Giuseppe Poponcini is a well-known craftsman in a variety of business disciplines related to mechanics. He has always enjoyed horseback riding and wanted to give his kid a horse as a gift one day. He quickly realized, as a keen observer, that that horse couldn't stand any kind of mouthpiece. As a result, he decided to expand his research into mouthpieces in order to be able to make a mouthpiece fit for his beloved horse with his own hands and that is when the Poponcini bits product range was born.
A gag bit is a bit whose side pieces have two bars. This shape creates more pressure on the horse's cheeks. This makes a horse easier to maneuver and a bit cannot be pulled through the mouth so easily. Poponcini bits have an extremely soft mouthpiece and guarantee optimal comfort for the sensitive horse's mouth. The shape of the mouthpiece allows a horse to close its mouth properly, meaning it will relax more quickly and be much calmer with its head and tongue. A Poponcini bit is formed in Italy by a metal wire, covered with plastic, and a brass bush at the ends. A non-toxic, anti-allergic silicone layer is poured over this. Bits made of this type of soft material have a shorter life than bits from metal.
