Double Bridles

[pfarrugia]

My instructor wants me to get a double bridle for schooling the boy in but I have never used or purchased one before.

I found this one on the internet
http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Heritage_English_Leather_Bridles.html
Does anyone think it is any good? Just looks a bit cheap compared to the others i've been looking at!

Also - what bits do I need to get to go on it?

Thanks in advance for your help x

 

[Ferdinase514]

A weymouth and a bridoon.

Is there one you could borrow from someone first to try out?

Brisdle looks ok for schooling in - not the nicest but ok

 

[Bossanova]

That one would be fine to start you off.
Do you really need a double? What bit do you normally ride him in? If it's a single jointed then get a single jointed bradoon and sliding cheek weymouth

 

[pfarrugia]

I can't borrow one first as no one I know has a horse with quite such a large head! That's why when I saw that one I thought if he didn't like it, it wouldn't break the bank! At the moment he's ridden in a caveson bridle with a french link bradoon!! I know it's a huge jump but instructor says he's too powerful for him to school him on therefore he wants him in a double!

Thanks for all your help

 

[Bossanova]

You could keep him in the double jointed bradoon and add a low ported weymouth, just watch it isnt too much in his mouth as the double jointeds can be a bit weighty

 

[virtual]

If you've got a snaffle bridle you don't need to buy a whole new bridle to fit double bits. You will need a bradoon and weymouth bits (either both fixed cheeks or both sliding cheeks) with the bradoon (snaffle) 1/4 inch bigger than the weymouth. You fit the weymouth to the cheekpieces (like you would a pelham). You will need a sliphead to attach the bradoon (basically another headpiece/cheekpiece without a throatlash), and ofcourse you'll need another pair of reins.

I agree that you should borrow one before you invest, it can get expensive trying new bits!

 

[pfarrugia]

brilliant thanks - actually have a slip head piece so might try that first!

 

[cosmo_sam]

I have a heritage flash for schooling in and it's fine

easy to clean and nice and comfy

Let me know how you get on with the double, if I intend to get to some proper hunter classes next year, I'm gonna have to introduce a double to George