Unusual noseband/bit combo!

[Bobthecob15]

I just saw this on instagram and don’t understand it at all…has anyone seen this before? Photo of the noseband if you can’t open the link

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Not sure what this actually would do?

 

[Amymay Again]

It looks like a flash strap done up in a peculiar way.

 

[Maddie Moo]

Looks like a homemade version of a bit lifter to me. I think there was a thread on a similar one the other day?

 

[catkin]

Looks like a Worcester noseband which transfers pressure from the bit to the nose.

 

[TheMule]

It's a very botched version of a Worcester noseband that will put a horrible amount of uneven pressure on the nose when the bit is used because the strap isn’t flat

 

[onemoretime]

Do horses really need contraptions like this????

 

[Bobthecob15]

Oh ok but why would someone use it? I don’t understand

 

[rhino]

Oh ok but why would someone use it? I don’t understand

Worcester nose bands are designed for horses who pull. The principle is that some of the rein tension is transferred to nose pressure.

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Oh ok but why would someone use it? I don’t understand

Because they're too cheap to buy a proper Worcester so cobble one together out of random tack room odds and ends without thinking of how it may impact the animal.

 

[Cowpony]

It says it keeps the bit quieter in the mouth and spreads the pressure across the mouth and nose. Apparently many horses like it and they have had positive feedback from anybody who has tried it.

 

[P.forpony]

I used a proper Worcester on one of mine who came to me with a kimblewick and 3 ring gag.
Unsurprisingly, fussy in the mouth, stiff, resistant, and pulled like a train.
Rubber covered snaffle and a Worcester stabilised the bit and took pressure off the mouth. Horse quickly realised I wasn't going to rip their tongue out, settled, and developed breaks and steering remarkably quickly.
Thoroughly dislike the bodge though, nasty pressure points!

 

[Gloi]

Working rather like a milder version of a Kineton.

 

[Elno]

Oh ok but why would someone use it? I don’t understand

I had a horse vetted yesterday, and the vet recommended a bit lifter because the horse (ex harness racer who apparently pulled like a freight train in training/competitions) had changes on the bars, so to elleviate pressure from them I guess.