Your favourite bradoon bit?

[Mrs. Jingle]

I am not sure if I am even allowed to do this - but I am sure the Fat Controller will delete if not appropriate. Not selling but I am after a 'bit' of unbiased market research if you would be kind enough to help.

Those of you who use double bridles, what is your favourite choice of bradoon bit and why? and for that matter which Weymouth do you use with it and again - why?

Thank you in advance those who are happy to share your preferences.

 

[milliepops]

depends on the horse really
I tend to use the same bradoon as the horse wore on the snaffle. So the last one I had in a double had a KK ultra bradoon and because she drew her tongue back sometimes I paired it with a NS pacifier weymouth which curves backwards.

Current horse has a french link bradoon and a very basic wide arched curb. it's what she chose, I tried a variety of things and this has worked the best. i pretty much always use loose ring snaffles and my bradoons have all been loose ring too.

 

[conniegirl]

I tend to use a french link bradoon, had to have the bradoon for my current pony made specially by fylde as the rings on normal bradoons are so big they overwhelm his pretty little face and never sat right

 

[CanteringCarrot]

I use the same bradoon as his usual snaffle. It's a fixed ring Sprenger RS Dynamic. I am currently using a Neue Schule Starter Weymouth. I went back and forth between that and the Slimma. Horse honestly isn't expressing an opinion either way. So I've been sticking with the set up for now.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

thanks for replies - about the french link - I do know they are now illegal for dressage according to FEI - but my customers under those rules are still wanting to buy the french link bradoons strangely, and I am also selling them regularly to USA customers so I assume they are still legal there. Does anyone know if that decision earlier this year by the FEI is being revoked again? And/or is it likely that the British dressage rules are also going to ban the french link?

Its a minefield now - my stocks are very low on bradoons but just not sure which way to jump with a new order, should I forget french links altogether and concentrate on the plain single and double jointed loose rings, damned if I do, damned if I dont knowing my luck!

 

[milliepops]

No idea what BD will do on that. I'm not aware that there have been any comms regarding it but at some point I'd expect them to adopt the same rule.

In which case I will probably go towards a lozenge of some sort, have got TB in a turtle top so that would be my next trial for the french link horse just cos its in the tackroom . She didn't like the kk.

 

[blitznbobs]

I like to match their usual snaffle - doubles in my household are only really used in competition - never had a horse that goes better in one tbh ... so my last dressage horse that needed one (before the rule change) had a verbidend which was what I rode hiM in normally. My show cob has ns team up (and bugger all contact down the tiny Weymouth) otherwise he backs off...

 

[Mule]

Why have the french links been made illegal?

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Why have the french links been made illegal?

This link is about as clear as mud - as are most articles I have read on the subject in the past few months - but I am inclined to agree that it is more to do with the stewards inspecting tack and not knowing the difference inside the horse's mouth to see is it a Dr. Bristol, is it a French link or is it something else altogether. Nothing else that is being put forward as a sensible argument makes any sense at all as far as I can see.

https://eventingnation.com/fei-issues-clarification-after-confusion-over-snaffle-link-ban/

 

[conniegirl]

If you are running a store catering mainly to dressage people then maybe stocking up on lozenge type bradoons would be a good idea.

Maybe keep a few french link ones in stock if you sell to showing people at all as they are still legal for showing (and many other disciplines)

 

[Mule]

This link is about as clear as mud - as are most articles I have read on the subject in the past few months - but I am inclined to agree that it is more to do with the stewards inspecting tack and not knowing the difference inside the horse's mouth to see is it a Dr. Bristol, is it a French link or is it something else altogether. Nothing else that is being put forward as a sensible argument makes any sense at all as far as I can see.

https://eventingnation.com/fei-issues-clarification-after-confusion-over-snaffle-link-ban/

This link is about as clear as mud - as are most articles I have read on the subject in the past few months - but I am inclined to agree that it is more to do with the stewards inspecting tack and not knowing the difference inside the horse's mouth to see is it a Dr. Bristol, is it a French link or is it something else altogether. Nothing else that is being put forward as a sensible argument makes any sense at all as far as I can see.

https://eventingnation.com/fei-issues-clarification-after-confusion-over-snaffle-link-ban/

The Dr. Bristol connection makes sense. I can't think of another real reason to object to it.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

The Dr. Bristol connection makes sense. I can't think of another real reason to object to it.

I agree I have always believed the DR. Bristol is a very severe bit - but apparently the french link is far worse! who knew?