My horses love their PS bridles - and I believe JJ Tate shows in a PS double bridle. you do have to add the chin strap though.
I bought a PS of Sweden double bridle–it is lovely soft leather and fits my horse nicely, but I haven’t noticed much difference.
I can’t find a straight answer on this. From what I’ve been able to find and what Cowgirl said PS of Sweden bridles (and difference Dyon Bridles for that matter) are legal in CANADA. I’ve found nothing in the FEI or Equine Canada rules to suggest that they are not allowed. One specifically states that crown pieces that enhance comfort are permitted. Can someone please confirm or deny this with 100% certainty? In Canada remember. I realize there’ve been some crazy rule changes in the US lately.
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I can’t find a straight answer on this. From what I’ve been able to find and what Cowgirl said PS of Sweden bridles (and difference Dyon Bridles for that matter) are legal in CANADA. I’ve found nothing in the FEI or Equine Canada rules to suggest that they are not allowed. One specifically states that crown pieces that enhance comfort are permitted. Can someone please confirm or deny this with 100% certainty? In Canada remember. I realize there’ve been some crazy rule changes in the US lately.[/QUOTE]
To get a 100% certain answer, I would contact Dressage Canada directly. From the Equine Canada site:
“If you have any questions at any time, please contact Christine Peters, Manager Dressage at cpeters@equinecanada.ca”
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Ok. I can see the Dyon bridle is not legal now. Sucks for the company, they have a lot of dressage bridles. But the Ps of Sweden crown piece does lie on the poll.
Also LarkspurCO I was wondering about the bridle for my horse specifically not horses in general. She has injuries to her poll and its pretty sensitive. For her, less poll pressure is better. Once you’ve tried out the PS bridle, tell me about it (like if it makes a difference, sizing, do you use the elastic straps on the bit). And pics are always great too.[/QUOTE]
Circling back to say that I like the bridle very much. It is beautiful leather and it looked great on my horse – until he broke it.
I rode him in it six or seven times, then when leading him out to the arena he reared and pulled away, realized he was loose and started grazing (hasn’t been turned out for six months so this is his first inclination). Before I could grab him he stepped on the rein and broke it and broke the cheek piece on the bridle. That scared him and also hurt his mouth, so he took off galloping back to the barn. :mad: At least he didn’t re-injure himself.
So, the bridle and reins are sitting in a bag waiting to get dropped off for repair.
The one thing I didn’t like on this bridle was that the buckle on the attached flash lands right under his chin. To solve that I bought an EquiFit curb chain cover, which I am now using on the flash strap of his other bridle. I really think this padding under the chin makes a difference to him because he has stopped fussing when I buckle the flash and seems a lot quieter in his mouth.
I can’t speak to legal/not legal, but if the OP (or others) is looking for bridles that have less pressure on the poll, the new Antares bridles might be worth looking at. They don’t seem to be on the Antares website, but I was shown some new bridles at the Royal in Toronto this year. At least one had a poll pressure relieving design that was not cut back like the bridle in the original post. Instead, the crown piece looked like a little bridge - sort of like this / . Wouldn’t relieve all pressure to that area, but seemed like it have some impact. No experience with the bridle and I don’t know if they offer the new design in dressage models, but might be worth a call/email.
To be honest, I didn’t spend a lot of time looking at it as I’m not in the market for a new bridle, so my recollection is not super sharp!
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You know, looking more closely at that Dyon Difference, I don’t like the idea of the extra straps under the jaw. I think those must be there to keep the crown from sliding forward onto the poll. It looks like those straps might irritate the horse in other ways.
This new PS of Sweden with the clinches is really pretty and it doesn’t have a crank:
http://www.psofsweden.com/en/for-the-horse/bridle/winninground-revolution.html
I ordered the Jump Off Revolution for my horse. I will let you know what I think and definitely get some pictures.[/QUOTE]
I adore the High Jump and the Jump off, but don’t the new rules prohibit them (cheek piece can’t be connected to the noseband)?
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I adore the High Jump and the Jump off, but don’t the new rules prohibit them (cheek piece can’t be connected to the noseband)?[/QUOTE]
The cheek pieces aren’t connected to the noseband on those bridles.
The rule talks about portuguese type of bridles where the noseband goes through the cheek pieces. Like the bridle on this picture
