Browbands... Bling or boring (just for fun)

[blitznbobs]

I was surfing the net this evening looking for an oversided brown plain browband for my big fella (his 'old' one stitching has gone a bit dodgy) and all I can find is BLING BLING... didn't know there were this many different designs... so what do you go for Bling or plain...

 

[wilsha]

i got a really cool one for my pony it looks pretty smart but its a bit fun aswell its personalised in diamonte sounds a bit ott but they are really nice

 

[TinselRider]

I like SUBTLE "bling" browbands single row in either clear, navy blue etc although I do like the lime green one by pinkequine

 

[Django Pony]

Plain hunter all the way! x

 

[NicoleS_007]

Im a plain jane lol i like a raised padded browband all in one colour

 

[LadyRascasse]

i'm other, as i have a thing for two tone bridles my mare had red and black and my boy has brown and coffee.

 

[danielle23]

Plain for me and bling for my daughter

 

[OskyWoskyPonio]

I have this one as Oscar's dapple grey and I tend to "dress" him in blue and silver! It's a silver clincher browband
I preferred it to the traditional bronze/gold one

P.S. Sorry if that's huge I couldn't find a better pic to show what I meant

 

[bronchobarb2]

Plain hunter or raised style preferred for my horse.. but like to bling up the kids pony using the excuse that they like it, Sid has a twinkly blue diamonte browband. I almost bought a show jacket with a twinkly collar for my 10 year old daughter but thought better of it as I didn't think it would go down well showing.

 

[Enfys]

Daughter has blingy browband for her Morgan.

No bling on my bridles. Just plain basket weave stamp. Single ear not hung up wonky

 

[Lippyx]

I like bling, unless I was doing something that wouldn't allow it.

Enfys - Can I ask what is the benefit of a single ear bridle?

 

[rhino]

Usually use the black/white padded browband that came with his bridle, used to have a snaffle bit browband which really suited my horses pretty little head!

 

[Enfys]

Enfys - Can I ask what is the benefit of a single ear bridle?

Ummmm...Good question I have no idea A case of less is more really. Less to clean, easy to put on and off maybe? I honestly hadn't thought about it.

An English bridle would look stupid with my saddles, I do like the simplicity of my bridles, I have never liked throatlashes, didn't even use them on English bridles unless I had to dress up for parties. I like the single ear headstalls rather than the ones with the kind of 'floating' throatlash.
I love my local tack store, so many shiny things, western riders LOVE their glitz and glitter
http://www.pleasantridge.ca/headstalls - western.htm

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

bling all the way baby.......

 

[TallyHo123]

That first browband pic which says twinkle
I have the exact same one for myold horse twinkle!!

 

[RomanyMayday]

Just bring for me!
Although I do like a little bling if im feeling adventurous

 

[Sol]

I have a mix..... o.o
I have a clencher browband and a slightly blingy but brass one that's chain with a brass plate in the centre with Dan's name on for my every day bridle...
I have a blingy one for my dressage bridle
and I have some of the colourful ribbon covered ones for XC
and I have a stitched one that came with the every day bridle
and a rolled one for the rolled bridle!
phew xD Lots!

 

[Sparkles]

For professional purposes....plain hunter-type browbands all the way...
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But I am secretly so longing for a teeny tiny bit of bling! *shockhorror* Haha!

 

[Donkeymad]

Plain plain plain. Got to admit, my donkeys look good in clinchers and the occasional not ott bling.

 

[somethingorother]

I love a bit of nice stitching on bridles. And i looove rolled leather! Clinchers look smart on bigger built/native (as opposed to arab) types, and i would like a silver one, like oscywoskyponio has.

Otherwise, i prefer raised to plain flat hunter types (unless on a hunter/cob of course )