Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: How To Put On A Horses Bridle

In order to correctly place a snaffle bridle on a
horse you must first hold the bridle in your left
hand by the poll in a way so that when you are
standing beside the horse the bridle naturally
faces the same direction as if it were already
on. Once you are ready you then:

• Move to the left hand side of the horse,
slightly behind the head.
• With your right hand put the reins over
its head.
• Remove the halter.
• Place the poll of the bridle in your right
hand and hold it just in front of the horse's
eyes.
• At the same time grasp the bit in the palm
of the left hand in preparation to insert into
the horse's mouth.
• Press your left thumb gently on the horses
lip to open its mouth.
• Whilst this is happening raise the bridle
with your right hand and place the bit in the
horse's mouth with the left.
• With the right hand raise the bridle high
enough to allow it to move over one ear at a
time.
• Do up the throat latch and or noseband
• Lift the forelock out so that it lays over
the browband and tidy the mane under the bridle.

Once this is done, inspect the corners of the
mouth to see if the bridle is adjusted properly.
If the adjustment is correct the corners of the
mouth should produce two wrinkles, or smiley
faces, one on each side. The headpeace should be
behind the ears and not touching them. If the
browband is too small or tight it will cause the
headpiece to rub the back of the ears and chafe
the horse. The throatlatch should be loose enough
so as to allow a person's hand to be placed in
between the throatlatch and the throat.

Using A Drop NoseBand

When correctly fitted a Drop Noseband should sit
approximately four fingers width above the
nostrils and should be fastened in such a manner
that it will not allow the horse to open up its
mouth but still allow it enough room so as to
mouth the bit. The rings that join the chinstrap
to the nosepiece should be no further rearward
than the mouthpiece of the bit. The only way that
the rings can be any further back is if the
nosepiece is too long. The chinstrap will fasten
in the chin groove with the buckle on the outside
of the jawbone in such a manner that it does not
place pressure on it. The upper edge of the
nosepiece of the cavesson nose band, or the
cavesson part of the flash noseband, should sit
approximately one fingers width below the bottom
of the cheekbone, and the noseband should be
adjusted to provide room for at least one finger
to be inserted between it and the nasal bone.

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The correct placement of a bridle on a horse is
not just for the safety of the handler during its
fitting. When a bridle is correctly fitted it
increases the comfort of the horse which in turn
makes the horse more responsive and the ride more
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