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I struggled with finding a bridle that fit until I found the Laser
Bridle. It's an english bridle with opportunities to adjust the
browband, caveson, crown piece, cheek straps and throat latch. It's a
beautiful bridle that fits my guy perfectly! You can reach Laser
Equestrian products at:
http://www.laserequestrian.com/Gunny.htm
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Author: Mary Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Internet
Date:5/26/99 10:09 AM
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I haven't had much luck finding Western style
bridles that fit..I think
they are all made for small headed quarterhorses.
The throat latch is
always too short, and so is the browband.
We have also encountered this problem with the browband and
throatlatch. We have solved it two different ways: Fred had a local
tackmaker take measurements of his horse and custom make a bridle for
him - not as spendy as one might think, but still a little more than
off the shelf. I chose to use a single ear headstall (as opposed
to a sliding ear headstall). The single ear headstall has a fixed
opening for one ear - no browband - and the throatlatch is set a little
lower on the bridle(it doesn't go all the way over the top of the head,
just comes off a set-on eye) and is usually plenty long. I prefer the
single ear or fixed ear over the sliding ear because it HAS a
throatlatch. When you ride in brush, or ask your horse to stand around
with his bridle on while you do something, it is very easy for them to
rub or catch the bridle and slip it off if it has no throatlatch. I
would be VERY leary of just taking the browband off a bridle and using
the bridle with no way of keeping it in place - especially with a
snaffle bit. A snaffle bit needs a browband to keep the bridle in
place when using the bit, otherwise you take the chance of pulling the
bit - and the cheekpiece - right on through the horse's mouth if you
need to give a hard tug to one side for some reason -say, when you are
trying to regain control after a spook or (heaven forbid) a runaway. A
single ear bridle is meant for use with a bit with some sort of shank
and curb strap. I use a t-bit - loose shank, snaffle mouth - with
mine in preparation for going to a fixed mouth bit, probably a low port
with roller in Sindar's case as he loves to mouth his bit and shanks.
Very annoying!! Maybe if I give him a roller to play with he will
stop trying to chew the shanks. Right now I just put up with it as he
isn't ready for a grown up bit yet, he still needs to go through the
Mullen Mouth bit stage before he is ready for any kind of curb. Easy
does it - don't just cram a bit in that horse's mouth and go for it!
He just might throw a fit and tip himself over - or at the very least
he won't know what to do with the bit and you won't have any control.
Neither one is an option.
Happy riding.
Mary
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Mary Thurman
Raintree Farms
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