very cut-away headpiece bridles?

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Is anyone able to recommend a cavesson bridle that is very cut-away behind the ears please? My horse is extremely sensitive around his ears - at the moment he's in an Elevator bridle without the browband, but this isn't enough for him - he seems to need something that's physically cut away a lot more.

I've looked at old threads on here and the Dy'on Difference looked really promising, but I can only find it with a flash noseband and I want a cavesson as I really don't see the point of bunging a flash on him when he doesn't need it. I could probably pull the flash off but I don't want to spend several hundred pounds on a bridle for it to look tatty!

He's had all the usual vet/osteo checks - it's a residual issue from a nasty case of infected aural plaques he had when I got him. The vet believes there is no pain as such, just that he is extremely sensitive to his ears being touched.

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there is at least one john whitaker with a cut away head piece - i got one for xmas - but I am not sure how that compares with the elevator. I could take a picture of mine, but my horse has the fluffiest ears!!
 
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if you were going to spend the kind of money that the Dy'on costs, perhaps you could get one made by a local saddler to your spec?
 
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mjcssjw2 said:
the john whitaker comes with a flash, but it comes of and doesn't look tatty - the bridle was around £60
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Thanks - do you know which one it is please? I've had a look on their website and can't see any that are cut-away behind the ears - I want as much clearance as possible :)
 
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I've got the Dy'on anatomic bridle, so not as severely cut-back as the difference range but enough that my mare prefers it. I had the flash loop removed from the noseband for £15 by a local saddler. Beautiful leather too :).
 
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ghostie said:
Interesting thought - I wonder how you even go about finding someone that can do that - never even occured to me!
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I'm in a different part of the world to you but if I had the cash I'd go to Issy Russell who makes the IR bridles. Sure some HHOers could offer other recommendations for saddlers who will make you a bridle :) Or as MDIAI says above, buy the Dy'on and just get the flash loop removed properly :)
 
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It is extremely easy to remove the little tab that constitutes a flash noseband; just carefully cut off with a Stanley knife. If you can thread a needle you can go a step further, open the stitching remove the tab and sew closed. Crank nosebands are only crank if you tighten them up. Just use loose and you have a padded cavesson. Can't help with the cut back ear crown piece, sorry.
 
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MyDogIsAnIdiot said:
I've got the Dy'on anatomic bridle, so not as severely cut-back as the difference range but enough that my mare prefers it. I had the flash loop removed from the noseband for £15 by a local saddler. Beautiful leather too :).
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This, was just about to say if they only thing wrong with the Dy'on one is the flash loop, just have it removed.

I have a Dy'on rolled leather double, an absolutely stunning bridle. Well worth the money :)
 
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mjcssjw2 said:
good god, just realise my link might be seen as advertising, bliddy ell! pity you can't go back and edit a post
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surely it's only advertising if it's your own advert you're linking to rather than just linking so I can see a picture?

Thanks for the link anyway - picture much appreciated :)
 
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cremedemonthe posted these two pics on a thread a while back, I don't think he will mind and would be happy to have a PM (NB monthe not menthe ;))

This he said was a headpiece kit to be used with other bridles

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and then there was this one.

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I have no suggestions but totally sympathise. I have to take my bridle apart to get it on my boy as he just hates having his ears bent at all and is not a fan of anyone going near them at all most of the time! So watching with interest to see if I can find anything that will be easier than a standard bridle.

Love the second one ester posted, just need to find one that has a clip on brow band to save me threading the straps through!
 
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I have spent the last year looking for something like that! Thank you so much :) would prefer leather but to be honest it's got to be worth a try at that price!

I do wonder if he would be happier with a cut-away as well though.
 
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I don't think this is cut back enough but is a bridle that I made for my mare you can see it is slightly cut away around the ears. You could get a saddler to do something similar
 
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The Horze bridles have cutaway headpieces. Very happy with mine for a budget version. Horse stopped shaking his head, too.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HORZE-CONSTANCE-FLASH-BRIDLE-WITH-COMFORT-PADDED-CUT-AWAY-HEADPIECE-/380459079058
 
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