Fagers weymouth without a port gives less pressure on the bars

Good for horses with a low palate and sensitive/sharp bars

Good for horses that can overreact when you take the reins

Good for horses that can trow their head and be worries in the mouth

Fagers weymouth with a port gives less pressure on the tongue

Good for horses who have a sensitive tongue

Good for horses who can open their mouth

Good for horses who can pull the reins down and forward

A Weymouth with a wide port, also called a U-shaped port, gives tongue relief with smooth pressure divided evenly over the mouth.

This will give you more consistent contact and can be suitable for horses who can overreact when you take the reins.

Suitable for horses who can fall behind the bit or show discomfort with their bit.

More gentle pressure on the tongue

A Weymouth with a shaped port, also called a V-shaped port, gives tongue relief with more space on top of the tongue but still adds pressure on the side of the tongue.

This will give you a quicker reaction when you take the reins and more precise signals.

Suitable for horses who can be strong and lean on the bit, where you want a lighter feeling in the hand.

This port is designed to have a 90° angle over the tongue, offering tongue relief when you have a light contact.

When you take the reins, the tongue will get most of the pressure rather than the bars as the bit lifts up from the bars to protect the sensitive bars.

The 90° angled port will give you a quicker response when you take the reins than the 45° angled mouthpiece. How quick of a response you get depends on whether you have a V-shape or a U-shape.

This angled mouthpiece is more gentle on the bars and works well for horses with a sensitive tongue and bars.

This port is designed to have a 45° angle over the tongue, offering tongue relief both when you have a light contact and when you take the reins.

When you take the reins, the angle of the mouthpiece allows the port to tilt over the tongue throughout the whole movement of the bit, offering maximum tongue relief.

The 45° angled port will make the horse stretch down and forward to the bit.

This mouthpiece is gentler to the tongue, but you need to be aware of the increased pressure on the bars as they are more sensitive to pressure.

Suitable for horses with a big, overly sensitive tongue.

Fagers smooth joints are designed to never press against the sides on the palate or create uneven pressure over the bars

Smooth joints make the pressure more gentle on the tongue

Good for horses that can overreact when you take the reins

Gives a more consistent, stable contact

A bit with shaped joints and a roller will give more dynamic, flexible, point pressure than a bit with a flat centerpiece and shaped joints

This will give you a quicker response, more flexible feeling and a lighter feeling in the hand

A bigger roller will have more effect than a smaller roller. Fager's rollers are big enough to provide a significant impact without being uncomfortable on the tongue.

It is suitable for horses that can become too fixed, stiff, and unresponsive to a bit and lean on it. It will make the horse lighter in the forehand

Vertical joints will give an increased pressure on the tongue and palate than horizontal joints

This will give you a quicker response when you take the reins, and can be good for a horse that can get unresponsive

Horizontal joints will lay flat against the tongue and palate to give a more gentle pressure on the tongue than vertical joints

This will give you a more consistent contact, and can be good for a horse that can overreact when you take the reins