Hi all, it’s been years since I’ve posted in this forum and am actually having issues with searching so I thought I’d start a fresh topic. Recently my 21 year old TB had a canine pulled and I switched over to see how he’d go in a hackamore while healing. It worked absolutely fantastic and he seemed genuinely comfortable in it. For a good many years we’ve tried many bits and he seems to go best in a pelham but he still is very fussy with his mouth like many thoroughbreds are.
Anyway, the bridle hackamore set up I’ve been using is a borrowed version of things pieced together and I’d like something nicer that looks more like a hunter bridle since I plan on using it quite often and in lessons. So far I have only found a few hackamore bridles online - I like the one by Dyon - but is this something most riders just fashion up piecemeal style? Any recommendations or tips on how to do this are appreciated. He’s a large horse typically wears a TB size bridle so I’m just not sure what kind of sizing to get. I already purchased something on Ebay that was way too big (long cheekpieces) but it was cheap - no big loss but I don’t want to keep ordering the wrong stuff.
