What is this?

[JinglebellJessi & MistletoeMagic]

I bought a hunter type bridle for my cob last year. It came with 2 pairs of reins but is a single bridle. Anyway there was a random bit of leather attatched when i got it home. It looks like a very long cheek piece.

 

[serena2005]

Is there holes in the non buckle end?

 

[s4sugar]

That is the slip head for the second bit on a double bridle. It should have another cheek piece to go with it. Presumably your bridle was sold as a snaffle as this part was lost.

 

[Jools2345]

looks like a bridoon (spelling) strap to me, looks like you have a double bridle and the bridoon strap cheekpiece is missing

 

[JinglebellJessi & MistletoeMagic]

Yes, its about 2.5 feet long, wayyyy to big to be a cheek piece and too short to be a head piece

 

[FairyLights]

Its a slip-head. the part with the billet goes onto the bit. then its threaded through the browband loops attached to the headpieve,and passes under the headpiece and then fastens to a cheek piece attached to the other side of the bit. Its to turn a snaffle bridle into a double bridle, hense the 2 sets of reins. you should have 3 cheek pieces with the bridle.

 

[JinglebellJessi & MistletoeMagic]

Ahh i see!! Thank you!! No it didnt have another cheek piece, just the two already on the bridle. So in theory if i wanted a double bridle to show in id just have to buy another cheek piece?