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The bridle, or more precisely the bridle, is one of the central means with which you influence your horse. The bridle actually refers to the mouthpiece. Colloquially, however, the complete head part of the bridle into which the actual snaffle is inserted is called a 'snaffle'. A bridle usually consists of leather straps. The headpiece bears the weight of the bit and lies in the horse's neck. It should be wide enough not to cut in. The browband sits perpendicular to the headpiece in front of the ears and prevents the headpiece from slipping. The cheek pieces form the connection between the headpiece and the bit. They run under the horse's cheekbones. The bit is buckled into the end of the cheek pieces. There is often a throat strap that runs in the area of the gaiters and prevents the horse from pulling off the bridle.
In the classic riding style, the bridle also includes a noseband, which on the one hand should prevent the horse from escaping the bridle aids by opening its mouth, and on the other hand diverting pressure from the bit to the nasal bone. Halters must never be buckled too tightly, otherwise your horse's chewing activity and breathing will be impeded. Which type of bridle and which type of noseband is best for you depends on the riding style and the head shape and nature of your horse.
With the Hanoverian noseband, the noseband is relatively low, in Hanoverian style it is buckled under the bit. This noseband was developed for horses who want to avoid the rein aids by moving the lower jaw sideways. The noseband is close to the moving part of the nostrils. With this bridle, the noseband must be high enough to rest on the stable part of the nasal bone, but low enough so that the bit does not press into the corner of the mouth.
The English combined noseband combines the English noseband used in curb bridles with the Hanoverian one. It has a noseband and locking strap. Combined in English, the lanyard lies under the bit as in the Hanoverian bridle, the noseband lies under the cheekbone as in the English two fingers. Since the strap is a little less deep than on the Hanover halter, breathing is not so easily hindered. The English combined noseband is very common.
The Swedish combined halter is very similar to the English combined halter. It is better padded, it has a pulley and additional padding on the closure. The result is that the pressure of the buckle is not exerted selectively, but via the noseband. On the other hand, Swedish combined tempts you to buckle up too tightly due to the pulley.
The Mexican noseband looks similar to one of the combined ones. However, there is no separate noseband and locking strap, but both functions are performed by a long strap that is crossed on the nasal bone. Most of the time this point is padded. If you use Mexican haltering, you give your horse a lot of freedom of breath, which is why this bridle is often seen in show jumping. However, there is a risk of chafing or pressure points on the nasal bone.
There are many different types of anatomical bridles. What they have in common is that they try to spare and protect sensitive areas on the horse's head by using special padding or straps. This can be of great help, but it means that the halter has to be adapted to the horse particularly carefully.
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