BTB: Brown bridles abound!

BTB: Brown bridles abound!

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Brown bridles abound!

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:16 PM PDT

No trouble finding brown bridles -- I'm told that any bridle with a flash is potentially a "dressage bridle," so eventing bridles and hunter bridles with a flash and  substantial strapwork might work. Many manufacturers offer brown. Stubben offers several shades of brown for their bridles, including #191 pictured left.  Otto Schumacher bridles are not terribly traditional (they have a black patent bridle with purple piping!). Brown is easily within the range of their offerings.  My personal favorite from a BTB commenter is...

"Pink Equine bridles come in black or brown and just about any colour padding you can think of: http://www.pinkequine.com/acatalog/Leisure_Colour_Padded_Bridle.html. Their crystal browbands are just exquisite.

Here are a few I found...
Modestly priced bridles...
Padded crown swedish bridle $150 from Dressage Extensions
Swedish Weymouth bridle $189 from Dressage Extensions
Harmohn Kraft Self-Padded Bridle  from Stateline Tack, $99. Also other modestly priced bridles from Stateline

Kieffer Belinda for $150 from Equestrian Collections
Kincaid lined event bridle $79 from Equestrian Collections
Dover Saddlery has brown clincher bridles that are suitable for dressage for about $100 ($70 at Millers Harness)
937 Bobby's Dressage bridle with flash around $144 from the TackZone
Ovation event bridle $134 from VTO Saddlery
Thornhill Shannon Raised Snaffle Bridle with Attached Flash for $50 from Bit of Bling
Bobby's Bridle Mirror Snaffle Bridle from Fox Den Tack Shop
Camelot lined event bridle for $60 from the Fox Den Tack Shop Heritage Saddlery sells English made comfort bridles on Ebay: http://www.heritagesaddlery.co.uk/ (not to be confused with the el cheapo Heritage branded Indian made bridles)


Midrange bridles

933N Bobby's dressage bridle (brown and brown with black padding) around $200 from Harmony Farms Saddle Shop
939 Dressage Bridle with Flash (brown with black padding) around $170 around $200 from Harmony Farms Saddle Shop
950 Bobby's  Dressage bridle with crank noseband $160
Kavalkade Snaffle Bridle with Crank & Flash for $189 from Bit of Bling
Courbette Snake padded bridle $229
Red Barn KL Select Center line dressage bridle for about $200

Courbette dressage bridles in Berber Brown
Passier Aries snaffle bridle $319


High-end bridles


 From Dressage Extensions
Passier Regulus bridle  and Passier Leo bridle for about $360
Otto Schumacher model Munchen for $500 from Dressage Extensions
Devon buckle end bridle by Otto Schumacher for $300
Otto Schumacher crank bridle $345
Laser contour dressage bridle $350
Royal Oak bridles in the $350 range at Dressage Extensions

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