Ahem.... right, well, the noseband was originally invented by someone rather a long time ago to keep the horses trap shut if it were to fall and "spade" it's lower jaw into the earth thus breaking it and rendering himself useless for going about ones estate hunting deer and boar and suchlike.
Hencewhy lots of "hunters" these days rather like the plan cavesson look because it makes them look stately and elegant as if they were about to follow the hounds into the woods after a sly fox.
A bit like me.
Fast forward a few years and you now have fine leather bits called grackles and flashes thanks to racing and "dressarge" and driving and other such trivial activities.
This has been bugging me a lot recently, I obviously know flash, drop, grackle etc. have uses same as if you are riding in a standing martingale. But why do we use plain nosebands in your opinion?
I have to keep myself busier, washing up leads to random questions.
What? I just told you what they were for. Weren't you listening?
Yes, cavessons are there to stop jaw fractures. I do tend to ride nosebandless though 
Ahem.... right, well, the noseband was originally invented by someone rather a long time ago to keep the horses trap shut if it were to fall and "spade" it's lower jaw into the earth thus breaking it and rendering himself useless for going about ones estate hunting deer and boar and suchlike.
Hencewhy lots of "hunters" these days rather like the plan cavesson look because it makes them look stately and elegant as if they were about to follow the hounds into the woods after a sly fox.
A bit like me.
Fast forward a few years and you now have fine leather bits called grackles and flashes thanks to racing and "dressarge" and driving and other such trivial activities.
Maybe it's just cos I is Northern....
Nah,put thee cowet back on-it's grim up ere
