I was in the tack shop the other day and fell in love with this headstall.
It's nylon with tooled leather across the top of the browband and sidepieces. I liked it because it's the same hunter green as Annie's halter. It's got gold fittings like her halter. I figured that when I go trail riding she can wear both halter and bridle together and be
stylin! Her halter is made of narrow webbing since it's an Arabian size, it matches perfectly. I thought,
easy clean, too, just oil down the leather inserts. I haven't bought a new headstall for a while and although I don't
need it, I figured I deserved it. :) I thought it looked really good with my fancy
star snaffle bit and the braided roping reins, at least until I find a nice pair of romal reins, which I've been dreaming of, for ages. However, when I tried it on, as usual, the tightest notch is still a little too big and the straps hang down over the design on the sides. Alas, Arabian heads do not fit in standard headstalls. I'll have to return it now, I guess, drag!
I was happy to find that when I tried it on Scout with the tags still attached, it didn't phase him a bit. Nada. (He must be growing up. happy dance!) I even bought a matching curb chain but it hangs down past his chin. What size horse are bridles made for, anyway?
Do you have problems getting tack to fit? I have to buy cob or Arab size or it's just too big.
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We were fortunate. The first bridles we bought for Gletta and Morgunn fit just fine. And, Betty is able to use Gletta's bridle for Sugar so we didn't have to get a new one for her.
It's always fun to think about buying new stuff for the horses, but, with the current financial climate, we're cutting back. So, I just look at the catalogs and dream.
Dan
What a great find!! It's always so much fun to find new tack, and tack that fits!! I have never really had a hard time having any of my tack fit, until I got Peanut. He isn't registered so I am not sure what breed he is, but I am sure he is a bit Arabian, and now all my saddles are too wide and I had to make my headstalls smaller. I never realized how petite Arabians are.
OMG I have a halter that matches that perfectly! It was Quinn's. Same hunter green nylon, same leather inlay.
small world? ;)
It is lovely, isn't it? Unfortunately, I did return it.
So now, I'm back to square one with some makeshift bridles. Ah, but times is hard. They'll do. Right?
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