This bridle was in the GP at an A rated show in Los Angeles over the weekend. First round the horse had a second rein, then in the jump off just the one.
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Looks like a homemade side check type bridle.
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Wow.
I’ve never seen such a thing at a horse show. And I don’t get to say that too often anymore. Lol.
At least it looks like the bit is just a plain snaffle. Some of the bridles now look so convoluted that I don’t even know how the horses can pick their heads up half the time.
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Is there a video of the round? I’d be interested to see it in action.
That is interesting! I wouldn’t say its like a side check as those are “permanent” and is attached to the saddle to keep the head up. This looks like its in the riders hand so is “movable” and I wouldn’t think it could keep a horses head up at all. I don’t know what the purpose would be but I’m intrigued!!
It does remind me of a rogers ring thats used to keep a line up while driving a 4 in hand or tandem though. But it would have 0 purpose here. Its in use on the wheel horse here (back horse).
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No martingale, either. I wonder if this horse is very sensitive to any downward pressure from the bit and this is just changing the action slightly?
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I’m curious, as well. It looks like the crown piece of a chambon… actually, maybe not. I blew it up. I’ll be watching w interest.
The second rein looks like it is attached to a nose rope of sorts
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I was wondering if this would make its way here. I think it’s really cool how they modified the rigging throughout the weekend.
@steelerino it’s actually a continuous loop.The loose ring looks custom made and has shanks attached. So it feed through the shank and back through the bridle.
Who is this horse & rider?
It looks almost like some anti grazing devices I’ve seen that loop through the crown.
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I don’t think I understand, and I can’t quite tell from the picture.
Where does the continuous loop go? Through the sides of the bit and under the horse’s chin? Or over the top of the horse’s head? I’m confused.
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A friend owns a tack consignment shop. She tells me some of the h/j bits that people bring in to sell are bizarre. The mouthpieces look as if they’re from the medieval era, and she won’t accept them from the sellers.
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It’s looped through the the bit, up through the side check and tied back to itself (the rein).
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Hmm. Interesting. Thanks.
I’d still love to see a video. I did not find anything with a quick YouTube search.
West Palms (*) shows don’t have a video feed.
The photographer was Lindsey Long who posts photos online in horse number order. One could use Showgroundslive to get the number from the name posted above and go from there to get what might be higher-res or more close-up photos.
(*) Guessing that was the show since that’s what was happening at LAEC this weekend.
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Thanks!!
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My real question is – what horse behavior is this intended to address? It would seem that the main purpose is to avoid any pressure on the bars of the mouth. Could there be some soreness or injury there?
Has this configuration been used on this horse in other shows, I wonder? For how long? Or is it new to this horse?
If I’m seeing it correctly, it looks as if the bit-affecting configuration is just a double-ended snap, that keeps the rein pulling upwards on the back of the horse’s lips, and not on the bars of the mouth.
With some rigging to support the top end of the snap so that it doesn’t pull the crownpiece out of place. Bracing it on the bottom of the noseband. Possibly a diffuse pressure on the noseband that isn’t doing much – or is it?
The bit attachment looks complicated, but seems simple on closer inspection. What is going on with the crown and the noseband isn’t clearly visible. But it looks like a lot of intention is going on there. Just can’t tell in aid of what.
Seeing a video of the round might give some clues – but looks as if this needs to be seen in person, three-dimensionally, to understand it.
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Meh. A video would show whether or not the horse goes well in it, which is really the most important question.
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