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Jullelin — Bridle, Bit and Reins Tutorial
Published: 2011-01-19 19:14:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 113218; Favourites: 1479; Downloads: 0
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A tutorial, from me!!!
Have you missed it?
I warn you, huge file!
Well, this time I learn you how to draw bridles, bits and reins. I got interested in it today when I saw pictures of horses which had sharp bits, but the horse is nice and easygoing. Strange, I though. And so I started to study about it, and thought that I would do a tutorial about it
Even I needed to look through what I was putting on my horses, even I have made some misstakes
Im a beginner, so there might be some errors in this. But if you find any, don't be afraid to correct me
I hope that this help you, and all the harpg memberso out there.
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All hail the tut, indeed!
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oooo! this is so helpful xD thank-you muchly 
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very cool! but what bout western riders (i am in real life) and i only use 1 curb bit.. not a double
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The anti-rearing bit is a chiffney right? anyway i love this xD really helped now i could do some bridles haha normally get them wrong even tho i see one everyday lol
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You don't seem to have pelhams or twists... or double twists...
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Thank you for making this, even though I've ridden and cleaned tack I am still very much a begginer with horse so this is very helpful when I draw for!
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Thank you so much. This is what I was trying to find for placement.
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I'll have to admit that gamewise I'm one of the guilty ones that tend to make up bits as I go along
But this is a good basic introduction for anyone out there that doesn't know much about them and I can see people have been pointing out some of the more obvious misconceptions already.
Might be worth adding the 'earlope' bridle as well though
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>.< unfortunatly , seeing as you've put a lot of effort into this tutorial, a lot of the information you've stated is incorrect x: for example a the grackle nose band or "8 figure nose band" as you've called it , wont stop a horse pulling, they are designed to stop a horse twisting its jaw and redirecting the presure of the bit to a less sensitive part of the mouth and a drop nosband or "hanoverian brdile" should never , ever be used on a young horse as it encourages a hard mouth by clamping the mouth shut and gives the youngster something to resist against encouraging it to pull and lift its head x.x if a horse is broken properly it should only need a cavenson nose band x.x
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TANKYOUVERY MUTCH this helps me alot
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Although I'm not a fan of big bits for control (I'm a natural gal and only use bits for refinment) it's clear you've put a lot of work into this 
The tutortial is really helpful, tack is always tricky to draw! 
The only thing I'd like to point out is that TRUE hackamores never contain metal. They are derived from traditional spanish horsemanship starting and should be made out of either rope, leather or raw hide. The aim is to be as gentle as possible and stay out of the horses mouth for the longest possible time. So the term 'mechanical hackamore' is a bit of a contradiction! But it's something I see all the time in the horse world so don't worry!
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This is wonderful!!!! Very helpful!!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!!!
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this is wonderful! will you be making one about saddles as well? I hope so
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I could have sworn that # 6 and 7 of the bridle were called the noseband and flash
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That's what I thought xD. Probably just a typo.
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maybe they're just called something different in Europe?
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this is awesome! you did a great job
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Nice! But I understand you say 3 pieces bit is sharper than 2 pieces bit, and that´s not true. When you pull the reins the two pieces bit touches the palate much easier than the 3 pieces bit, because of the angle the pieces form. So 3 pieces bit is better for the horse´s mouth, specially horses with sensitive mouths and foals.
About the anti-rearing bit, it´s not for salivation. Any strange body in the mouth will produce salivation if the horse has a normal parotid gland function, from most simple bits to the most complicated Pelham. That bit is used to prevent the horse rearing, as the name says. The "U" form flatten the tongue and the horse feels pain when rearing, so it doesn´t do that. That´s why the bit is called anti-rearing. If the horse has salivation problems the anti-rearing bit is not the answer, in those cases you can try with sweet iron bits or hollowed perforated bits filled with sugar, honey or something the horse would like (they can also be used with foals who are not used to bits).
Anyway, I´m not sure I understood you well... My English is not very good, so excuse me if I say something you told in your deviation.
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true about the 3 pieces and the 2 pieces! The 3 pieces are much better as the 2 pieced bit can cause a nutbreaker effect also! Any up to date vet/equine dentristy knows this.
Also loose rings can pinch the skin there for making the eggbutt's bit's safer for the horse
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Det är nog bra för folket som inte har en aning om vad dom sätter i munnen på ponnierna. hahah! Faaast.. sen är det ju mode i hästvärlden att betta upp sina hästar
Du borde lagt till de två bästa betten;
Gummistång med fasta D-ringar = Hästarna suger verkligen på det <3
Tredelat, smal version med fasta ringar och parerstänger = bettet ligger stilla .
Sen så har jag för mig att tränsbettet på ett kandar heter Bridong och stången inte är pelham utan helt enkelt Kandarstång. - Dock vet jag inte hur det är med engelskan haha
En sak till är väll att Aachen tränset heter bara så när den här en aachen rem till (=
Men stor eloge till att du gjorde det här! Inte bara för HARPG, utan även för dom som kanske har häst därute och sitter med bett som inte passar hästen alls.
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Very beautiful drawings and a great idea to do the tutorial!
But... there are some mistakes in it
The three joint snaffle (I only see two joints! Never heard of a three jointed one) is said to be the "softest" bit,
A pelham is NOT used for dressage, it's a sharp bit used for high tempered and powerful horses in Show Jumping and Cross.
You do never use Pelhams with two bits, but often with two reins (one attached on the upper ring, one on the lower one) for precise aids, you can ofcourse connect the upper and lower ring of the bit with a leather strap and attach the rein to the leather strap.
The bit used for higher dressage levels is the CURB. While the Pelham often has a joint, a curb never has one and is Used with a thin snaffle (two bits) in FEI dressage. Baroque Dressage and Iberian Wokring Equitation is ridden with only the curb, no snaffle.
The hanoverian bridle puts pressure around the whole muzzle, not only around the mouth (how should that work, it goes around the nose, so if the horse opens it's mouth it HAS to press around the whole nose).
I'm not sure about the terms for the aid reins... I think the first one isn't called standing martingale, they aren't attached to the noseband.
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Thank you very much
Yeah, I counted on that
Thank you so very much for you corrections, I will correct it as soon as possible.
It was hard to find all the correct facts, so I counted on that someone here on DA would correct my errors if there was any.
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No problem. I guess in many cases there is no CORRECT answer since you would get ten different opinions by asking ten different experts
I'm not used to the English expressions, I often don't know the names for the tack, too.
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Yeah, I also believe so. I noticed that when I looked for info, everyone said diffrent things
Nah, not me either, that was a challenge to find the right words
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Okay, I looked it up, the standing martingale surprisingly is a single strap attached to the noseband and used for SHOW JUMPING... 
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Standing martingales are secured around the noseband. Mostly used in hunters and equitation, I normally see more running martingales in high levels of showing jumping such as grand prix. It prevents the horses head from raising beyond a certain point, if you have it set to the correct length the horse never touches it when it jumps. I've always used one unless the horse doesn't need it. Except in flat classes, where they are not allowed.
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unfortunatly too many people dont know how to set up a standing martingale properly and end up really injuring their horses barreling over show jump and xcountry courses with a far too restricted head
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Yes, that's true. I've always had it set correctly, so I've never had a problem with them hitting it.
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Well it's good to know some people no matter how rare you are get it right for the horse
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Yeah haha. I actually haven't seen many too tight, just too loose. You see them all over the hunter and eq rings.
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Thanks! I've had trouble with this stuff... I'll keep this tutorial in mind!
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This must have been alot of hard work..
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I think it looks pretty accurate, except that bit-less bridles come in different shapes.
Those that put pressure on the nose and behind the ears... those that put pressure only on the nose, and those that put pressure on nose the chin...
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this is very helpfull .. 
i never really paid much attention to what i drew on my horses .. 
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-slobbers all over you-
OMG! OH SWEET JESUS ON A TRIKE! I'VE BEEN NEEDING ONE OF THESE!!
THANK YOU!!!!
-calms down-
Yep, cheers. XD
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Oh thanks for this nice tutorial Jullein 
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