ComfortArch Baucher Snaffle
- Best for
- for nervous horses and developing riders
- Feel
- stable tongue relief without moving parts
- Material
- German Silver
- Thickness
- Medium (13-15mm)
- Ships from
- Burlington, Ontario
- Returns
- Yes, within 30 days, used or unused
Dressage legality
- USEFLegal
- ECLegal
- FEILegal
- USEALegal
- EC EventingLegal
FEI Young Horse classes also require a 14mm minimum mouthpiece.
Our ComfortArch Baucher features a mullen mouth design with an anatomically positioned port crafted from high-quality German silver. This gentle copper alloy develops a warm, sweet taste when in contact with saliva, encouraging acceptance and relaxation.
The curved mullen design with integrated port provides essential tongue relief while maintaining stability - perfect for horses that tend to play with or resist more mobile mouthpiece designs. The mid-part of the mouthpiece is engineered at a slight angle that rotates to lay flat against the tongue when reins are engaged. This feature encourages the horse to seek contact further encouraging stability.
The Baucher cheek design provides increased stability in the mouth, making it an excellent choice for horses who prefer a quieter feel or those that benefit from a consistent, steady contact. The slight lift in the bit’s position helps create a balanced connection without poll pressure, making it a fantastic option for dressage and eventing horses.
German silver's natural warming properties make it particularly appealing for sensitive horses, while the solid, port-enhanced mouthpiece helps prevent tongue evasions and promotes steadier connection.
We recommend this bit for:
- Horses that need tongue relief but find jointed bits too mobile
- Sensitive mouths that respond well to warmer metal alloys
- Riders seeking clear communication through a stable contact
- Horses needing maximum amount of stability to achieve steadiness
The ComfortArch's thoughtful design ensures optimal comfort and clear communication between horse and rider. Fully dressage legal.
Mouthpiece thickness: 14mm
(Vertical) Port height: 30mm
Curve height: 18mm
We don't make this one in every size yet. Tell us which you need and we'll count you in. Enough riders asking is how new sizes get made.
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Questions riders ask about this bit
Riders often choose this bit for:
- Horses that play with the bit with tongue and lips: a stable mullen with no moving parts
- Head tossing in very sensitive horses: no moving parts means no unexpected palate contact
- Horses that put their tongue over the bit: plenty of tongue relief
Worth knowing:
- The port is more defined than it looks, so expect a stronger, more direct feel than our softer mullens
- Not for horses that chew the bit with their teeth: the port gives molars something to grab
The Baucher holds the bit steady, lifts it off the bars and puts no pressure on the poll under contact. Often the pick for rooters and bar-sensitive horses.
Every horse is an individual. If you are not sure, take our two minute quiz or write to hello@agadors.com and we will help you decide.
A Baucher is a snaffle. The reins sit level with the mouthpiece rather than below it, so the bit has no leverage, and a curb strap only does something on a bit that does. There is nothing here for it to act against, so adding one will not create curb action or poll pressure.
If you want to use one anyway, and some riders do purely to steady the bit a little further, it buckles onto the small top ring where the bridle cheekpiece attaches, not onto the large rein ring. It is not traditional on this cheekpiece and it is not necessary.
It gives the most tongue relief in our range in terms of actual space. The port angles forward so it makes that room without interfering with the palate, and the middle section sits at a slight angle so it rotates flat against the tongue when the reins engage.
On the Weymouth at 5.25": 14mm thick, port height 30mm, port width 65mm, curve height 18mm, shank 50mm.
Port height matters because a port taller than the space between tongue and palate swaps tongue pressure for palate pressure. If you are unsure how much room your horse has, send a photo of the mouth and we will look.
The copper content gives a mild warm taste that encourages salivation. Unlike sweet iron there is no oxidation process to manage, so it is the lower maintenance choice.
Bit size is the width of the mouthpiece. We list inches. Some bits are stamped in centimetres, so a bit marked 13.5 is 13.5cm, which is our 5.5".
Measure your horse rather than going by their height. A 17hh horse can have a 5" mouth. If you already have a bit that fits well, measure that instead and match it.
Fixed cheek (eggbutt, Baucher, D-ring, full cheek): about 0.5cm of clearance each side. Loose ring: up to 1/8" between the corner of the lip and the bore hole each side. If you ride in bit guards, or your horse has fleshy lips that catch, order a quarter inch up from your fixed-cheek size.
Too wide slides side to side and can pinch the corners. Too narrow presses on the lips. If your current bit fits with no room at all, stay at that size. If it "just" fits, go up a quarter inch.
Send us a photo of your horse in their current bit and we will tell you what we see.
Can I return it if it does not suit my horse?
Most of our metal bits, yes, within 30 days, for a refund or an exchange, and we do take them back used. That is the point of the 30 days: a bit you have not ridden in tells you nothing.
What happens to it then is that we resell it as a Demo unit, clearly labelled and priced lower, rather than as new. That is also where the demo units on this site come from.
Three things cannot come back: rubber mouthpieces, Final Sale items, and Demo condition bits. Rubber because it cannot be brought back to a saleable state, and the other two because they have already been through this once. All three are marked in the product title and description.
You can add return coverage at checkout, which gets you a free return label. If you skip it you can still use the returns portal, and the label cost comes off your refund.
We do not run a trial or loaner program.
How do I know if this is right for my horse?
Ask us. We would rather look at your horse than have you guess.
Useful things to tell us: what they go in now and what is not working, your discipline and whether it needs to be competition legal, the size, and what their mouth looks like inside. Peel the lip back and look at the tongue. Is it fleshy and full, or thin and tucked? Is the palate low? Are the bars sharp to the touch?
A photo of your horse wearing their current bit tells us more than a paragraph.
One thing worth saying up front: the bit is one variable. Saddle fit, dental work, noseband tightness and rider hands cause a lot of what gets blamed on bits. If your horse has changed suddenly, get the teeth and the saddle checked before you change the bit.
Does mouthpiece thickness matter?
Our range runs 10mm to 16mm. For reference, 10mm is narrow, 12mm narrow to medium, 14mm average, and 16mm wide. 14mm is an ordinary thickness in the bit world, not a thick bit.
The counterintuitive part: a horse with a big fleshy tongue usually wants a thinner mouthpiece, not a thicker one. The average horse has around 16mm of space from tongue to palate, so anything over about 14mm starts competing with the tongue for room. More material in a mouth that is already full makes things worse.
Which way up does it go?
Lay the bit flat on a table. The roller or centre link should sit as the highest point. The Agador's lettering and the size should read upright, and the "A" points toward the nostrils.
Our logo placement is not perfectly consistent across the range, because where it lands depends on the bore hole the cheekpiece rings pass through, and some bits work either way up. If it looks odd, send a photo and we will confirm rather than have you guess.
When will my size be back in stock?
A restock is usually 4 to 8 weeks. Canada tends to land first and the US follows about 2 to 3 weeks later, so if you are in the US and it shows in stock for Canada, ask us. We can often ship one across the border, which adds roughly $10 in duties.
Sign up for the restock alert on this page and you will hear the moment your size lands.
Two honest caveats. Some cheekpieces get discontinued and will not return, and we will tell you plainly if yours is one of them. And sizes 6.5" and up are not something we stock regularly, because the orders are too few to justify holding them.
Still deciding? See how this compares with similar bits.
Choose options
- Best for
- for nervous horses and developing riders
- Feel
- stable tongue relief without moving parts
- Material
- German Silver
- Thickness
- Medium (13-15mm)
- Ships from
- Burlington, Ontario
- Returns
- Yes, within 30 days, used or unused
Dressage legality
- USEFLegal
- ECLegal
- FEILegal
- USEALegal
- EC EventingLegal
FEI Young Horse classes also require a 14mm minimum mouthpiece.
We don't make this one in every size yet. Tell us which you need and we'll count you in. Enough riders asking is how new sizes get made.
Thank you. We've noted it. If this size launches, we'll get in touch.
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Done. We'll email you when it's back in stock. No newsletter signup, just the one note.
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Correct Placement
How To Wear It
ComfortArch Mouthpiece
Baucher Cheekpiece
German Silver
Dressage legal under USEF, EC, FEI, EC Eventing, and USEA rules.
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