Plymouth Bridles by Smartpak

[amnich123]

I’m looking at purchasing the Plymouth Elite Hunter Bridle and matching martingale by Smartpak.

Anybody who has this bridle or martingale, could you give me an overall review? Is it a great product for the price? How does it hold up? Does it break in easily? etc.

I was also looking at the Plymouth Padded Fancy Stitch Bridle since it doesn’t have a mono crown that way I could get a nameplate for it.

Any suggestions? I know it’s kind of impossible to have a nameplate on a mono crown but I do want some kind of identification on the bridle.

Anybody have the laser engraving on their bridles?

[HunterJumper_3]

I don’t own a Plymouth bridle, but I’ve heard great things about them! The padded fancy stitch looks very nice for its price ($80?)! I love nameplates and embroidery/monograms so I would definitively go with a bridle that a nameplate would fit on! :lol: I’ve noticed the SmartPak laser engraving service, I might try it soon, since I’m buying a new pair of spurs.

[jennig]

I have bought both. And for the price they are great. However I much perfer the look of the fancy stitch. As it has a thinner check piece that I think matches better. I just got the elite and was a little disappoint with it because the cheek pieces are quite a bit wider and the holes are much bigger and more obviouse. To me giving it a cheeper look. But I love my fancy stitch.

[BackyardPony]

I’ve owned the Plymouth Raised Fancy stitch bridle for 2 years now and I LOVE it! I would but it again in a heartbeat though it looks like I won’t need to any time soon because it has held up beautifully. The full size is a perfect fit for my 16.3 thoroughbred and I have adjusted it to fit an Arab/appy pony in a pinch though the smaller size would look better on her. I’ve never been disappointed in a smartpak product and the Plymouth Line is no exception! Highly recommend!

[french_fry]

I have had the Plymouth Elite for about a month now and love it. You can’t beat the quality for the price. It is not going to be mistaken for a $$$$ bridle but it is thoughtfully designed with good quality leather and looks good next to the high dollar bridles.

[vxf111]

Plymouth are very nice, bang for the buck I think it’s worth upgrading to the Harwich. But for the price I can’t think of a nicer bridle in the Plymouth’s price range than the Plymouth.

[Right_on_Target]

I have the Plymouth Elite and I like it a lot. It looks great on my dark bay and fits well.
The only thing I don’t love is that white or something shows through on the underside of the reins. Like the color rubbed off. I think they came that way. It isn’t really noticeable and you’d never see it when mounted.

My horse is 17h and the martingale was much too short. I tried an oversize martingale from Dover and that was too short too, so my horse is just giant I guess.