But it seems that it's yet another thing that isn't going to be straightforward with Luka, particularly give I want a traditional flat cavesson that's a nice width on his head and a normally placed throatlash. I don't mind an anatomic or padded headpiece.
I got my friend who's been our saddler for years and also does bridle fitting to have a look a few weeks ago. The bridle I have at the moment is the best I've tried so far but it still moves onto the base of his ears, particularly if he starts carrying himself better. It seems very wrong to make life uncomfortable for him when he stops looking like a llama! It seems there's a genuine reason, or to be fair several reasons, for this problem. Firstly he's kept a stallion crest from being gelded late, secondly he's apparently relatively narrow between the ears making anatomical fits tricky as the full size headpiece tends to be too wide for the gap while cob sizes aren't wide enough around the base of his ears, and thirdly it seems that the space behind his ears is narrower than usual. I have to say I'd never noticed the second and third points but having now looked at a good fer other horses she's right.
I think I may end up having to go down the custom made route, at least for the headpiece, and then look after it very carefully indeed. She doubts we'll get anything off the peg to fit him better than his current one does. I swear nothing is straightforward with him! Oh well. at least I managed to spend less on a new saddle than I expected a few months ago so some of that can go towards this.
I got my friend who's been our saddler for years and also does bridle fitting to have a look a few weeks ago. The bridle I have at the moment is the best I've tried so far but it still moves onto the base of his ears, particularly if he starts carrying himself better. It seems very wrong to make life uncomfortable for him when he stops looking like a llama! It seems there's a genuine reason, or to be fair several reasons, for this problem. Firstly he's kept a stallion crest from being gelded late, secondly he's apparently relatively narrow between the ears making anatomical fits tricky as the full size headpiece tends to be too wide for the gap while cob sizes aren't wide enough around the base of his ears, and thirdly it seems that the space behind his ears is narrower than usual. I have to say I'd never noticed the second and third points but having now looked at a good fer other horses she's right.
I think I may end up having to go down the custom made route, at least for the headpiece, and then look after it very carefully indeed. She doubts we'll get anything off the peg to fit him better than his current one does. I swear nothing is straightforward with him! Oh well. at least I managed to spend less on a new saddle than I expected a few months ago so some of that can go towards this.