All of the Bobby's Dressage Bridles mentioned come in variations including padded and non-padded Dressage Cavesons and Dressage Browbands, raised leather and flat leather, black or brown leather, and some with white, brown or black padding on black or brown leather. Hook and Buckles are options on many of the bridles, and most of those offered in the buckle option can be be chosen from nickel or brass. There are three different styles of buckles that are available and those will vary from bridle style to bridle style.
Bobby's Dressage Bridles can also be chosen from two extremely beautiful and finely tanned leather options; the Italian Tanned Buffalo Leather and the English Tanned Calfskin leather from Sedjwick Tannery in England. Both of the leather options are tooled, stitched and edged using the same craftsmenship which distinquishes Bobby's Dressage Bridles.
Finally, if the standard flat or round raised style of Dressage Bridles are just not enough for you, then Bobby's offers the extremely popular Rolled Dressage Bridle as well. You can choose from their Rolled Dressage Snaffle Bridle, Rolled Dressage Flash Bridle, Rolled Dressage Weymouth Bridles as well.
EQTACK proudly offers the finest quality Dressage Bridles available. Our Bobby's Dressage Series Tack is stitched together with precision stitching guaranteeing the most secure fit available on the market today. The Padded Dressage Bridles, use the finest and softest and most supple calfskin leather ensuring maximum comfort for you horse. Our Dressage Bridles, Dressage Reins, Dressage Girth, Browbands and Accessories are of the highest quality leathers available on the market.
Attention to quality craftsmanship, the finest materials, exquisite detail and style is why EQTACK has chosen Bobby's English Tack as our supplier.
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The word Dressage comes from the French word Dresseur - To Train or To Prepare. The fundamentals of Dressage teach a horse to be willingly obedient and responsively supple through the harmonious development of the mind and body. Through Dressage, a horse developes the strength, agility and balance required for an athletic arena, while maintaining the Grace and Elegance required in a Ballet.
As the Dressage Horse progresses through its development, it requires adequite progress in its equipment as well, chiefly the dressage bridles and dressage bits. There are many different varients of Dressage Bridles available in the sport of Dressage today. However, most will fall into the following catagories: Dressage Snaffle Bridles, Dressage Flash Bridles, Dressage Drop Noseband Bridles and Dressage Weymouth Bridles. From these four options stem endless varients which are adaptable to the particular needs of a Dressage Horse for the particular level of training that it is at.
Dressage Snaffle Bridles
The Dressage Snaffle Bridle is the most common of the Dressage Bridles. This bridle can be configured with two Caveson / Noseband style options, the Standard Dressage Caveson and the Crank Dressage Caveson. The Standard Dressage Caveson can be worn loose or tight fitting to assist in keeping the horses mouth shut in the mid section of the jaw. The Dressage Crank Caveson allows for the same option, but through a leverage system on the lower part of the Caveson allowing for more pressure to be applied in keeping the mouth shut at the mid jaw level.
Dressage Flash Bridles
The Dressage Flash Snaffle Bridle is also as common as the Dressage Standard Snaffle Bridle. The difference is the inclusion of a flash strap attachment to the Caveson wich allows the added strap placement in front of the bit for keeping the horses mouth in a closed position. This strap attachment to the Dressage Caveson allows for the noseband to be secured tightly, but also added leverage to the front of the horses mouth in front of the bit and directly behind the chin. This varient of the Dressage Snaffle Bridle also comes with an option of a Dressage Crank Noseband as well.
Dressage Drop Noseband Bridles
The Dressage Drop Noseband Bridle is also a Dressage Snaffle Bridle, however there is the absence of the Caveson. The Drop Noseband is a thinner noseband that drops in front of the bit and only keeps the horses mouth closed at the front directly behind the chin. This relieves the pressure applied by Dressage Crank Nosebands and Dressage Standard Caveson Nosebands for those horses which are sensative to pressure being applied to the mid jaw area, yet require assistance in keeping their mouth closed.
Dressage Weymouth / Double Bridles
The Dressage Weymouth Bridle is also very commonly referred to as the Dressage Double Bridle. This Dressage Bridle comes with a Dressage Standard Caveson or the option of a Dressage Crank Caveson. The absence of any kind of drop noseband or flash strap is due to the use of a curb bit as the secondary bit to the bradoon or snaffle bit. The double bit system used in the upper levels of dressage require an extra strap known as a bradoon strap or bit hanger for the accommodation of the bradoon to the curb bit and the extra set of reins to accommodate both bits.
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