IR Bridles/ Tack

[air78]

Has anyone bought an IR Bridle before? I'd never heard of them but they have stuff on ebay which is a good price.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200384026771&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[charlimouse]

I think the Bridles on ebay are copies, not the real ones made by jeffries. I think the design is good, but would be wary of the quality at that price! I'm saving my pennies to get the Jeffries one, whilst expensive I can trust the quailty, and hopefully it will last better than my cheap bridle I bought last year, that is now broken!

 

[Donkeymad]

Never heard of them, sorry.

 

[help1]

Think that is definately a copy - I have one made by Stroud Saddlery - Issy (IR) designed them (then I think sold the design to jeffries) if you get the real deal they are fantastic very well made and very comfortable - they are over £200 new?

here a link to the original

http://www.stroudsaddlery.co.uk/

Just look in the quality bridles section

 

[air78]

I realise they are copies etc but wondered what if anyone actually knew what the leather was like?

 

[unicornleather]

Most massed produced "english" leather bridles on the market apart from jeffries and other quality makes are made in india using exported english leather and indian buckles. For £55 I would be very careful what you buy and to say it is hand stitched is a lie, from looking at the photos it is very obviously sewn on a sewing machine!

 

[milliepops]

[ QUOTE ]
Think that is definately a copy - I have one made by Stroud Saddlery - Issy (IR) designed them (then I think sold the design to jeffries) if you get the real deal they are fantastic very well made and very comfortable - they are over £200 new?

here a link to the original

http://www.stroudsaddlery.co.uk/
Just look in the quality bridles section

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I second this

I have a Stroud Saddlery IR and it is a superb bridle. Top quality leather, intelligent sizing (when I spoke to Issy she explained how most bridles were too small at the browband and too big in the throatlash - hers are neither) and the padding is the softest I've ever had. I wouldn't go for the cheap version tbh!

 

[kerilli]

i've got an IR bridle, they're expensive but worth it. i wouldn't bother with a copy, i'd go for a Sabre bridle (lovely leather, come up on ebay quite a lot) if i wanted a cheaper bridle.

 

[bensmum]

got an IR bridle for my daughters mare who has a thing about her ears, not happy with normal bridle being put on but ok with IR. Expensive but worth it for us, now if we can only work out a way to take out plaits near ears and forelock everything would be great.

 

[CBAnglo]

I have a Jeffries IR bridle and it is lovely. I also have an Albion KB which has a shaped headpiece and it is also very nice.

Not sure which I prefer - horse likes both, he is very sensitive about his ears.

The one in the link is a copy - not sure what the quality would be like, and the headpiece doesnt quite look right.