Showing Advice what type of in-hand bridle

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I am going to be gonig to a few local shows with my young TB this season, just for the experience for him. Obviously it would be very nice to win something though! I was wondering what style of in - hand bridle to go for.

I have been told his head is plain and a bit small. Would black or brown be more professional and are there any makes you would recommend.

MAny thanks
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jefferies always have some lovely ones ... We are showing yearling filly inhand this year at balmoral, shes got a quite small fine and plain head ... see in gallery (missy) ....We have a nice plain english leather inhand bridle with brass buckles and a nice gold clencher browband . what age is he ? any pics ?


Would also go for a havannah colour ... depenind on his colour though, Personal choice though
 
Brown is always correct for showing. If your horse has a fine head you should go for finer bridlework rather than chunky stuff. I show my horse in hand in a rugby pelham - I have a jefferies show bridle they do make some good stuff.
 
Brown is correct for showing.

Money not a problem go and see the nice people at Flyde Saddlery.

On a budget and local shows - check out e-bay but avoid the 9.99 ones - but the £20 ones are ok for starting out.

Avoid rolled leather - too fine for a TB - more for arabs.
 
Brilliant, thank you. I will look into Jeffries. much prefer brown too so will go for Havana, wasn't sure about rolled leather or not so that is useful and £20 sounds pretty reasonable for starting out, although no doubt I will spend more especially if I go for a jeffries!

I quite fancied a gold brow band, he is a TB and is almost 3. There are some smallish piccies of him on my siggie

Thank you very much, I appreciate the advise, that is why I love this forum!
 
Now if you want a little bit of razzle - look at this - Stinker is wearing a brown bridle with a clencher browband and brass rosettes. I had the hunter noseband made by a supplier on e-bay for £10 - better suited to his head.

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or Stinker with the stitched noseband - probably better for a TB type.

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I am now getting him a nice chunky bridle from Flyde Saddlery as I am biting the bullet and having a go at the BSPA and county shows this year (big gulp).
 
Good on you, how brave. he is lovely and I admire you for the work it must have taken to clean his feathers. i like your bridle, it has nice brass bits. I may have a nosey on ebay, I have a clearer idea of what I may need now.

Cool name -stinky -by the way! Mine is called Pebble, but I also call him Trouble.

Best of luck to you at the shows!
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Chancer's feathers are not too bad - he has nice silky ones - not like my last gypsy mare - she was really heavy and her feather tooks ages to clean up. He also has a black tail - makes a huge difference to show prep.

Stinker is appropriate - he loves dirt - but he is shown as Quite by Chance - which is how I got him

Good luck - and there is a nice inhand bridle on ebay for £25 - only problem is that when looking for you I have just seen a really old clydesdale show bridle which would look wonderful on Cairo and have put a rather large bid on it.
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Will check out ebay, cheers!! That was naughty of you. I shouldn't be buying anything horsey because we are doing our flat up and I am preggers, but hey a girl has to treat her boy!! (I will just neglect to tell husband!!)

Good luck with you showing, make sure you post how you get on
 
Hi Patrick's mum, just checked out that bridle. Gorgeous-would suit my boys 'plain head' (see other post I have put on. It is lovely and surely 41.99 is not much at all, (she said convincingly to herself)
 
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Now if you want a little bit of razzle - look at this - Stinker is wearing a brown bridle with a clencher browband and brass rosettes. I had the hunter noseband made by a supplier on e-bay for £10 - better suited to his head.

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or Stinker with the stitched noseband - probably better for a TB type.

Chancer-1.jpg


I am now getting him a nice chunky bridle from Flyde Saddlery as I am biting the bullet and having a go at the BSPA and county shows this year (big gulp).

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Was that pic at the amateur showing champs?!?! I was there if so!
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No gold or silver clencher browbands for TBs - they are suitable for driving types only. You may, however, have a coloured browband if you have a riding horse/hack type. If the horse has a slightly plain head, then don't go for a flimsy bridle - make sure you have a reasonable amount of leatherwork. If the horse is plain, then the thinner the leather, the bigger and plainer the head will look. Not many horses can carry a very fine bridle. Depending on his age and whether he is wearing a bit or not, I would put him in a normal snaffle bridle rather than an in hand one.
 
No gold or silver, booo, that's a shame I was looking forward to a bit of bling. Thanks for your advice FMM. I am going to have a look at Jeffries bridles at the weekend!
 
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