I’ve been trying to find the current status of the requirements for a throat latch on PSO Sweden bridles for USDF showing. I’m on the PSO website and I thought that you could buy throat latches as an add-on, but I don’t see any…
Insights?
https://www.psofsweden.com/us/search?s=throatlatch
They do still have them, they are just darned near impossible to navigate to on the website unless you search for them specifically. I didn’t realize when I bought my bridle direct from the that they didn’t include the throatlatch but I was able to order one easily to add on.
I don’t know specifically about the rules but I would feel weird riding without one, even if it is legal.
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The rule is that a throat latch OR jowl strap is required. Annex A has a lot of examples, including several PS of Sweden models that are allowed without a throat latch.
You can find the details here - https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/96D17lSsaCo/annex---bits-saddlery-equipment
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My PS of S bridle came with an alternative browband and throat latch strap.
Susan
