Throatlashes

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Urm... why do so many people lately insist on doing them up so snug:o It's kind of a pet peeve if I'm honest - they're not meant to be tight otherwise they became not only restricting but annoying too. Is it just that people are ignorant on how a bridle should fit or just don't want it hanging?

Does anyone else think like this?
 
I really don't like anything tight on a horse, although I tend to go to the other extreme and leave everything too lose (except the girth :P)

Fortunately haven't seen anyone with tight throatlashes in my area, but I just keep reminding myself how I would like it if someone tied something tight round my throat :mad:
 
According to western bridling, a throatlatch done so loose as to get a hand through is useless and a lot dont even wear them.

Personally I dont see the point of a nose band as it doesnt serve any purpose other than to use a flash to keep the mouth shut, but a normal one doesnt do anything.

I use a bridle without a nose band as I have a parelli headcollar underneath anyway and only have the bridle on for road use and insurance. I put the reins on the parelli headcollar as soon as I am off the road.

Or use bitless bridle and treeless saddle or bareback.

Original statement, a throatlatch has to be too tight if it is to keep the bridle on which is the original purpose, but with a hands width in it, it cant do that anyway. So I agree, pointless piece of tack.
 
I was always taught that, technically, throat lashes have very little use if they are done up to be comfortable to the horse (i.e a hands width).

ETA - Just like KTurner says :)
 
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Ahh this annoys me too!!

and overly tight nosebands. and people who put flash nosebands on so tight they look like they're going to cut the horse's nose in two :eek:

*hides*
 
A hand's width is what I was always taught. :)

I wonder if the throat lash is part of the bridle that historically might have fulfilled a terribly important function on a much older design of bridle and nowadays is pretty much redundant? Probably now we're not galloping around with lances etc;)
 
Right.. i have a pet hate with tight throatlas! i think if you can fit 4 fingers between the throatlash and the throat that is plenty. Also i do not like it when people have it to loose and when they are out competin or riding they wonder why they have a bridle trailing on the floor!!!?


Hmmmmm

Commom sense... would you like to be a horse that couldnt feel his throat at the end of the ride??
 
Thomas_Megan said:
Right.. i have a pet hate with tight throatlas! i think if you can fit 4 fingers between the throatlash and the throat that is plenty. Also i do not like it when people have it to loose and when they are out competin or riding they wonder why they have a bridle trailing on the floor!!!?
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You can't have iit both ways though - If you want it tight enough to hold the bridle on, then you need to have it tighter than 4 fingers width.
 
kturner1@tiscal said:
I use a bridle without a nose band as I have a parelli headcollar underneath anyway and only have the bridle on for road use and insurance. I put the reins on the parelli headcollar as soon as I am off the road.
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hi
who is your insurance company? i'm insured to hack out in my rope hackamore.

my western bridle when i use for riding club stuff (not covered by their insurance) i don't have throatlatch, as they call them, looking for bigger one, al coming up so small.
 
My Bete Noir too, most of our riding bridles don't even have them!....or a browband! :D :D
 
horseygal90 said:
You can't have iit both ways though - If you want it tight enough to hold the bridle on, then you need to have it tighter than 4 fingers width.
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i have found several occasions (not recently) where a throatlash done up four fingers width was plenty tight enough to keep the bridle from pulled off though. (i had a bit of a habit for a few years of going through/over SJ fences first, without the horse but sometimes with the reins straight over the head.:o

i agree more then four fingers is a bit useless.

i have small fingers/hands though so maybe my four fingers is more like other peoples three to four?
 
I was always taught a hands width, too. I'd rather have it too loose and useless than too tight and uncomfortable - but obviously i can't go round fiddling with the RS horse's bridles hoicking off all of the throatlashes ;). So, yep i was always taught a hands width. Not many people i see have it too tight as the RS teaches everyone the same way, but it does annoy me to see top riders having them up too tight.
 
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