bridles. Kincade wins over jeffries!

[BlueWicked]

I had a cheap (£24) kincade bridle when I first got Blue. Striving for something better, I got a jeffires bridle a few months back... I did post here about being disappointed with the quality of the leather and struggling to get it cleaning up nicely. Well eventually I got the knack of cleaning it (use jeffries own leather balm and glycerin soap) but I have to say that today I have relented, and gone back to my Kincade! Why? Becasue the parts on the jeffires that get lots of use, like the throat lash are all frayed at the edges - ok , only very very slightly and you have to look closely to see it, but it looks OLD! and TATTY compared to the kincade, which actually looks rather smart. Its also the only noseband that looks 'right' on Blue and the only headpiece which is a good fit! Its a little stiff, but the only main problem is that black dye comes off the noseband - anyone know how to stop this?

Am rather frustrated - £90 down on the jeffiries!

[horse__obsessed]

i dont know the answer to your question but kincade bridles are amazing especially for the price - my old pony's one is still going strong after two years, it still looks smart and its sooo supple i love it!

[*taz*]

i love my knicade bridle! had it a few years now! Its still going strong and i barely ever clean it!!

ETA as for the dye i had this when i first got mine i had totally forgot about it i just kept cleaning as usual (but with gloves!) and it stopped but i have a black horse so i never noticed on him! sorry if thst is useless info!

[MrKia+Me]

Hmm that would be just the excess dye?? See having a black horse with black tack i never think of these things. I would give it a good was with saddle soap the a good condition with conditon then polish vigorously and that 'should' remove the worst of the dye i would think.

Only a suggestion tho

I would be mad about the jeffries bridle!!! Is there no way you can send it back if it is fraying so early on??

Nikki xxxx

[BlueWicked]

Originally Posted by MrKia+Me

Hmm that would be just the excess dye?? See having a black horse with black tack i never think of these things. I would give it a good was with saddle soap the a good condition with conditon then polish vigorously and that 'should' remove the worst of the dye i would think.

Only a suggestion tho

I would be mad about the jeffries bridle!!! Is there no way you can send it back if it is fraying so early on??

Nikki xxxx

yeah, i may well contact jeffires about it yet - am just up to my eyes at the mo and never get a min to sit still , til 11 o clock at night that is

[JustJas]

Never had a Kincade bridle but my Jeffries ones are still going strong and look fab after 10 years.

Having read this I want a brown bridle instead of black for Kizzy and may well try a Kincade one!

[Fizz]

i had a jeffries do the same thing, as well as a stubben which covered sirocco in black dye

i now use heritage and love them, only about £50 new

[Iron Maiden]

I bought some Kincade reins for my old cob & they leaked dye all over him, turned him a mucky grey colour Not impressed! I tried putting them through the wash as suggested by OH (who does a lot of leatherwork) and it didn't work, the leather seemed to have an infinite capacity to dye him. In the end I gave them to someone with a bay hoss Now Decathlon tack is even cheaper but doesn't leak dye at all! I comes ready-frayed too

[BlueWicked]

Originally Posted by Fizz

i had a jeffries do the same thing, as well as a stubben which covered sirocco in black dye

i now use heritage and love them, only about £50 new

did you ever contact jeffries or stubben?

sabre was my next choice....

[Fizz]

at the time i didnt bother, just put them in my spares box

had a lovely sabre working hunter bridle for sirocco, totally loved it

Could it be that Jeffries are now using a cheaper leather, so that could be why the leather is getting tatty quicker??

I use a webbed bridle and a leather one for when he needs to look smart

[MelanieD]

My Kincade bridle is 5 years old and for ages had been the cr*ppy old bridle I used for getting the two younger ones used to bits and going for a walk in a bit and before that hadn't been looked after all that well. Then I needed a brown bridle for a show and decided to see just how well I could clean it up and apart from the rubber on the reins being a bit worn its cleaned up well enough that Jay and Roxy have worn it for shows this summer. Really nice and lasted well despite abuse, pretty good for £25!

[BecknSkye]

LOL, I often get complimented on my cheapo bridle, it's a flat cavesson one that I bought over eight years ago and people think it's too showy to be hacking around in I got a Stubben in the same style and widths, but it somehow looks clunky, doesn't have the same finish to it

[eventerbabe]

i have 2 jeffries bridles, one is 13 years old, one is 17 years old and both absolutely immaculate despite daily use. My stubben is about 6 years old now and also immaculate. Never had any problems with poor quality nor dye running, but as has been said, maybe the newer bridles are made of poorer materials?

[BabyBear]

I've also got one of each - the Jeffries one came with Casper and I bought the Kincade on myself.

I use the Jeffries one for every day use as it's nice and soft (because it's well used) and therefore easier to use (although it doesn't look particularly nice) but I use the Kincade on for shows/special occasions - it's much nicer, looks more expensive and was well worth the £24 quid I paid for it (plus it came with 2 sets of leather reins!)

I would contact Jeffries as it's a lot of money to spend on bridle that gets worn out so easily

[lauraandharvey]

i reccomend sabre
they look great and ive never had any problems with them dying the coat
my cousins tri coloured mare has sabre saddle and birdle
there easy to clean and comfy
x

[JustJas]

I know Jeffries do different qulities of bridlework.
The best quality range (which is my 10 year old one) is the white stiched one.
The falson stuff is not as good...

[poppy 99]

There was a review of bridles in one of the monthly magazines recently. They reviewed bridles up to £200, can't remember the makes except the cheapest -made by Tesco- was considered the best allround!

[BlueWicked]

Originally Posted by poppy 99

There was a review of bridles in one of the monthly magazines recently. They reviewed bridles up to £200, can't remember the makes except the cheapest -made by Tesco- was considered the best allround!

yeah i saw that! i went on the tesco website though and they dont seem to have it

I got a kincade bridle for messing about it, and it is still amazing. Definately worth the money.