Bridle shopping help!

[Polos]

Shoppers I need your help!

Im on the hunt for a new bridle for my mare but I’m having no so such luck!

I’m after a black cob size with fancy stitch. I want a nice padded headpiece and noseband - preferably flash so the option is there. Nothing too clunky as she’s very fine. I am looking for good quality leather so I don’t want any of the Indian stuff

max budget of £150-170

mice really struggled to find a bridle that isn’t a crank noseband or has the fancy stitching so I’m hoping someone has seen some on their travels!

 

[poiuytrewq]

Henry James!

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Henry James or English Bridles. My Connie wears a lovely EB fancy stitched cavesson bridle which makes his chunky head look really delicate.

 

[Cowpony]

Silver Crown are lovely. Depends what you mean by fancy stitching. They do the option of white stitching.

 

[rextherobber]

I've got a really nice Shires one, still looks great despite getting soaked, and was under £100

 

[Polos]

I've got a really nice Shires one, still looks great despite getting soaked, and was under £100

do you happen to know which shires one it is? If I can save a bit of money then great!

 

[Polos]

Silver Crown are lovely. Depends what you mean by fancy stitching. They do the option of white stitching.

Thankyou I will take a look! Preferably I’d like the fancy stitching that’s in the little pattern on the noseband and browband but the white stitching sounds nice!

 

[Polos]

Thankyou! I’ll take a look at both. I had a quick look at Henry jones and they look like they have some nice stuff

 

[rextherobber]

It's a Shires avignon something or other, has an ergonomic headpiece and white stitching ( but not the pattern on the noseband type of stitching) and white stitching on the leather part of the rubber reins. Has a clever sort of detachable tab to make it into a flash, so if you use it as a caressing noseband, there is no tab left. I've had mine at least 5 years, daily use, and still looks good. Lovely and soft leather from the beginning too.

 

[Polos]

Henry James!

thanks! Whilst there doesn’t seem to be any fancy stitching the comfort flash bridle looks lovely!

 

[Polos]

It's a Shires avignon something or other, has an ergonomic headpiece and white stitching ( but not the pattern on the noseband type of stitching) and white stitching on the leather part of the rubber reins. Has a clever sort of detachable tab to make it into a flash, so if you use it as a caressing noseband, there is no tab left. I've had mine at least 5 years, daily use, and still looks good. Lovely and soft leather from the beginning too.

oh ok I’ll definitely have a look for one of these! I like the sound of the detachable flash so I’ve not got a flash loop on show when I’m flatting and hacking

 

[Lamehorses]

Love my Henry James bridle. Still looks fab after daily abuse in Dartmoor weather

 

[Annagain]

I love my English Bridles bridle. Reasonably priced too.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I have the Avignon, I like it but it does fit a bit odd.. Extra Full martingale which is too small and a full bridle which is too big.. considering he doesn't fit in any full size headcollars or anything.

 

[mini_b]

I have the Avignon, I like it but it does fit a bit odd.. Extra Full martingale which is too small and a full bridle which is too big.. considering he doesn't fit in any full size headcollars or anything.

I found the Avignon a weird fit. I’ve got the grackle.
XF - all too big on my definitely XF ISH
FS - fitted mostly but the grackle still to big, gave up at this point and put new holes in.

that being said I really like it!

 

[rextherobber]

I found the Avignon a weird fit. I’ve got the grackle.
XF - all too big on my definitely XF ISH
FS - fitted mostly but the grackle still to big, gave up at this point and put new holes in.

that being said I really like it!

Actually, now you've said this, I dimly remember having to buy the cob cheek pieces separately, but i thought that was just my odd horse, this is normal for my horse, it's full size top half of head, pony size bottom half!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

It's a Shires avignon something or other, has an ergonomic headpiece and white stitching ( but not the pattern on the noseband type of stitching) and white stitching on the leather part of the rubber reins. Has a clever sort of detachable tab to make it into a flash, so if you use it as a caressing noseband, there is no tab left. I've had mine at least 5 years, daily use, and still looks good. Lovely and soft leather from the beginning too.

I have the avignon cavesson bridle in brown and I really like them they were only £35 both of my horses have one.

 

[mini_b]

Actually, now you've said this, I dimly remember having to buy the cob cheek pieces separately, but i thought that was just my odd horse, this is normal for my horse, it's full size top half of head, pony size bottom half!

And now you’ve said that....i bought I bought pony cheek pieces so that I could use with a 3 ring gag. (Normal cheek pieces it came with fine with snaffle)

that bridle was a faff on start to finish but I do like it! I use it for speedy work