any benefits from sweet iron or copper bits?

My youngster has a sweet iron snaffle and he loves the taste, can hear him sucking it when he's first tacked up. Incidentally he doesn't require a flash as he keeps his mouth closed, and I think the pleasant taste helps.
 
I've had exactly the same experience. Youngster 'ate' a Happy mouth a fortnight ie chomped so much they were too damaged to use, but very happy for them to be replaced with sweet iron and 6 years on that's still what I use for her. Again no flash or grackle required, just a plan cavesson :-))
 
A while ago I was rising Louie in a happy mouth which he loved but he outgrew it (in the sense he no longer needed the help it gave him) so I put him in a sweet iron loose ring snaffle and he's never gone better. He used to get a very dry mouth and the bit rubbed but in the sweet iron his mouth is moist and I also have never had to use a flash or a drop on him in it whereas before he needed the drop for jumping.
 
My 12yr old mare is in a loose ring French link with a copper lozenge and she really loves it. The moment the bridle is on she is asking for a contact, with the other bits I have used I have had to ask.
 
Agree with all of these. Also improves a horse who fusses with the bit, and reduces their inclination to keep sticking the tongue over.

I have a 4yo who likes his so much he seeks the bit like a carrot when you put on his bridle. :)
 
Thanks for replies, very helpful. He is a neue schedule at the moment which I was given, he was very moist when he first started using it but not anymore, I want to try without the flash but he just has his gob open, he just seems to argue about accepting the contact, always had him a loose ring snaffle so wondering whether a hanging or eggbutt snaffle might be better and possibly a drop instead of flash. Does the effect of ns wear off with the age of the bit?
 
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