Bridle without noseband

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Myfellpony

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I prefer the look of a bridle without a noseband, but am struggling to find one.

i had one on order (Barefoot) but they are imported from Germany and are currently out of stock in UK and have no idea when they will get new stock in.
Most other bridles I have seen are the mono crown type which need to be used with a noseband,

there is currently a Jeffries one for sale on EBay, but it’s pony size and I think I will need a small pony size.

Can anyone think of another brand I could look at?

no decent track shop nearby so it would be an internet order.
 
I am completely ignorant about bridles. But my old share horse had a Sabre (English) bridle and eventually I removed the noseband from it. I thought one could remove the noseband from any bridle.
I had ridden Western where there was no noseband.

I have a couple of books on tack but they are upstairs
 
Lots of bridles you can just take the noseband off. I agree the more modern style you can’t but I would imagine there will be many on ebay
 
www.ebay.co.uk

Fylde Small Show Pony Bridle | eBay

Fylde Small Show Pony Bridle, suitable for lead rein and first ridden ponies - used condition - measurements - cheek piece 8" x 3/8" - nose band 3/4" width - throat lash 36" buckle to buckle, 3/8" width - brow band 13" x 3/4" width - plaited reins 1/2" width, please see photos of knots, 3 3/4"...
www.ebay.co.uk
 
Can’t tell on the Fylde, but with the other two the noseband can’t be removed.
I think this is typical of modern bridles, I need an old style bridle I think.
 
The one on post 5 I'd be very surprised if you can't remove the noseband. The one in post 6 clearly shows the noseband strap running under the headpiece so it would definitely be removable - zoom in on the third photo on the advert.
 
In 1990 I bought an English bridle for my Tennessee Walking Horse because it was refined and the highest quality, buttery soft leather I could find. It cost me $80 back then, which was a lot of money for this trail rider.

It had a double head set and a nose band. I took one head stall and the nose band off. Duke (RIP) wore that bridle his entire life. I buried it with him because he was a one-of-a-kind very special horse and so was that bridle. I’ve never been able to find that quality of leather since.

The bridle had many miles on it. This was around 1999 during five years in Southern California, on our West coast. I kept that bridle in the house, lol
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I have 2 or 3 cheap or midrange simple cavesson bridles. None of them have ever been used with the noseband. There are 3 brand new nosebands sitting in my tack bits and bobs box!

It does mean you have a strap left over, so to speak. I just tuck it behind the cheek strap out of the way.
 
Ah, I can see it more clearly now, thanks for zooming in on them. I think the problem is that I am looking at dearer bridles so the more modern, ergonomically ones are coming up on my search. I want something good quality which lasts.
the Fylde is second hand but I will try looking for a new version of that.
I will have to trawl through the adverts and look more closely at the pictures to see if it’s a bit more obvious how the noseband is fitted.

I really wish there was a decent tack shop nearby!
Maybe I should open one? I like the idea of working in a tack shop!
 
I think all my bridles have a seperate removable noseband. Mind i havent brought a bridle for 5 years. Didnt know they come complete now.
Our local tack shop used to sell full bridles. They also used to sell all the individual parts for making up individual bridles from scratch. So if you had a horse which needed pony cheek bits and full horse poll strap you could buy separate parts.

Im sure theres a place that does small tack for minitures given you say you need a small pony. Wracking my brains as to what its called just know. I looked at it for rugs for the sheep. Think they did tack as well. Will see if i can find it.
 
newrider.com
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