John Whitaker Range - sizing

[disco]

I've bought a full sized JW-4 Super Delux mexican grackle bridle off of ebay.
When I tried it on my warmblood it was a very tight fit with everything was on the last whole, it is particularly tight on the headpiece.

I guessed that the girl had sold it incorrectly sized, I contacted her quite a few times but she didn't respond to any of my emails.

In the end I bought a full sized JW browband (from a shop)which was about 2" longer than the original browband - but it's made the fit even worse!

Before I go out and buy a full sized bridle (from a shop), has anyone out there had any problems with fitting a Full sized JW bridle on a warmblood - (Just really to confirm that the girl sold me a cob and not a full!)

NB: This has really taught me a lesson for buying off of ebay, It hasn't been a bargain at all, infact I've ended up spending nearly enought for 2 JW bridles!

 

[Eira]

JW Bridles seem to come up quite big ... friend has a JW grakle on her WB (full) and it was hanging off her .

So i'd guess you have a cob unless your WB has a huge head ?

 

[disco]

Thanks ISH_Lover!

No my girl hasn't got a particularly big head for a WB - Which is why I was shocked that my supposidly "full size" bridle was too small!!

 

[Eira]

I would guess it is a cob then .. as my old TB wore a Cob JW when he was a standard full usually !

Seller may have been given it as a gift etc and as it fitted her full then assumed it was a full??
They def don't come up small though
Sol ( my horsie in siggie ) fits into a full size and she is a stubben XF

Good luck sorting things out

 

[nomini]

I have a WBxTB and my full size john whitaker bridle is a bit on the big side, have had to puch extra holes in it, so I would think that you have been sold a cob size rather than a full!

 

[loopylucifer]

normally come up big

 

[DottyConnection]

What colour is the bridle??

I have a Full size black JW4 hanging in my kitchen because it's too big for my horse.

We could try and organise a swap? Depending on the colour

PM me x

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

I couldn't tell you I bought mine over a week ago now and still not seen my horse to try it

Have you tried looking on JW website to see if it has measurements? Or I'm sure if you rang a saddlery they'd measure them and tell you the dimentions? (If they thought you were going to buy it anyway!)