduces rocking that can occur when the port is too wide.

A straight Happy Tongue is also available and provides a slightly stronger alternative to the curved version.

Product Information

Brand: Bombers
Product: Eggbutt Happy Tongue
Cheekpiece: Eggbutt
Mouthpiece: Curved Happy Tongue
Mouthpiece type: Solid, ported
Port options: Four, scaled according to bit width
Cheekpiece sizes: Standard and Pony
Alternative mouthpiece: Straight Happy Tongue
Action: Stable cheekpiece with light poll pressure

FAQs

What is the Bombers Eggbutt Happy Tongue?
It is a horse bit featuring an eggbutt cheekpiece and solid, curved Happy Tongue mouthpiece designed to provide tongue relief.

What does the eggbutt cheekpiece do?
It provides a stable feel against the horse's cheeks, helps prevent lip pinching and helps prevent the bit being pulled through the mouth.

Does the Eggbutt Happy Tongue create poll pressure?
Yes. Compared with a loose-ring design, the eggbutt introduces light poll pressure and has a slower release.

What is the Happy Tongue designed for?
It is designed to provide tongue relief. Bombers recommends it for young horses and horses showing signs of tongue sensitivity.

Is the Happy Tongue curved?
Yes. The standard Happy Tongue is curved to provide softer contact on the bars and a slower application of tongue pressure.

Are different port sizes available?
Yes. There are four port sizes, scaled according to bit width.

What cheekpiece sizes are available?
The Eggbutt cheekpiece is available in Standard and Pony sizes.

Is there a straight version?
Yes. The Happy Tongue is also available with a straight mouthpiece, which Bombers describes as slightly stronger.