Looking for fairy dust apparently!

[EternalVetBills]

Shoppers of HHO, I have a mission for you.

I am looking for what seems to be an impossible item. Green mare is transitioning out of a drop to a cavesson, but I'll be damned if I can find one. List of criteria is as follows:

• Ideally just the noseband, but would be open to buying a bridle.
• Mono crown headpiece
• Crank noseband, she will headshake in a regular cavesson (I have no idea why, every test under the sun has been done)
• No flash attachments unless they're removable; I don't like the dangly bit
• Ideally quite a thick noseband; she's got a big ole head ?
• Black
• X-full
• Ideally in matte leather, but at this point I'm not fussy. Just no big white pads, or bling.
• Under £100 if just a noseband, under £200 for a bridle.
• Ideally rolled leather with padding, but would be open to flat padded leather if there was a nice browband to go with.

I think that's everything. I've scoured Hickstead yesterday and today and found nothing, one noseband that fit all criteria but was so tight I could barely get a finger under it on the first hole! Plenty of double bridles I could buy, but we're not quite there yet!

Please and thank you to everyone that takes the time to look

 

[Cortez]

Is there any reason why you couldn't just cut off the little tab? That's what I do, it's quite simple.

 

[EternalVetBills]

Is there any reason why you couldn't just cut off the little tab? That's what I do, it's quite simple.

I use my everyday bridle as my show bridle aswell, so I like it to look smart. I'm worried I will either scratch it, or still have a tiny bit of the tab left on.

 

[EternalVetBills]

https://www.kramer.co.uk/Horse/Brid...k-Leather-Noseband-with-removable-Flash-Strap

I've just found this one, but would be interested if anyone could find anything a bit nicer. I'm not always keen on the leather quality from there.

 

[milliepops]

some to be considering
https://www.dekroo.com/products/br-crank-noseband (seems to match spec tho shipping from abroad, and would depend on sizing)
https://cathedral-equine.co.uk/coll...seband-black-padded-with-black-patent-leather (shiny and not rolled)
https://www.shop.sabreleather.co.uk/sabre-cordoba-snaffle-round-raised-cavesson-noseband-5393-p.asp not rolled and not shiny
https://bonnie-bridles.co.uk/produc...way-crank-cavesson-noseband-twin-buckle-matt/ not rolled and not shiny, though they might be able to make you up a rolled one, worth asking

 

[EternalVetBills]

some to be considering
https://www.dekroo.com/products/br-crank-noseband (seems to match spec tho shipping from abroad, and would depend on sizing)
https://cathedral-equine.co.uk/coll...seband-black-padded-with-black-patent-leather (shiny and not rolled)
https://www.shop.sabreleather.co.uk/sabre-cordoba-snaffle-round-raised-cavesson-noseband-5393-p.asp not rolled and not shiny
https://bonnie-bridles.co.uk/produc...way-crank-cavesson-noseband-twin-buckle-matt/ not rolled and not shiny, though they might be able to make you up a rolled one, worth asking

Thank you ?

I really like the 1st and last ones, will look at them again and order one. Thank you so much!

 

[AntiPuck]

What about the Henry James cavesson bridle? https://www.henryjamessaddlery.co.uk/collections/complete-bridles/products/cavesson-bridle

 

[Northern Hare]

How about this (new) Jefferies noseband on eBay - it says it's semi patent, but doesn't look too shiny on the photos....

Noseband

 

[milliepops]

Thank you ?

I really like the 1st and last ones, will look at them again and order one. Thank you so much!

i have the last one (FSS) in patent and for the price it's really nice.

 

[ponynutz]

Misunderstood - deleted.

 

[EternalVetBills]

How about this (new) Jefferies noseband on eBay - it says it's semi patent, but doesn't look too shiny on the photos....

Noseband

That one is lovely, but unfortunately won't attach to my bridle as it only fastens on one side of the headpiece.

 

[EternalVetBills]

i have the last one (FSS) in patent and for the price it's really nice.

I've ordered that one, I'll try and post some pictures of her modelling it when it arrives.

I've seen them a few times and always thought they looked nice for the price. They used to do a really nice drop noseband that almost looked like a Fairfax nock off, but they seem to have stopped making it now.

 

[ihatework]

That one is lovely, but unfortunately won't attach to my bridle as it only fastens on one side of the headpiece.

If you find one you like at a good price, it doesn’t cost a lot to get a saddler to change a slip head to a monocrown. They just need to chop off some leather and stitch on a buckle

 

[EternalVetBills]

If you find one you like at a good price, it doesn’t cost a lot to get a saddler to change a slip head to a monocrown. They just need to chop off some leather and stitch on a buckle

I might have to do that if the one MP has recommended doesn't work out. It seems to be finding one to fit the mono crown that's the stumbling block.

 

[Andrew657]

Although price is above budget; how about this

https://www.daviddyersaddles.co.uk/product/fairfax_cavesson_noseband_for_double__snaffle

 

[scrat]

This is a whole bridle, reasonable price. I have one on a shire and the nose and is just right. I believe you can just buy the noseband or mix and match so worth a search through their listings. Not english leather but very good quality.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29292357...7nYyJ2qR7i&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

 

[Leandy]

I like the Bridleway bridles. Very reasonably priced. Look lovely. Come in separate bits as well as whole bridles. eg Bridleway Lavello Cavesson Bridle Black (widmer.co.uk) Not sure about XFull but they come up quite big. I have a cob size on a 16hh and a full size head piece and cob cheek pieces on a 16.3.

 

[Leandy]

Buy the Bridleway Lavello Padded Crank Cavesson Bridle | Online for Equine this one has it in XF

 

[Cowpony]

Silver Crown

 

[DirectorFury]

I'm pretty sure the Henry James dressage crank ticks all of your boxes apart from the rolled leather one! https://www.henryjamessaddlery.co.u...dressage-crank-noseband?variant=7820109578284

 

[AntiPuck]

What about the Henry James cavesson bridle? https://www.henryjamessaddlery.co.uk/collections/complete-bridles/products/cavesson-bridle

oops I also meant to link to the dressage bridle, linked by someone else above, with the crank cavesson not the normal one