Confused by New Bridle

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Hippophilia

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I bought a new bridle from ebay which was described as a snaffle with padded cavesson. It arrived yesterday and it looks like a crank to me. In-between the padding of the noseband and the buckle strap there is a piece of double-backed leather which has been sewn so that it is impossible to open the noseband completely. Caused much confusion and hassle this afternoon, I must say.
Is this normal for a crank noseband and am I just being dim in not seeing an easy way to get it on without upsetting M? (who is not the easiest to bridle in any case).
Just to be clear I have nothing against cranks per se, but we don't need one and the listing didn't make it clear that it was one. Or maybe 'padded cavesson' is another name for them I have never heard :confused:
 
No a padded cavesson does not necessarily mean crank. Also I've never come across a crank that wasn't able to open fully.
 
It sounds like a crank noseband, and these usually open. At the back of the noseband the strap goes through a ring of metal then folds back on itself and buckles up. If you undo the buckle, you should be able to pull the back of the noseband through the metal ring to undo it completely, then after you put the bridle on, thread it back through the metal ring, fold it back on itself and buckle it up.

Hope that makes sense.
 
night_mare said:
It sounds like a crank noseband, and these usually open. At the back of the noseband the strap goes through a ring of metal then folds back on itself and buckles up. If you undo the buckle, you should be able to pull the back of the noseband through the metal ring to undo it completely, then after you put the bridle on, thread it back through the metal ring, fold it back on itself and buckle it up.

Hope that makes sense.
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That makes perfect sense, except there is no metal ring. Hmmmm. I will have to take a photo I think and pick your brains again.
Thanks!
 
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