The Flexi Continental 4 Ring Jointed Snaffle Bit is intended for use with two reins to apply varying degrees of pressure on different parts of your horses head as you ride. First of all, the Flexi Continental 4 Ring Jointed Snaffle Bit incorporates a rather common place mouthpiece design, with a single joint in the centre that creates the well known Nutcracker effect. This effect works to pull the ends of the mouthpiece down, allowing the Flexi Continental 4 Ring Jointed Snaffle Bit to pinch at the tongue and the bars of your horses mouth. As well as this, the centre, where the joint meets, can shoot out to create more of a point that can bring with it a harder pressure against the roof of your horses mouth. Where this particular bit really diverts from others however is in its four ring design. Two larger rings are placed at the ends of the mouthpiece as usual, with a smaller ring being fitted above and two similar rings being placed one on top of the other below for a stacked effect. These rings allow the Flexi Continental 4 Ring Jointed Snaffle Bit many options as to where to place a second rein, with the lower rings providing greater leverage that can apply greater pressure to the poll if required. The rings themselves, as well as the central joint on the mouthpiece, are made from Stainless Steel, giving the Flexi Continental 4 Ring Jointed Snaffle Bit a hard wearing quality, as well as lending it a rust proof property that offers greater durability, ideal for the rough context in which the Flexi Continental 4 Ring Jointed Snaffle Bit finds itself.