Bandara Brazos Cricket W/ Hobble A very soft port that

A very soft port that features a 1/2" bar that has a long transtion from the port to the bar

but has been proven a winner in the Reining and Cutting horse industry over and over again

The main difference between the full ring and the half ring is that the half ring works like a shank because the mouthpiece is positioned in front of the rope

Both mouthpieces I think are comfortable to the horse

until I came up with the majority of the weight  close to the mouthpiece

Bandara Brazos Cricket W/ Hobble A very soft port thatThe Bandara has all the same weight and balance as the Futurity shank, it's just longer for leverage. Anytime we make the shank longer we lose lateral, signal, but sometimes leverage is more important than lateral. Looks can be deceiving, while this mouthpiece looks aggressive and could be if used improperly, it's actually quite comfortable. It features a large spoon on top that's contoured to fit the roof of their mouth. The bars are 1 2", the port