What are the leather things called .....

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Louby

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that let you attach a bit to a headcollar.
I want to by a pair to use when loading my horse rather than messing arround trying to swap between bridle and headcollar.
Ive googled couplings but thats not it and its bugging me now
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Don't know the proper name, but Robinsons sell them. Or you could easily make your own out of a bit of webbing and some clips or velcro.
 
Thanks everyone,
I put my bridle over the top when going but its coming back thats the prob. Suppose its a bit lazy really as I could put his headcollar on, then the slip head with bit on top before loading to come home but I have been just loading him in the bridle then have to take it off and put his headcollar on and I dont trust him enough yet not to do something stupid whilst Im swapping them over
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I've always called them bit straps.

They don't necessarily give you very good control though, in comparison to having a proper bridle. There's a lot of room for evasion of the bit as a head collar slips about a lot more. But that's only when you're riding, I've never tried them for loading or anything.
 
Good luck ordering them from Robinsons each time I try they say they are discontinued but they are always in the catalogue! I use the metal clips for attaching a bit to the headcollar on the foals but not on bigger horses, a slip head is easier to get on and off if you are using it for loading, etc.
 
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