Bridles - why are they so boring?

[horsey mad matt]

I'm a little old fashioned & consider many of the bridles shown, despite their price, as tacky. I like English bridles, the quality of the leather & the workmanship of the fancy hand stitching you get on quality bridles is great. They are designed to be practical, work well, enhance the head of the horse, be confortable on the horse, look great & last for years.

here here, totally agree with this!!!!!

 

[tallyho!]

Ok, so far, we have Matt, Toby and Ellen in the boring corner...

I'm so excited, this could be a great game!! The above posters could put up pics of hand stitched brown bridles and those in the snazzy (such an 80's word!) corner can do the same but of snazzy ones.

This could be HHO 's firsts ever bridle-off!!!

(I may have fallen off my rocker)

P.s. Nah, how do you use pics off Internet and get them on your post?

 

[night_mare]

I like the coloured bridles but feel you should have coloured saddle to match.

There is white bridle at http://www.countrybase.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=EK-301058001-Apollo-White-Bridle I think it would look good on a piebald or skewbald with a white face and if it's body was black or brown you could then have a black or brown saddle so the tack matched the horse's pattern.

 

[spookypony]

I'm in! Here's a pic of the Spooky Pony's competition bridle. For dressage etc., he has a plain black leather one.

 

[JFTDWS]

I'd love some LOTR style tack... Would pass on a Hobbit style coat on my horse though

I like coloured zilco-style tack for TREC and endurance, but I think it would look tacky in the dressage ring (were in legal etc) or other traditional disciplines...

Many of the others shown are traditional non-British tack, surely? I think it's a bit off to dismiss them as tacky, when they are traditional and historically influenced in other cultures. Some wouldn't suit my horses' donkey heads - like the refined arab ones. I like the chunky Mongolian style ones

 

[Heucherella]

We have a zilco endurance bridle that we use for picnic hacks and the like, as it is easy to unclip the bit to allow Rolo to graze. And I think the red suits him. We do wear plain black hunter style for most things...

 

[wowser]

my bridles arn't borring, both my ponies have libbys yellow you can see us a mile away, if i new how to post pictures i would

 

[Odd Socks]

That I do find pretty, and would look good on big lad, him being so grey he's white... However it's not very practical and looks a little uncomfortable. Is that a movie prop of some sort?

yes, its from Game of Thrones.

 

[Grinchmass]

yes, its from Game of Thrones.

Ahh thought it would be a move/tv show where it came from.

Have been meaning to watch Game of Thrones, OH has been really into it and I just haven't had the time, but will eventually watch it, may read it first tho.

I like the LOTR tack, but let's be fair it wouldn't have a place or use in most tack rooms, big lad would take it in his stride most likely but just look at me like I was insane.

I'm not a fan of western tack, but then I don't ride western and I don't think it would suit the giant white one. It's the coloured stuff I find tacky. I wouldn't ride in coloured tack unless I could get me and horse matching paper bags to hide ourselves.

 

[jinglejoys]

Like everything else if you want tack that isn't boring you have to get it from abroad


http://mywebshoppe.com/Just4FunTack/saleslist.html
http://www.yknotropetack.com/photo.htm#HACKAMORE SETS
http://www.kyean.com/ropebridlesandreins.htm
http://catalog.windridertack.com/viewProduct.cfm?item_id=716532

 

[Annagain]

I'm in the boring corner too. Can't beat a nice completely plain brown or black bridle, I don't even like stitching or padding on the browband or noseband!

All (or rather both) my numnahs are brown too, apart from one white dressage square. I don't see the point in having loads of numnahs or boots etc one to wear while the other one's being washed & dried is plenty. Horses are expensive enough without loads of silly extras and they're there to do a job not draw attention to us.

That does make me sound really tight and boring doesn't it.

I do have a performance equestrian combination bridle (a biothane one, so leather look, but synthetic) but it's brown with brown padding. I use it to go to fun rides etc as he gets too excited to be taking a head collar off and putting a bridle on, so he travels in the headcollar part and I just clip the bit on when I get there. I hate the clips and the bulkiness of the cheek pieces (they're not that bulky but for me they are!) but it works for us.
This is it but in brown and minus the flash. http://www.performance-equestrian.com/cat/catitem.asp?pc=PEBIOHB&d=2&s=6&ss=2

I was wondering about their hi-viz ones as they are so much neater than adding hi-viz sleeves but they're a bit expensive for that.

 

[wowser]

if someone would like to post a pic for me i'll show my yellow bridle

 

[JustKickOn]

Sorry, don't mean to offend, but I think the coloured tack all looks a bit well, tacky. Don't like it at all.

I don't mind bling and that sort of thing, or stuff like the coloured padding behind (pink equine and the like), but completely coloured, no thank you.

 

[Annagain]

I was wondering about their hi-viz ones as they are so much neater than adding hi-viz sleeves but they're a bit expensive for that.

Not the competely hi-viz ones I hasten to add, they do a nice black one with hi-viz strips on the brow band and noseband - and on the chest pieces of the martingale if you get that.

 

[fatpiggy]

I don't see why it is boring. Less is more except where quality is concerned. I'd rather spend £100 on safe, long lasting and hardwearing tack than the same amount on something chavtastic that broke at a crucial moment.

 

[Grinchmass]

Sorry, don't mean to offend, but I think the coloured tack all looks a bit well, tacky. Don't like it at all.

I don't mind bling and that sort of thing, or stuff like the coloured padding behind (pink equine and the like), but completely coloured, no thank you.

I don't even like the stuff with the colour behind, or bling brow bands
Personal taste tho.

 

[Spiritedly]

My two have their 'best' bridles for shows etc but for everyday they have their fun ones. The kids like them too....and it means they put the right the right bridle on the right pony

It's not as orange as it looks, it's actually red.

 

[Shantara]

Ok, so far, we have Matt, Toby and Ellen in the boring corner...

I'm so excited, this could be a great game!! The above posters could put up pics of hand stitched brown bridles and those in the snazzy (such an 80's word!) corner can do the same but of snazzy ones.

This could be HHO 's firsts ever bridle-off!!!

(I may have fallen off my rocker)

P.s. Nah, how do you use pics off Internet and get them on your post?

Haha, we should! I think the jazzy bridles would win

And to do that, just make sure you have a link that looks like this, but without the .... but that on;y seems to happen after I post.
http://www.mylionking.com/fan/art/Artists/Annie/Art/JaquiChanNommy.jpg

(As in, with .jpg etc) and then just add the [ img ] link [ / img ]

(used one of my own pics )

 

[Cortez]

Here's one of our "working" bridles on the day job. Normal tack is just boring, boring, boring

 

[Enfys]

I like the coloured bridles but feel you should have coloured saddle to match.

There is white bridle at http://www.countrybase.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=EK-301058001-Apollo-White-Bridle I think it would look good on a piebald or skewbald with a white face and if it's body was black or brown you could then have a black or brown saddle so the tack matched the horse's pattern.

the ultimate in bling

..... and don't forget the prettied up bits

 

[Shantara]

Also, I rather like Ned's red bridle

And a western one we borrowed from my friend!

 

[Cortez]

Can't beat lots of GOLD.

 

[AprilBlue]

i really like the ones that arabians wear. Especially with the pom pom bits and the nosebands that have those metal leafs or feathers

i personally can't stand endurance bridles because in my eyes, they look quite tacky. i think english bridles are soo plain because they're traditional because when they were first invented, the people that made them, never had all these diamontes and ribbons and pom poms ect. they just had plain leather and had to make do.

although my favourite browbands of all time are bit browbands

 

[Spiritedly]

I don't know what the quality is like but even if you wear this with a normal bridle it's still cheaper than a buying most hi viz.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160934985727?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[Suffolkangel]

Not the competely hi-viz ones I hasten to add, they do a nice black one with hi-viz strips on the brow band and noseband - and on the chest pieces of the martingale if you get that.

My Pony has a full Hi-Viz bridle

Otherwise they all have a Libby's bridle in their own colours this is Roxy in her Purple one...

 

[Odd Socks]

...although my favourite browbands of all time are bit browbands

I really love these too! My mum used to have one for her TB and it suited her already pretty face perfectly. I'd love to have stolen that one from her but I think she gave it away when the cob went out on loan

 

[Suffolkangel]

I don't know what the quality is like but even if you wear this with a normal bridle it's still cheaper than a buying most hi viz.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160934985727?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

The quality is good... I've had my Martingale 8years and its still going strong. Just got the bridle for Christmas and am really pleased with it.

 

[Annagain]

My Pony has a full Hi-Viz bridle

I can see the benefit, but I just can't quite bring myself to buy one. The black ones with just a strip stitched on are about as far as I could go.

 

[Oberon]

I really don't like the look of 'different' coloured tack but I DO like this!

I LOVE it

Variation on a Hungarian military bridle.

I'd love to be able to make interesting bridles

 

[tallyho!]

Here's one of our "working" bridles on the day job. Normal tack is just boring, boring, boring

i really like the ones that arabians wear. Especially with the pom pom bits and the nosebands that have those metal leafs or feathers

i personally can't stand endurance bridles because in my eyes, they look quite tacky. i think english bridles are soo plain because they're traditional because when they were first invented, the people that made them, never had all these diamontes and ribbons and pom poms ect. they just had plain leather and had to make do.

although my favourite browbands of all time are bit browbands

The above is black but still interesting! Like Cortez' above....

I really like the link given by jingle joys and windridertack is just beautiful! Think may have to buy one of those...

Think "snazzy corner"is winning so far.... woohoo!!