English bridle questions

Paint_luver · 07-09-2004, 12:38 PM

I am looking (still for an english bridle for sure). I liked that one I posted a pic of, but was hoping to find a cheaper one just for schooling, so I could always buy a nicer one for showing at some other point. Anyways, i was looking at these two bridles in a catalog. They are both Suffolk bridles. Here are the two descriptions and prices....

*Suffolk Fancy Snaffle Bridle-Traditional padded, fancy-stitched snaffle bridle with laced reins. Hook stud ends. On sale for $29.90

*Suffolk Flash Bridle-A great everyday flash bridle at an incredible value. Complete with matching web reins. On sale for $27.90

So, questions. What does fancy-stitched mean? As well as hook stud ends? Are they good? Basically, what makes the first bridle better than the second one?

Thanks for any help you guys can give me (I always have horse-related questions it seems!!).

Paint_luver · 07-09-2004, 12:50 PM

*bump* please, anyone? Any comments whatsoever would be greatly appreciated!!

tn walker · 07-09-2004, 12:54 PM

"fancy stitched" refers to the stitching on the browband and caveson. Fancy stitched:

Paint_luver · 07-09-2004, 12:56 PM

Oh, thanks, I can see that now in the picture I have in the catalog. Any idea on "hook stud ends?" Thanks!

tn walker · 07-09-2004, 01:10 PM

Those are the types of hooks that come on the end of the cheekpeices to attach the bit to the cheekpeices. THey are standard in most huntseat bridles around here. It means that you have a hook instead of a buckle. You can see them in the pic posted above. Sorry, didn't answer in first post

Paint_luver · 07-09-2004, 01:14 PM

oh, okay. I think the second one does have a buckle, and it doesn't say in the description. Do you like the hooks better than the buckles then? Are they better quality? I am starting to do jumping with Buddy, and may do huntseat, but like I said in my first post, for now I just want a cheaper bridle to train with.

Thanks for all your help tn walker, on both my posts! I really appreciate it!

gaitedhorses · 07-09-2004, 01:18 PM

Just for schooling, the bridle doesn't matter as much as the bit. Any cheap bridle will do (you can even get one of those colored nylon ones), just be sure your bit is something your horse is used to.

Paint_luver · 07-09-2004, 01:19 PM

yep, I will keep the same bit from my western bridle (I won't use it then anyway). But the bridle does kind of matter, to me at least. My horse tends to try to evade the bit by opening his mouth, so I'm trying to figure out if I want a flash also.

Paint_luver · 07-09-2004, 01:21 PM

BTW, my bit is a french snaffle. 5"

tn walker · 07-09-2004, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paint_luver

Do you like the hooks better than the buckles then? Are they better quality?

Actually, all of my training bridles for both english and western are buckles. I have attached small swivel snaps to both my cheek straps and my reins. This way I can change bits easily and as quickly as you please. I find it easier that way.

07-09-2004, 12:38 PM	#1
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	English bridle questions I am looking (still for an english bridle for sure). I liked that one I posted a pic of, but was hoping to find a cheaper one just for schooling, so I could always buy a nicer one for showing at some other point. Anyways, i was looking at these two bridles in a catalog. They are both Suffolk bridles. Here are the two descriptions and prices.... Suffolk Fancy Snaffle Bridle-Traditional padded, fancy-stitched snaffle bridle with laced reins. Hook stud ends. On sale for $29.90 Suffolk Flash Bridle-A great everyday flash bridle at an incredible value. Complete with matching web reins. On sale for $27.90 So, questions. What does fancy-stitched mean? As well as hook stud ends? Are they good? Basically, what makes the first bridle better than the second one? Thanks for any help you guys can give me (I always have horse-related questions it seems!!). __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-09-2004, 12:50 PM	#2
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	bump please, anyone? Any comments whatsoever would be greatly appreciated!! __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-09-2004, 12:54 PM	#3
tn walker Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NC Posts: 1,332 Images: 36	"fancy stitched" refers to the stitching on the browband and caveson. Fancy stitched: __________________ My horse is SPOTTED. Paint comes in cans and Pintos are beans Shady Oaks Farm Specializing in the sound and versatile TWH and SSH www.freewebs.com/shadyoaksfarm

07-09-2004, 12:56 PM	#4
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	Oh, thanks, I can see that now in the picture I have in the catalog. Any idea on "hook stud ends?" Thanks! __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-09-2004, 01:10 PM	#5
tn walker Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NC Posts: 1,332 Images: 36	Those are the types of hooks that come on the end of the cheekpeices to attach the bit to the cheekpeices. THey are standard in most huntseat bridles around here. It means that you have a hook instead of a buckle. You can see them in the pic posted above. Sorry, didn't answer in first post __________________ My horse is SPOTTED. Paint comes in cans and Pintos are beans Shady Oaks Farm Specializing in the sound and versatile TWH and SSH www.freewebs.com/shadyoaksfarm

07-09-2004, 01:14 PM	#6
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	oh, okay. I think the second one does have a buckle, and it doesn't say in the description. Do you like the hooks better than the buckles then? Are they better quality? I am starting to do jumping with Buddy, and may do huntseat, but like I said in my first post, for now I just want a cheaper bridle to train with. Thanks for all your help tn walker, on both my posts! I really appreciate it! __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-09-2004, 01:18 PM	#7
gaitedhorses Full Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 26	Just for schooling, the bridle doesn't matter as much as the bit. Any cheap bridle will do (you can even get one of those colored nylon ones), just be sure your bit is something your horse is used to.

07-09-2004, 01:19 PM	#8
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	yep, I will keep the same bit from my western bridle (I won't use it then anyway). But the bridle does kind of matter, to me at least. My horse tends to try to evade the bit by opening his mouth, so I'm trying to figure out if I want a flash also. __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-09-2004, 01:21 PM	#9
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	BTW, my bit is a french snaffle. 5" __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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