Bit attachments
http://www.tayloredtack.com/BRIDLES.htm
This is the sort of thing I would like, but, no offense, not for $75 if I don’t need to pay that much (with all due respect to made in America, and supporting small businesses). It just seems like an awful lot for what it is.
Would anyone be able to point me toward something similar but less expensive?
Teaching the heifer to stand respectfully no matter the location?
Priceless 
Training the heifer is probably more expensive, possibly more expensive than it is worth. There is my time, because I could be off earning money at my real job instead of training, or I could hire a trainer to train me to train my horse, or I could hire a trainer to train my horse while I was at work, in which case my horse would be perfect for the trainer but I would be exactly where I am now.
I’m all for patience and training in general. But sometimes I just wanna go ride. Horse is in her mid-20s, and is otherwise perfect. There is a limit to how much time either of us wants to spend on training for this one little thing.
So spend the 75 bones of your hard earned moolah and buy the quality bridle you posted above. Easy.
[QUOTE=SharonA;6258809]
http://www.tayloredtack.com/BRIDLES.htm
This is the sort of thing I would like, but, no offense, not for $75 if I don’t need to pay that much (with all due respect to made in America, and supporting small businesses). It just seems like an awful lot for what it is.
Would anyone be able to point me toward something similar but less expensive?[/QUOTE]
I’ve seen the “less expensive”…and it looks and feels like it. I have two cheapies. Never use them, but happily loan them out.
I’m Queen of the Cheap…but once I saw Taylored Tack bridles and matching breastplates, that was it. I opened my wallet happily - nay, make that gleefully - and bought two - one purple, one blue - for each of my endurance guys. I have never found any synthetic tack to match the beautiful work and styling of Taylor Tack. They look, feel, and perform the best.
Honestly, in synthetic tack, as in leather tack, quality costs…and you get what you pay for.
Re: “you get what you pay for…” Damn! But, when you’re right, you’re right.
I’m over my hissy fit and a nice halter bridle with the easy on/off bit attachment is en route. And I even sprung for bling.
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Originally Posted by tabula rashah
Well, instead of trying to figure out a method at the trail head, I would work at home to teach the horse how to properly stand for being bridled.
You can’t simulate at home the excitement of different places with activity that causes the type of problem the OP is experiencing with the horse.
sure you can. I can’t even BEGIN to list the number of “valuable training opportunities” the very-much-non-horsey SO of the BO provided at one place I boarded at. If your location doesn’t come equipped with such opportunities, you can always haul horsey around to various places and practice, practice, practice getting the horse to stand still in the midst of chaos.
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sure you can. I can’t even BEGIN to list the number of “valuable training opportunities” the very-much-non-horsey SO of the BO provided at one place I boarded at. If your location doesn’t come equipped with such opportunities, you can always haul horsey around to various places and practice, practice, practice getting the horse to stand still in the midst of chaos.[/QUOTE]
absolutely! I never would have guessed that my formerly high-strung Arabian could tolerate some of the things he has gotten used to around my barn. The chaos created by the 3-year-old boy who lives on the property has been invaluable
[QUOTE=wendy;6262988]
sure you can. I can’t even BEGIN to list the number of “valuable training opportunities” the very-much-non-horsey SO of the BO provided at one place I boarded at. If your location doesn’t come equipped with such opportunities, you can always haul horsey around to various places and practice, practice, practice getting the horse to stand still in the midst of chaos.[/QUOTE]
Just wanted to point out that I only said the top half of the quote in your post- not the second half
Haven’t read the entire thread, so apologies if this has been covered already, but if you use a rope halter, and a snaffle bit there is a way you can put the bridle over the rope halter, do up the bridle, and then slip off the rope halter under the bridle. It seems tricky but once you get the knack its easy. Buck Branaman shows it on one of his DVDs.
Basically, once the bridle is done up and the horse secure, you undo the rope halter knot and slide the noseband down the muzzle, into the mouth and with your fingers carefully around, behind the bit and then out the mouth (passing under the bit). It sounds tricky, seems tricky when you watch it, but its SO easy and I have yet to find the horse that minded this too, which is shocking as well.
Only thing for me is I won’t trailer with a rope halter as its not breakaway.
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If the halter is loose enough, unhook the throat latch, slide the bridle over the nose but under the nose band, put bit in mouth, place over ears. Bridle is now under halter but on horse. Remove halter.[/QUOTE]
If the noseband is loose enough and the crown of the halter unbuckles, you can also put the bridle on over the halter then get the bridle off out from under the bridle. It involves passing the noseband into the mouth and behind the bit but it does work and is akin to removing your bra without taking off your shirt. We used to emply this method in emergencies at the old tie-at-your-trailer show circuits.
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Ditto the buckle nose halters.
http://www.drivingtidbits.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=32[/QUOTE]
LIKE a lot! And what a great price!
I have some of these:
http://www.luckypony.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=157
Here’s a leather one:
http://www.tackshackocala.com/adlenest.html
Here’s a nice wide one:
http://www.horse.com/item/picket-line-adjustable-neck-collar/SLT771024/
And you could take on the trail ride rolled up.
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ah here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKaoGbggcuM[/QUOTE]
Yup, just like that
Horse has halter on and is tied to trailer
Put on bridle over halter
Either detach or leave lead rope attached to halter and
secure on saddle
Mount up and ride
Or if that is too intricate, slide off halter and rebuckle around neck.
Some of you over think some of the most basic common sense horse issues. Just do what is easiest and time efficient and stop spending a boat load of money to solve a non-problem.
But a horse wearing both a halter and a bridle has a lot of itchy stuff on in host weather.
A halter’s poll piece migrates down the neck at speed- which annoys me visually and can get the horse’s face in a bind if left unchecked. (they try to put their heads down to drink and find they can’t).
No way I tie some horses by their necks- ain’t no way.
Takes all kinds, Mtn
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But a horse wearing both a halter and a bridle has a lot of itchy stuff on in host weather.
A halter’s poll piece migrates down the neck at speed- which annoys me visually and can get the horse’s face in a mind if left unchecked.
No way I tie some horses by their necks- ain’t no way.
Takes all kinds, Mtn :)[/QUOTE]
I don’t like “junking up” my horse with unnecessary tack, and I expect my horse to stand still when tacking and untacking at the trailer.
Not that I don’t attach him to anything - he’s tied while I’m grooming and tacking - but it’s nice knowing that he’s not going to pull back and take off if he’s “loose” for even a split second.
I’m with you on the halter+bridle thing, too. . .I’ve tried it a few times and always end up annoyed at the halter crownpiece sliding back down the horse’s neck.
Heres a halter-bridle that wont slip…or cost a lot.
http://www.jeffersequine.com/jeffers-bridle-and-halter-combo-with-reins/camid/EQU/cp/SS-B6/
I always use hb's and trailer tacked, ready to go.. so much easier.
State Line tack has then in nylon colors
http://www.statelinetack.com/item/triple-e-nylon-halter-bridle-combo-headstall/SLT901713/
Chicks Saddlery carries designs!
http://www.chicksaddlery.com/page/CDS/PROD/HB5004
And on foxhunting days… still go tacked, just put a halter Over the bridle, making sure the reins are looped out of the way .
Interesting thread, I think. It’s amazing how different the various opinions are. Personally, I like the halter bridles. I have two leather ones. I had bought one for my qh gelding and really hated the way it looked on him so didn’t ever use it on him. It was too coarse, or perhaps it was too dark in color, for him - anyway it looked awful on him. I use it on my seal brown tb mare occassionally and it works well - it’s hers now, though I usually use the dressage bridle. I really like the one I got for my perch/tb cross mare and that is the bridle I use on her regularly.
I’ve ridden with serious mountain ranchers who use the method of attaching the halter around the neck that mtn trails mentioned. In my case with my rancher friends it is used on horses that don’t need to be restrained anyway. I have more often just looped the lead rope over the neck, removed the halter, and put the bridle on - again this is for horses that really don’t need restraint - just a comfort thing for myself.
But, I like the halter bridles that I have for the horses on which i use them.
I do like that nose buckle halter that someone posted, the taylor made tack that looks so very nice, and the easy way to remove the rope halter through the mouth - all interesting.
I’m in the same camp with Mtn Trails…bridle over a rope halter. Maybe, I’ve become lazy over the years, but I don’t want to take the time to fiddle with taking off halter and tying it…or looping the lead…around a neck. I bring the lead along if it’s a long ride and I may want to stretch my legs, take a snack break or nature calls. Can tie the horse instead of hanging on to reins when both hands might be required.
I don’t find rope halters bulky under the bridle, but I DO make sure the halter matches the saddle pad…for aesthetic purposes. 
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