Micklem Bridle

[Icy Lady]

Does anyone have any experience of these bridles - views good or bad would be much appreciated!

Thanks



Edited for very poor spelling 

[ChrissieW]

There was a thread on this recently - can't for the life of me remember what the title was though - oh lunging cavesson...here it is

http://www.enlightenedequitation.com/ee/boards/index.php/topic,41244.0.html

W&B has some really good pictures of Jinx modelling all the variations on her blog.     I'm deliberating whether to get one for Daisy next year instead of a lunging cavesson, luckily a friend has just brought one and she will let me have a play with it I'm sure.

[Heather]

Jenny uses one- pm her

[Fizzbw]

I think Fiona uses one as well?

Niki x

[Woody]

i use one - great on a young horse although i do the noseband as a cavesson and not a drop

[Bradders]

Fiona mentioned one on Facebook just yesterday

[Icy Lady]

Fiona mentioned one on Facebook just yesterday

Ooh, I might have to go and check that out - I am not a facebook addict and even though I have an account I only go in their every couple of months 

Many thanks for the link too, will take a look at that.

[Pikku Karhu]

I use one on Jensen and find it very versatile for young horses. Was a little disappointed at the quality of the leather though....

[Fiona]

We've got a couple, they work better than a standard Icelandic bridle and drop noseband as the noseband sits higher up the face.

I have tried the bitless options with Jörð, option 1 (reins on the noseband) was OK when I tried it as an experiment to see if I could re-introduce a bit (unfortunately the experiment failed as she would still cross her jaw and stick her tongue out in tölt even when the snaffle reins were hanging in loops  ).  Option 2 was OK too (scawbrigg) although she was less round than in her hackamore.  Option 3 (Cross-under) I didn't like, but then I didn't like a Dr Cook when I tried one either (I didn't feel either bridle released properly) so there's no great surprise there.

I was a bit disappointed with the leather quality too - it's beautifully made but the leather is that dyed stuff, not English.  I'm not sure if the competition bridle is nicer leather?  As we use both of ours with a bit we would be just as well with those to be honest 

Pony size fits our Icelandics, they are let down quite a long way but they don't seem to make cob size    At least, I've not seen cob size on ebay.

Fiona

[winnieandben]

I love it but agree the leather isnt great but they are very well made otherwise.  Jinx's is a Small horse size which I think is the same as cob size, she is 15.1hh ish and quite a small face.

I asked for Standard horse when I bought it and didnt realise they had given me the wrong size but luckily it fitted anyway.

[Icy Lady]

Thanks guys, I am watching a pony size one on ebay at the moment!

Fiona, can you tell me whether you think the pony size would suit a large icelandic head???? Robert tends to take a pony size bridle, Rodi a cob and Ljuf is on the upper limit of cob and this would be for him.

[Fiona]

Hmm, depends how big I guess 

It fits Omar and he's about 14hh and quite stocky.

If it didn't fit Ljufur you could always use it on one of the others 

Fiona

[siskin]

Standard horse size arrived!  but it looks p-r-e-t-t-y small around the snozzle, but he's only 15-ish hands, and hasn't got a crazily out of proportion noggin, oh well moment of truth approaches!

[siskin]

Pah. It's a small horse, and though only a nipper and 15+ a bit hands it's on the last hole all round. Looks fab and very secure but back in the post it goes to be exchanged for standard horsey size. But I think we have a winner!  

By the way, I don't know if its apparent to everyone else but the competition one can also be used as a sidepull - the bit straps attach to rings as with the multibridle, I didn't realise that until I spoke to nice girly at the shop.

[winnieandben]

  Hope the standard is a good fit