Dressage Bridle for Mare with Sensitive Poll ??

[StaceyTanglewood]

I need some ideas guys my dressage mare is very sensitive in teh poll arean and i was wondering if i could ride her with a pad there but obviously im not sure due to BD rules??

 

[KatB]

You can yes

I would get an Albion KB bridle, my mare is alot softer in hers than in other "comfort" makes

 

[lucemoose]

I bought the comfort gel pads from Horse Health, mine goes so so well in it and I add it to whichever bridle she is wearing/

 

[lillie07]

Albion KB or Elevator are both gorgeous bridles which are padded over the poll.

I like the Elevator because it is cut back behing the ears but have replaced mine with an Albion KB as I felt the quality of the leather and the customer service had slipped with the Elevator plus the D ring on the noseband rubs very sensitive cheeks!

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

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I bought the comfort gel pads from Horse Health, mine goes so so well in it and I add it to whichever bridle she is wearing/

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and i can ride in these for BD??

 

[hellspells]

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I bought the comfort gel pads from Horse Health, mine goes so so well in it and I add it to whichever bridle she is wearing/

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and i can ride in these for BD??

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Yep you can indeed hun.

 

[fingers_crossed]

elevator!

 

[Eventz30]

Sabre Cordoba

 

[posie_honey]

i tried all sorts of things - inc the gel pad (which my horse took major offense to and threw herself on floor because of it!!)
she has a narrow bridle path and bridles would pull forward onto her ears - in the end i just got a m-2-m headpiece that is cut away at the ears/poll so only just wider than her noseband - as i don't use any poll action on her (in straight bar eggbutt) it's perfect and she's got far less headshy and fussy round her ears with it.

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

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You can yes

I would get an Albion KB bridle, my mare is alot softer in hers than in other "comfort" makes

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I cant find them !!!!!!!!

 

[beckieswann]

Stroud Saddlery custom made my bridle for my horse - recommend it as they make it to suit him and he has a bent headpiece to fit his ears so it's more comfortable for him.

 

[KatB]

http://www.wychanger.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=120

This is where I got mine from a few years back, but there are probably cheaper places now...

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

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Stroud Saddlery custom made my bridle for my horse - recommend it as they make it to suit him and he has a bent headpiece to fit his ears so it's more comfortable for him.

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oh really maybe i should do that

 

[Halfstep]

My kate Negus double has a lovely soft contoured poll area and is one of the nicest bridles I've ever seen. Bought it ahead of the Albion KB because it is more lightweight and elegant. Highly recommend (and yes I have the patent version being an official dressage diva LOL)

 

[BigRed]

If you don't want to buy a new bridle, Stubben make a very nice padded leather gadget that slips over your headpiece.

 

[Halfstep]

I have one of those on my snaffle bridle. it is ok, but quite wide and not shaped at all, and not fantastically soft.

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

oh no im confused now - HELP !!!!

i might call KN (cos i know her so well) and see what she thinks x

 

[Halfstep]

Oskar in his Kate Negus patent double:

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Nice!

I have an Albion KB snaffle and Elevator double, both of them are fantastic, and the leather is very soft. Before buying the Albion I used to have a gel pad, but I found that it was a bit of a pain when cleaning tack.

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

i will probably call julie at KateNegus and get one of those but she is away till Friday !!!!

can anyone post the link to the Gel pads people use?? are they the prolite ones xx

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

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Oskar in his Kate Negus patent double:

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damn I cannot see pics at work xx

 

[tabithakat64]

I have an Albion KB and a Barnsby Comfort bridle and love both, I do think using one has made a difference to one of mine who is usually very tense.

 

[Pasha]

Hey Stacey! Can recommend the Elevator, Albion KB and Kate Negus! All fantastic bridles and think you'd be pleased with any one of them!

Got my Elevator and Albion KB from Frogpool (although not sure if they still do the Elevator). They have a huge selection of the Albion KB!

The Elevator is the softest IMO, but think the Albion KB and Kate Negus scrub up better and look newer fo longer!

Sarah x

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

thanks hun all my bridles are KN so will get one - but trying to find these Gel pads to use in the mean time xx

 

[Tiffany]

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You can yes

I would get an Albion KB bridle, my mare is alot softer in hers than in other "comfort" makes

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I totally agree with KATB

 

[Nosey]

I use a prolite gel pad. Think mine is tecnically a noseband one as the headpiece one looked quite bulky and had suede to wrap round headpiece whereas noseband one just has 3 little tabs. Sorry can't remember where I got mine from - think local tack shop but sure major prolite stockists could supply and would be worth trying in meantime till you got your posh new bridle!

 

[TarrSteps]

Also, in addition to a suitable crown piece, make sure you have a long enough browband, even if you have to get one made/different from the bridle.

I know it's not good form to have a gaping browband but I see quite a few that pull the crown piece forward and/or have to sit up so high that they actually pull the crown piece down/forwards. This seems particularly likely to happen with the padded bridles as there is often only quite a narrow section where the browband loops sit properly on the crown piece/noseband head piece, which may or may not be the "right" place for the horse's head.