Reply To: Biteless bridle

[Ron]

Hi Dylan
Hope the pictures work and you can see them. It is hard to see with all the ropes so I took one picture with only the halter and rings the next with lines attached. The bridle/halter must stay tight so the purple lead rope you see is tied in a bosal to keep the nose band snug. I then take the loose end of the lead and pass it over the hame if I need to tie the horse up some where. The driving line goes through the ring at the nose band then under the jaw and anchors on the ring at the cheek piece. The same is done for both lines which makes an X shape under the jaw. When you tighten a line it gives pressure first on the nose band and if the horse does not response more pressure puts force around and up to the cheek ring which applies force to the top of the head.
This set up should have been a little tighter and cleaner but it was to try and make things stand out in the pictures and not for actual driving. It has rained here for two weeks and I have not been able to hitch any thing for fear of floating away.
I also liked the straight Bosal I broke the mare with it worked very well and I use a similar halter with a good tight Bosal knot on it. the down side of it is tying it each time I hitch and getting the adjustments just right. That too could be over come.
If I can answer anything else let me know. Hope the pictures work?
cheers
Ron

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