Dr Bristol Eggbutt Snaffle

The Dr bristol is often confused with the french link as both have a plate in the middle, but the Bristol snaffle is at the more severe end of the bitting spectrum. The centre plate in a Dr bristol eggbutt is angled and flat edged, causing it to dig into the horses tongue when a strong contact it taken. It is can be useful for strong horses or those that pull as tongue pressure is preferable to a bit that uses excessive bar pressure, the tongue cannot be deadened in the same way that a horses mouth bars can be over time.