Bridle Or Hackamore?

[Loco Pony]

for me, The hackamore is easier on my horse and It isn't a fight trying
to bridle her. The hackamore FOR ME AND MY HORSE
offers me more control and is softer on my horse. Since I mainly
ride western I don't use the bridle expect in shows and trail rides.
So, I think for my horse the Hackamore is a better choice for my mare.
What do you use? Which is better for you and the horse?

[xosupergirlxo]

Well, i jump my horse, and i use a D ring snaffel, and i find that best. Out in the feild or on a trail, i don't use it much, so then she might be good with a hackamore. but thats just my and my mare. She is an arabian, she is dapple gray, and her name is Simbi.

[Loco Pony]

Wow! She sounds beautiful! My mare is a chestnunt Paint mare, she is chestnut with all but a stripe.
She is pure blood paint and her name is Penny. I ride western and plan to do pleasure one day, for me
and my horse she HATES the bit and sometimes it hurts her so I use my bridle. Whenever I DO
ride with a bridle I also use A snaffel

[xosupergirlxo]

kool. You mare sounds preety too!!

[Loco Pony]

I hope to show her in Western Pleasure but also Halter because she is nice and smooth
when I lead her,

[xosupergirlxo]

kool. Simbi is great with that, although i have never taken her in halter, she just follows behind you. I usually just throw the lead on her neck, and walk, lol

[mybabyfurbie]

My two mares depend on there moods, my 12.2hh palomino mare Topsy who is 22yrs with arthiritus in both hindlegs and just been diagnosed with Advanced Navicula in her off-fore leg i ride mainly in a headcollar bareback western unless going down the road or at a show. My 13.3hh rose grey british riding pony mare Haynevalley Portia who is 9yrs i ride in an eggbut snaffle for shows and a half moon for daily work. I have had her a yer May 2nd and we are already in Novice classes of Dressage. But she will only be hacked soon as she is being put in foal next month. But i ride her in a headcollar now and then as well. So really i can not say which as i do both.

[Legend of Zelda]

i don't ride yet >_< but one of my birthday presents is riding lessons sho yeah and then i'll probley use a snaffel bridle as most western riders do

[highspirit]

I ride Western on my 5 year old black/white paint American Saddlebred Gelding. He was started on a D ring snaffle and he's still learning, so that's what I use. But depending on my other horses, most of them use a curve bit but one uses a hackamore.

[equinedreamer]

I ride western at school and we use bridles, most with broken shank bits, my coach would kill me if I called it a snaffle bit with shanks, she says that a shank bit is a shank bit and should be called that she's my college prof. so I guess she'd know. Infact I never used a hackamore and I've been riding for almost 5 years now!

[xxfillyfoalxx]

I have a Thoroughbred mare called Holly. I use a Dutch gag because I need to. I think you should use what you need, if you can cope with a snaffle thne thats fine, use one, but I cant. My mare is to highly strung and I need a bit more than a snaffle.

[elizavieta]

hey,i think that you can use both,but i like H's better,they dont hurt the horse,or you!

[xxfillyfoalxx]

Well I think it depends on the rider really. A plain snaffle wont hurt the horse if the rider is a good rider!

[elizavieta]

ok,watever!!!!!!!!lol