Made to Measure Bridles

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Do any of you lovely people have any reccomendations of where to go for a made to measure bridle. My Kieffer bridle that my ned currently has, has seen better days
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So I'm on the hunt for another bridle and was toying with the idea of getting him a made to measure bridle. Or if not any reccomendations of bridles similar in size and type to the one in the pic below
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for non made to measure - Sabre, all the way.
for made to measure, i have a Stroud Saddlery IR bridle which is just beautiful.. and fits perfectly every 16.2 ish horse i've put it on. took a while to soften up the leather but now lovely.
Sabres are soft from the start and very hardwearing, i have theirs that are about 20 years old and look a year old!
 
I've just got a made to measure one for Dolly (off the peg isn't an option).
I went to Geoff Dean saddlery nr Worthing, Sussex.
I chatted about what I wanted the bridle for (ridden & working hunter classes) and we went through all the styles with him offering advice but never making the decision for me.

The cost was about £210 but included reins of my choice which were made from the same piece of leather so the colour matched.

I got it a few weeks ago and cannot fault it, it looks amazing and cannot stop using it!!
 
I know this sounds seriously dodgy but I have a friend who does this, and lots of other leatherwork. Her bridles are beautiful. If you're interested I can ask her to email you some pics / example prices ?
 
I can highly recommend Jo Aykroyd, of Bespoke Bridles and Saddlery, Jo is fantastic and has done all sorts for me including bridles. She has made many a bridle for top class county level show horses. She travels the country making various leather work for people. Don't panic she is not highly expensive and has an amazing service. I will get her to PM you if you like I know Jo comes on here but not regularly.
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