Posted 2015-10-27 4:16 PM (#165208) Subject: Traditional bridles? or Halter/bridle combos for trail??
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Posts: 690 Location: missouri
Anyone use halter/bridle combos for trailriding? I am just curious... I have used them for years because they are so very convenient. We have both the Tucker leather and I sometimes use the nylon ones since you can wash them.... I also picked up some biothane combos and 8' reins... I use swivel snaps at the bit, and really like them... Again, getting wet in water crossings make them so nice to use...
Posted 2015-10-28 8:42 AM (#165218 - in reply to #165208) Subject: RE: Traditional bridles? or Halter/bridle combos for trail??
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 430 Location: TN
I ride in something called an "Ogden Loping Halter" that is similar to a rope halter but has a stiffer rope noseband with a little more bite to it. My reins attach at the loops on the halter under the chin. I do tie with it, using a lead rope that I keep attached at the reins and wrapped to my horn. I do carry a true rope halter in my saddle bag in case of emergency. Most that I trail ride with use halter bridles, but I am not a fan of hardware so I sick to as few moving parts as possible.
Posted 2015-11-04 10:57 AM (#165290 - in reply to #165208) Subject: RE: Traditional bridles? or Halter/bridle combos for trail??
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Posts: 330 Location: northeast Texas
We like the biothane halter bridles that do not have bit hangers. The headstall is seperate and the browband snaps around the halter crown. You can use any halter, however I like the whole biothane combination. Lasts forever and easy to clean. If you like colors, you can get any combo you want. Its a simple clean look and easy to tie up your horse, or pony or trailer load in an emergency.
Traditional bridles? or Halter/bridle combos for trail??
