I have heard that brass is too soft and therefore the bits aren't safe. I have personally seen a brass bit that broke during an extreme accident. The horse freaked out first time it was hitched to a vehicle. Had been pulling a stone boat (skid) with no problem. It may have been the ring that broke (where the rein fastens). I saw the bit, but my memory fails me. Deryn _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````