Professional's Choice Covered Cricket Roller Bit - Etched Copper

Etched Copper and a Cricket Roller, Built for the Cow Horse

The Professional's Choice Covered Cricket Roller Bit is what the maker calls a vintage bit, with an etched copper-covered mouthpiece that encourages salivation for comfort. Professional's Choice lists it as its Cow Horse Bit and describes it as having excellent balance and feel.

A slobber bar and a cricket roller round out the design, which the maker calls the perfect choice for the cow horse enthusiast. The numbers are straightforward: a 5" mouth, a 1.5" port and a 7" cheek.

This is a shanked, ported bit, so it is meant for a horse already working in a curb. If you are moving a horse up from a snaffle, bring your trainer into that decision.

Why Riders Choose the Covered Cricket Roller

• Etched copper-covered mouthpiece — the maker says the copper encourages salivation for comfort.
• Cricket roller — a roller set into the mouthpiece that the horse can turn with its tongue.
• Slobber bar — a bar joining the shanks below the mouthpiece, part of the cow horse design.
• 1.5" port — set in a 5" mouth, per the maker's spec.
• 7" cheek — the cheek length Professional's Choice lists for this bit.
• Balance and feel — Professional's Choice describes the bit as having excellent balance and feel.

Best For

Cow horse and Western riders looking for a shanked bit with a copper-covered mouthpiece, a cricket roller and a slobber bar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are the measurements of this bit?

The Professional's Choice Covered Cricket Roller Bit has a 5" mouth, a 1.5" port and a 7" cheek, per the maker's spec.

Q: What is a cricket roller?

A cricket is a roller set into the mouthpiece that turns when the horse moves it with its tongue, and it makes a soft clicking sound as it turns. This bit pairs it with an etched copper-covered mouthpiece and a slobber bar.

Q: What is the mouthpiece made of?

Professional's Choice describes it as an etched copper-covered mouthpiece that encourages salivation for comfort. The maker does not list the base metal under the copper.