palo1
Well-Known Member
I am trying to find the impossible it would seem and to help me not waste more money I wonder if anyone can advise me! My lovely young Welsh D mare has been wearing the most simple bridle imaginable - a synthetic slip head with a brow band. However she is growing out/grown out of this one (it was never intended for her tbh) so I purchased a simple hunter bridle for her in the right size (cob). It fits nicely in terms of cheek piece length, head piece length and nose band though the brow band is too small and I fear that a nose band in the traditional set up (running under the headpiece) is going to be less comfortable. As she is a baby I really want to find her a bridle that will not cause her any issues. Ideally I would find an anatomical headpiece and noseband that would work with the cheek pieces I have just bought. Thankfully the bridle was not expensive I am a bit loathe to use it tbh as I can see that without the browband it will have straps all over her poll (I can temporarily use a different browband but it's rather irritating!). However, I don't want to spend loads of money now (less than £100 if poss).
I have looked at the Henry James headpieces and would take a punt on that fitting my current cheek pieces but I don't really like any of the HJ nosebands. Ideally I am looking for a traditional 'look' though I use a micklem on my other horse lol!!
Can anyone advise bits of a bridle that will do what I want - really fed up of searching now and wondering if, left to my own devices, I will just end up with a very expensive multi-coloured franken-bridle...
Suggestions very welcome!!
I have looked at the Henry James headpieces and would take a punt on that fitting my current cheek pieces but I don't really like any of the HJ nosebands. Ideally I am looking for a traditional 'look' though I use a micklem on my other horse lol!!
Can anyone advise bits of a bridle that will do what I want - really fed up of searching now and wondering if, left to my own devices, I will just end up with a very expensive multi-coloured franken-bridle...
Suggestions very welcome!!