With reason you can always expect a little bit more from SPRENGER as the worldwide leading manufacturer of bits, stirrups, spurs and harness fittings.
With another unique research study SPRENGER developed the innovative KK-Ultra bits, which are also made of the renowned AURIGAN. Please click on the logo below for more information.
AURIGAN is therefore the first material in history that has been evolved for the use as a bitting material.
Overview of the advantages:
-Perfectly matched material mix:
(85% copper, 4% silicon, rest zinc)
-No colour, but a taste
-High oxidation = intense taste
-High breaking strength
-Renowned tolerance
-Special characteristcs as a bitting material are scientifically proven
-Large variety of products
SPRENGER has completed a series of tests concerning AURIGAN:
From the idea via evolution, investigation and practical tests through to toxicological examination and production of AURIGAN bits always accompanied by acknowledged universities, veterinarians and athletes..
The success of AURIGAN bits on the market has shown that it was right to develop this new material. AURIGAN bits guarantee highest quality and advantages for riders and horses against the background of unique research and evolution.
AURIGAN is not just a colour, but a taste that horses love.
AURIGAN provides a specific smell which can even be realized by the human nose. Horses love this special smell and taste and therefore accept the bit rapidly.
Vendors of "down market products" have tried to copy AURIGAN for a long time. These copies seem to offer the same advantages like original AURIGAN as they also have the same shiny golden colour. However, in addition to copper there are other materials like aluminium added which inhibit the oxidation and therefore cannot attain the same beneficial effect.
It is also claimed that one of the other materials is warming up faster in the horse’s mouth therefore giving a pleasurable feeling when accepting the bit — a statement that was confounded by tests. AURIGAN warms up extremely quickly in the horse’s mouth — faster than any other material used in equestrian sports. As a consequence AURIGAN also conveys a pleasant feeling for the horse in this aspect.