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Pros and Cons of drop nosebands, and using a lungeing cavesson as a bit less bridle.?
1) I'm just curious, I barely ever see people with drop nosebands anymore and I was wondering why that is? Is it allowed to use them in shows for dressage? generally, what discipline are they best fitted to? Are they harsher or softer than a flash? Are there any problems associated to them?
And can you turn a normal bridle into a drop noseband by lengthening the cheekpieces and simply tying the cavesson snugly below the bit? I have actually seen a friend do this and was wondering whether it was smart use of a bridle or just stupid.
2) Lungeing cavessons: some people have told me that they ride in a well-fitted lungeing cavesson, is that an okay thing to do as an alternative to using a bitless bridle?? (again, I'm just wondering, don't jump at my throat)
Thank you for your answers!
3 Answers
- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
A drop noseband is similar to a flash in that it is desgined to hold the horses mouth shut. The drop noseband is harsher and is often incorrectly adjusted which can harm the horse.
Drop nosebands can be used in dressage and are quite popular along side flash nosebands. They both do the same job. They can are maybe a tad harsher than a flash but its to stop the horse resisting. When properly fitted, two fingers should fit under the noseband because if its too tight it could restrict the horses airways.
I have never seen or thought about tying the cavesson under the bit and is just stupidity. If you look at a normal noseband, you will see it is 2 straps only; to go around the nose and one over his head. However a drop noseband has the same strap over the head bit has a different nose strap, it has 2 pieces of leather which join to a metal loop to get the 'drop'
As long as the cavesson doesnt move around the horses face i suppose it could be done short term but if you were going to do that you could get a hackamore which is used on a bitless bridle and is like a bit but doesnt go through the horses mouth, quite a lot of showjumpers use hackamores. Its worth looking into.
Hope i helped :) x
- 7 years ago
Thank you! The link answers my first question perfectly, however I'm still lost with regards to the second...?
- Missy BLv 77 years ago
Spend some time on this web site... here is the page regarding bridles, cavessons etc
