What is the white "tie down" in Big Browns mouth? Is it to hold his tongue down from going over the bit?

Question

What is the white "tie down" in Big Browns mouth? Is it to hold his tongue down from going over the bit?

Answer 1

It's a tongue tie and yes, you have its purpose exactly right.  You don't want the horse to slide his tongue over the bit because it would be hard for the horse to breathe and it would be harder to control the horse.  You tie down the tongue so it can't go anywhere.

Answer 2

It has a dual purpose - a) stop tongue from going over the bit - b) "swallowing" the tongue, which obstructs airflow.

Tongue ties are usually made of a strip of old standing bandage material(flannel not synthetic) which in the "old days" were routinely gray flannel. For the most part gray flannel has been replaced by more fashionable colors. The gray was harder to see than white! Tongue ties have been done for ages! They have been around many many years. Triple crown winner - Seattle Slew - wore one - as did War Emblem - and many others. ♥

Answer 3

tongue tie

keeps them from sallowing theirs

Most horse wont get it over the bit

But yes that two

very often ed  used