Everyday and Show Bridles

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Do you have an 'Everyday' bridle that you use for schooling at home, and a separate more special bridle for shows, or does the one bridle do the job? A friend of mine referenced her show bridle yesterday and it was the first I'd heard of it - I have the same bridle for both, but I do swap the browband :)
 
Kind of - I have two 'work' bridles for everyday schooling and then each horse has their own nicer jumping and showing bridle.

On the odd occasion that we venture out to do dressage, I will swap my snaffle over to a nicer bridle.
 
For speed I have a bridle with each mainly used bit so I'm not messing about swapping bits back and forward. Each has an SJ bridle and a dressage bridle. There are two hunt bridles with their hunt bits on. There's a spare bridle with a myler combi on because it doesn't get used all the time but is a pain to fit if I do want to use it. And another with a myler pelhalm for the cob when we ride & lead. (And a spare pink one from back in the "annoying the Pony Club DC" days - really should sell that one...)

But no "show" bridle as such...
 
My everday bridle is my showing bridle. It's the sabre eton and it's over 6 years old but cleans up beautifully.
 
I did for a while until I realised that my boy went much worse in the flat hunter bridle he wore for showing than he did in the shaped and padded one he has for everyday use (incidentally I have two of these that are identical, one with snaffle for flat and the other with a stronger bit for jumping/hacking as I hate swapping bits over all the time).

Now on the hunt for a hunter double bridle that has the same features.. Doh
 
I keep my showing bridles clean and in a bag, just swapping bits when needed.

All my bridles are hunter style though, i just like my show bridles to not be at risk of teeth marks and general wear & tear :D
 
Merlod said:
My everday bridle is my showing bridle. It's the sabre eton and it's over 6 years old but cleans up beautifully.
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That's my bridle of choice too - I just love it! I do keep mine for best but tempted to start and use it more often, it's really stiff and could benefit from use and more frequent cleaning to soften it up, lol
 
Both ours have an everyday bridle and a show one. The everyday bridles are v rough and ready, and much mended in the case of the ID mare who likes to pull back and trample it when she is being bridled :(

The pony only has one, but I'm tempted to buy him a new one with flash noseband this week so he will have two as well..

Fiona
 
Yep. I have a 'best' bridle and a work bridle but I tend to use both quite regularly for work as I have to use a stronger bit for hacking & XC than I need when I want to do some jumping so it's easier than keep swapping bits. They are Havana as my jumping saddle which I also hack in is Havana and I'm very OCD about things matching. Typically, the one that needs mending because the buckle's come off the throat latch is the posh one (not shoddy workmanship I hasten to add, another horse grabbed hold if it and pulled it.)

I also have a plain black bridle for flatwork schooling and a lovely posh rolled leather black bridle with a bling browband for dressage comps. My dressage saddle is black.

All my bridles were deliberately chosen with removable flash strap loops so I do have the option to use, or not use as required.
 
Our horses have their everyday bridle & when they go out jumping they go with the same bridle. The bridles are cleaned about 3 times a week so are always good. The horses go well in them so why change things?

The only time when they have a different bridle is if they do Working Hunter Class or similar when rules state they need a particular bridle so we oblige.
 
Actually BP has 3 bridles: his best showing bridle is kept at home and only comes out on special occasions, I'm pretty good about cleaning it very regularly. He has a flatwork/hacking/dressage comps bridle with a drop noseband on it and then he has a really cheap bridle that has his Pelham on it for everything else. I don't mind changing bits over but when it involves changing bits and nosebands I decided it was time to get another bridle to save the hassle.
 
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