elevator V Heritage bridle which one !!

[hunteress]

Sorted out saddle now and now would like to do Bridle been looking at the Elevator (Pricey) has anyone got one also looked at the Heritage comfort bridle which one should I go for !!

 

[sillygillyhorse]

Personally I prefer the quality of the Heritage comfort bridles with the added bonus they are much cheaper. Have seen several Elevator bridles and have not been impressed with the leather. If you go for the Heritage one just be aware they are quite big. My 16.2 MB TB gelding only needed a cob size Heritage comfort bridle.

 

[hunteress]

Thanks Mrs T I have had one before and yes it was a little large.

 

[Thistle]

you could get 3 Heriatge for the price of 1 elevator. Get one for everyday and one for best!

 

[Stella]

I have heard that there is a law suit pending against the guy who has Heritage bridles because he says that its British leather by Samual Sharpe. Yet Samual Sharpe have nothing to do with them! The word in the industry is that Heritage is made from better quality Indian leather and that they guy misrepresents his product!

 

[tabithakat64]

I have a Barnsby and an Albion KB both are great quality leather and look really smart.

 

[Persephone]

I have an Elevator which I love. I bought a Heritage comfort one for lungeing etc but I am seriously considering ditching it and buying another Elevator to use. I haven't seen anything else which is a patch on the Elevator tbh.

 

[Daisychain]

I have got a heritage comfort, and it is ok but not top quality leather, on the noseband on the strap underneath the leather is of particularly bad quality, but its all right for an everyday bridle. You get what you pay for i suppose!

 

[4whitesocks]

have the heritage one & a keiffer ergonomic which is really nice

 

[hunteress]

Thanks guys will look some more as I had a saddle made told it was english leather and no way was it not being STUNG again !!

 

[KatB]

Neither, get an Albion. Much nicer than either and truly english leather.

 

[hunteress]

Thanks KatB just ordered one can't wait.

 

[0ldmare]

I've got both and like them both. If you have enough money I do prefer the elevator though

 

[jen1]

I have a Heritage only got it as someone at my yard bought it for her horse then didn't need it. Took a lot of oiling to get it soft though.

Cheek pieces are too long even though I have a cob with a big head, rest fits OK. People comment on what a nice bridle it is and after lots of work softening it up it's OK now.

Thought it was English leather but after reading posts on here obiviously it's not! I paid £30 for it and it was new at the time but to be honest wouldn't pay much more for it. It's the 'comfort' sort with crank flash noseband. If I had the money though would go for the Albion. Was drooling over one a few weeks ago in a tack shop. Fantastic quality and butter soft from new, dream on!

 

[Stella]

Albion come up very small though. I bought one for my mare. Fabulous quality, absolutely loved it until I tried to put it on her. It wasn't even close to fitting her and was X Full so I couldn't go up a size! I have X Full in a Stubben and a Jeffries and they fit her perfectly well!

 

[cazcrazyjonty]

i have never oiled mine and it is soft as any other bridles in the tackroom might of oiled it once cant remember cant fault it...

same as the elevator bridles but cheaper and better leather

 

[spaniel]

My Heritage is lovely and soft too. They are british, made by Sam Sharpe.

 

[lucemoose]

My heritage is lovely!! Bearing in mind it was displayed next to the Whitaker bridles. So soft and squishy !

 

[hunteress]

In the end plumped for a Albion KB got it today its lovely.

 

[wilder]

i can tell you heritage saddlery (not samuel sharpe one) have just brought out a new elevator bridle and it is superb real english leather i have the black with brown inner and it is the best quality i have had and it costs around 80,00 not to cheap but worth it