Mismatched tack - a big no-no??

[CazD]

I have looked everywhere for a second hand Falcon Adler VSD, wide fit in black but cant find one. They always seem to be in brown. I cant afford to start replacing bridles etc too. Would it be a big no-no to have a black bridle with a brown saddle?

 

[Morrigan_Lady]

I dont think so! But then, one of my horses has a black bridle and a brown saddle. Looks ok to me!

 

[JosieSmith]

Only if you plan to show in them, I think maybe they'd mark you down for it, otherwise I don't think it makes any difference whatsoever

 

[samstar]

For the last year my pony has had brown bridle and black saddle until a lovely hho'er let me try her brown one out, now we are matching.
It never bothered me

 

[rara007]

For me yes

I use a £20 cheap bridle rather than a nice english leather one just so the colour matches

 

[FigJam]

I think it would only really matter if you were wanting to do showing. Other than that, if you could live with it (and save up or ask Santa for a new bridle!

) it's fine!

I have a tan saddle and a havana bridle- tan bridle would be far too much on my dark bay mare!!

 

[BFG]

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For me yes

I use a £20 cheap bridle rather than a nice english leather one just so the colour matches

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That is so much like me...... How sad are we????

 

[Kat]

Brown is much more correct, but unless you are showing it really doesn't matter. Probably no one would notice outside the show ring.

I'd get the brown saddle and when you are able buy a brown bridle to match for "best".

 

[Katie__Connie]

My pony wears a brown saddle and black bridle... no-one seems to notice too much!!

 

[JoBo]

Bodey has been wearing a brown bridle and black saddle for the quite awhile, but I have just won a Black Amerigo bridle, so will have matching tack, well in colour anyway, yeah! But no one noticed my tack wasn’t the same colour.

 

[Kallibear]

Get the saddle and, if you want to show so need brown bridle, buy a £30 kincade bridle. It's not english leather but more than nice enough to show in.

 

[tina_day56]

I have a brown bridle and black saddle because we couldn't get a nice brown secondhand saddle in the timeframe we needed it. I don't think it matters at all...no one seems to notice. I showjump, dressage and XC.

 

[Ottinmeg]

Bailey has a brown bridle with a black noseband and a brown saddle.

 

[Persephone]

It would be a total no no for me.

But when you think about it, as long as it all fits what does it matter. You could always change the bridle later?

 

[turkana]

I've got a black bridle & a dark brown saddle which looks fine, I never notice if other people have matching tack so assume they've don't notice mine either.
I'm sure they've got better things to do then notice if my tack's matching!

 

[ISHmad]

As long as you are not showing who gives a damn? A saddle is a saddle, a bridle is a bridle. As long as they fit that's the main thing.