Micklam bridle, are they worth the money? Who uses one?

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As above really. I'm quite interested in buying one but what do you guy think off them? Who uses them and what's your views on them. Thanks
 
I think that they are ugly.

However I have heard mainly good things about them. The only bad thing I have heard is that the plastic clips (that clip onto the bit) can rub the horse's face raw in a short time (one ride) if the horse is fine-skinned. So if your horse is sensitive, don't use the plastic clips. :)

With plastic clips

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Without plastic clips

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My horse was wearing one with his old owner - she works for Horseware! Tbh he goes much better in a normal bridle. He leaned a lot in it.
 
Monsters said:
They are ment to miss the nerve endings in the face hence the shape.
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Sorry, but how could this possibly be true?? The face has thousands of nerve endings, your entire skin is full of them. You cannot possibly invent a bridle to miss nerve endings unless you rode without a bridle fullstop. It sounds to me like some clever marketing.
 
Never tried one so can't comment on the pros or cons.

Personally, I think it looks as if someone has whacked a hybrid drop/worcester noseband on a lunging cavesson, clunky and not the most attractive piece of equipment to my eye, still, if it works...
 
enfys - I really don't think they do work as I cannot imagine why anyone would want the end result that my lad had. Also you aren't able to tighten the noseband much so really you'd be better off without a noseband as that's really the only difference between it and a normal bridle?
 
lochpearl said:
enfys - I really don't think they do work as I cannot imagine why anyone would want the end result that my lad had. Also you aren't able to tighten the noseband much so really you'd be better off without a noseband as that's really the only difference between it and a normal bridle?
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I am going to have to go and find out just how they are supposed to work, I'd never seen one before. Wouldn't it be easier to just use a Worcester, a drop or even a Kineton which would have the same kind of (or would it?) effect on the nose as this would appear to have.

Right then ---> Google...Micklem - lesson for the morning.
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Hmmm, I see, designed for comfort...at THAT price I should think so too!

Bit of discussion about it on the Bitless Horse Association forum:
http://bitlesshorse.forumotion.com/bitless-bridles-f9/micklem-bridle-t151.htm
 
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What horseware say is, they miss the exit points for facial nerves which can be a reason why the horse rubs his nose on their legs after a while as a normal noseband can numb the nose.
I'm not hearing anything good about them, iv just looked at one, don't seem very good leather if I'm honest
 
MY RI likes them - but its all horse for courses :)
the ones without the plastic clip and noseband 'ring' are the competion ones.. i *think*
 
What horseware say is, they miss the exit points for facial nerves which can be a reason why the horse rubs his nose on their legs after a while as a normal noseband can numb the nose.
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I don't believe that. I never do my cavesson (no flash) noseband up tight, infact I often ride without it and my mare still likes to rub her nose on her knee.
 
Faracat said:
I don't believe that. I never do my cavesson (no flash) noseband up tight, infact I often ride without it and my mare still likes to rub her nose on her knee.
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Ummm it is very interesting what they are saying to sell these bridles even if it is untrue but I'm gona do a bit off research later on the nerves etc in the face. Iv watched their free DVD where they try to put their point across to you but I would need good feed back first before I try one at that price and there isn't any it would seem
 
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