A Unique look into the Kimmel barn

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Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Question, I've noticed many of his horses with a circular piece on their mouth bits (pix 6-9) what are they and why do some have them and some don't.

At Belmont last week I saw a horse in the paddock who I liked prerace, but in the paddock this horse had on 3 different appliances around his mouth and head and I threw him out. One of them was the circular patch. I've never had them on any horses I've owned in training or racing?

PS the horse ran like crap

bit guard. they are to keep bit from rubbing side of the mouth. Fairly insignifigant piece of equiptment.