can anyone recommend me a bridle?

[black_horse]

right, i have the browband for my ridden horse showing class (navy/yellow and silver velvet with rossetts on the side) and i need a nice bridle to complement my mare. She is a 16.3hh black Hanovarian mare. i dont want to spend tons of money on a bridle ill use every now and then but i dont want a cheap one either (dont trust the leather!!!). She is black, as is her saddle so the bridle must be black.

Answers on a postcard peoples

Many thanks and calypo lollies for all

 

[Irishcobs]

Do you want a raised or plain noseband? Comfort headpiece or normal?

 

[Bowen4Horses]

ahem... haven't you just got a new (very nice) bridle?

greedy bum! x

 

[toomanyhorses26]

another one !

I like jeffries bridles and if you have a hunt on e bay they sometimes come (bought mine off there for 40 squids should have been 150 odd quid brand new ) or sabre are nice as well . If you want a real cheapy but still safe my gfs bridles have lasted for years and were about £40 brand new .

are you off showing now then as well as being a dressage diva !!!

 

[black_horse]

clipclop -

jeez you caught me yeah but they arent suitable for showing (*insert procrastination here*) so i need a new one

too many horses - yep yep we are off showing!!! cant wait!!! i want to do side saddle at a later date but she needs to learn ringcraft first

i dont know whether ridden horses have flat or raise nosebands...

 

[toomanyhorses26]

woo hoo where are you planning on??? me and the one brain celled tb are hitting the shows in kent this year as well

mine has a raised because he is a midget head but the right weight flat can look amazing - really depends what you are showing the gorge girlie as

 

[black_horse]

she is being shown as a riding horse and potential sports horse, both inhand and ridden.

We are doing trottscliff in wroutham and chequer tree farm. where you off to?

 

[black_horse]

ok scrap that flat noseband

ill post a pic of the browband h/o

 

[toomanyhorses26]

trying to persuade my boss that she doesn't need me to teach on the sunday of trosley so i can go - she isn;t falling for it so far then our local bridleays assoc in east farleigh for their h=jumping show in june and their showing show in july ,faversham riding club in august cause they have the exracer qualifier, tonbridge lions in sept and if we qualify for the ex racer champs that will be in oct - just got to save for the transport - might have to call on the bank of dad

 

[black_horse]

QR
Browband:

detail:

what do you think?

 

[black_horse]

btw its navy blue as the dark colour in the browband not black.


oo sounds fun!!! i might have to look some of them shows up!!!

 

[toomanyhorses26]

v snazzy she will look fab in it - they are all nice shows esp the east farleigh ones as they tend to be quiet so good for introductions as i found out last year.we shut the riding school down for the july one as take all the ponies out for the day - bit of a challenge getting 14 ponies turned out and in the right classes but wouldn't miss it for anything

 

[black_horse]

may i ask which riding school you run?

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Where are you off to BH?

Anywhere near ?

 

[black_horse]

darcy

im off to trotscliff on the 21st!! eek! my first ever showing show!!! doing 1 ridden horse and 1 ridden horse in hand!

 

[toomanyhorses26]

i teach there on a sunday and cover holidays,sickness etc - its east malling but ive been a livery there since the year dot so generally help out where needed as well. not the smartest yard but pretty friendly

 

[black_horse]

must say i havent heard of it :S oo er and i only live in maidstone!! haha never mind

 

[ForeverBroke_]

I've not heard of it either

Have fun!!

Again - PHOTOS!

 

[toomanyhorses26]

all word of mouth no adverts or anything - suits the place as some of the ponies aren't the youngest and we can keep the lessons relatively small . we have a fair amount of long term riders longest is about 15 years

 

[black_horse]

yes darcy lu you slave driver!!!

 

[black_horse]

sounds good to me toomanyhorses!!! do you have fb?

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Can do but try

 

[toomanyhorses26]

yep will pm - hope all goes well with the show we will expect pictures