correct fitting of a sidepull

[No_Angel]

i have always set my sidepull 4 finger up from the nostirl on my cob, but it sits slightly higher on my tb, i think its because the bridle is too big for her.
ive just seen these pictures, which one is correct?
http://iceryder.net/sidepull.html

[Mehitabel]

i'd fit to the top one. the best way to check is to feel down the nose bone, and you will feel that a bit under where a caveson noseband sits, it goes soft - that is the end of the nose bone and the begining of the cartilage, so you want it above that.
http://www.bitlessbridle.co.uk/images/fitting-skull.jpg
here is a picture - you can see the black bit on the nose, and that the noseband is above it. and here for the text with it explaininign the numbers
http://www.bitlessbridle.co.uk/bitless-bridle-faq.php#fittingdiagram
the premaxillary notch is what you are looking at.

[No_Angel]

ah, i have a dr cook bridle, and i fit my sidepull slightly higher than that as the dr cook sits quite low on the nose. im thinking the top one looks very high.

[No_Angel]

heres 2 more pictures.
there seems to be 2 very differnt ways of fitting them.
http://www.trekkingsaddles-webshop.com/images/Cont.%20sidepull-jess.jpg
http://www.dianathompson.com/dth.sidepull.2a.JPG

[Mehitabel]

i wouldn't go quite as high as the grey horse, but not as low as some of the others. i've often used the low rope round the nose, in addition to a headcollar, to control bargey horses on the ground while re-educating them, and it really does cut breathing off quite dramatically when tightened. i wouldn't like to ride like that - i've used it as an emergency measure.