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BRIDLES
DRAFT HORSE BRIDLES     REGULAR HORSE BRIDLES 
   OVERSIZE BRIDLES
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 ADVISORY
OVERSIZE
IS NOT THE SAME AS DRAFT SIZE !
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MY FULL SIZE CLYDESDALE
CANNOT EVEN THINK ABOUT WEARING AN
OVERSIZE BRIDLE...
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HE TAKES A BIGGER BRIDLE..
.A TRUE DRAFT SIZE...
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.MANY STORES AND SELLERS ..
.LUMP THE TWO TOGETHER LIKE THIS..
." OVERSIZE/DRAFT "...
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..AN OVERSIZE BRIDLE MAY FIT...A
YOUNG TWO HEAR OLD DRAFT HORSE.
.MAYBE...
.BUT WHEN THEY MATURE..
.IT WILL BE TOO SMALL
AND YOU WILL HAVE WASTED YOUR MONEY
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horse bridles
draft horse bridles
saddleseat bridles
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THERE ARE SO MANY KINDS OF BRIDLES
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draft horse bridles    light horse bridles 
   huntseat bridles
saddleseat bridles    dressage bridles   
  western bridles 
   training bridles
HOW DOES ONE KEEP THEM ALL STRAIGHT...?
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WELL... FIRST....
THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
  YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF
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1.  WHAT BRIDLE IS MY HORSE USED TO?
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2.  IS MY HORSE USED TO HAVING DIFFERENT BRIDLES ON?
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3. HOW DOES HE HANDLE NEW THINGS?
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4.  DOES MY CURRENT BRIDLE PROPERLY FIT MY HORSE?
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5.  AM I SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF MY BRIDLES?
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6.  ARE CUSTOM PIECES AN OPTION?
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7.  DO YOU NEED MORE SOURCES FOR SHOPPING?
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8.  DO I HAVE A SOURCE FOR DRAFT HORSE BRIDLE INFORMATION AND HELP?
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9.  DO I KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY FIT AN ENGLISH AND WESTERN BRIDLE?
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10.  WHO CAN I CONTACT IF I NEED HELP?
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THE FOLLOWING ADVICE .
IS ONLY ONE SMALL PERSON'S INSIGHTS..
.. ONE SMALL HORSE TRAINER'S VIEWS.
ME .
SARA SHALDA. ..
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..I HAVE TRAINED
MANY DIFFERENT BREEDS
TO MANY WORLD AND NATIONAL TITLES..
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... I HAVE WON IN 22 DIFFERENT EVENTS. .
..I HAVE USED ALOT OF EQUIPMENT OVER MY LIFETIME.
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....I AM NOT THE ULIMATE AUTHORITY ON ANYTHING.
...THIS IS SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT I PERSONALLY USE .
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...TODAY...WITH MY DRAFTS I RIDE..
..I CAN ALSO ....PERFECTLY TRAIN ANY HORSE WITHOUT
 A BRIDLE OR A SADDLE.
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....SO CAN YOU. ...
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.IF YOU CHOOSE MY HELP ..
.YOU CAN BUY MY TRAINING BOOK click here... 
OR EMAIL ME...
SARASHALDA@AOL.COM...
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this company
 custom makes all our draft horse western headstalls
akers ranch
bluegrass@semo.net they are awesome
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custom made by showstopper tack
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my world champion saddleseat bridle
for a finished fine tuned western horse
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my world champion western silver draft horse bit

 ABOVE BRIDLE IS FOR A COMPLETELY FINISHED WESTERN PLEASURE HORSE....IT ALSO WORKS VERY NICELY FOR TRAIL CLASS TRAINING. 
WE MADE This BIT. ..ADDED HEIGHT TO THE PORT... WIDENED TO 6.5 INCHES. ..IF YOU LIKE IT-- WE CAN MAKE ONE FOR YOU
see bits page click here


my western bridles
are all one strap.....no brow-band....no throatlatch....no nose-band or caveson...i keep them very light and thin
no more than 1/2 inch wide...if you want a light mouth horse...you need to keep all you equipment light
this includes bits and reins too...
my English bridles
are regular English style with...
caveson brow-band and throat-latch....even for training i use these
all straps 1/2 inch or skinnier...English reins are always 65 inches or ..longer...1/2 inch wide or narrower
specially if it is saddle-seat...then they are 5/16 or skinnier
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 ABOVE IS A TRAINING BRIDLE I USE .....ON MY LONG DISTANCE TRAIL HORSES ...OR HORSES I AM FITTING UP FOR SHOWS.
 I GRADUALLY BUILD MY HORSE UP TO 6 MILES A DAY... LONG TROTTING AND LOPING WITH THIS BRIDLE. ..IT IS ONLY GOOD FOR PUTTING ON STRAIGHT MILES ,NOTHING ELSE, ..NO YIELDING, NO SUPPLING, NO LIFTING ..OR SETTING HIPS OR SHOULDERS
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ABOVE and below are HEADSTALLS FOR MY
BRIDLESS TRAINING 
buy my bridless training book click here
IF YOU WANT US TO MAKE YOU ONE JUST LET US KNOW sarashalda@aol.com 

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THE ABOVE BRIDLE IS A MUST HAVE FOR BRIDLESS TRAINING EASY TO MAKE. I HAVE LOTS . ILL MAKE ONE FOR YOU
I ALSO HAVE BEATUTIFUL BEADED NECKLACES

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draft horse bosal-bit

ONE OF MY FAVORITES...EVEN ThOUGH I DO NOT USE IT VERY OFTEN....IT IS ONLY FOR SEVERE PROBLEM HORSES...I USE IT USE ON MY TRAINING HORSES ...WHEN THEY COME IN WITH A HEAD TOSSING PROBLEM...i have several different styles of severity
need one for your horse...?...email me
sarashalda@aol.com

draft horse hackamore turnaround style
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draft horse hackamore stop-n-turn style

 ABOVE BRIDLE IS A REALLY GREAT
draft horse MECHANICAL HACKMORE .
.I LOVE THESE THINGS....i always use them in all my horses...i always alternate between bits and hackamores...to keep my horses mouths light
specially in drafts...IF YOU WANT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR HORSES MOUTH... YOU NEED ONE OF THESE
there are many many styles and severity levels...THIS IS DRAFT SIZE....WE CAN MAKE YOU ONE of any style
sarashald@aol.com 

custom draft bit
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draft horse bit

THIS BRIDLE ABOVE HAS A BIT THAT IS EVEN MORE AMAZING...I LOVE THIS BIT AND SO DOES MY CLYDESDALE
,IT IS A TIRE TOOL FIXED SHANK WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACTUATING PORT.  THE LEFT SIDE MOVES INDEPENDENT FROM THE RIGHT
AN ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE FOR  LIFTING SHOULDERS  COLLECTION AND
SOFT DEPARTURES
click here to order yours

draft horse training equipment
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draft horse bridle

THE COMPANIES WE USE
to CUSTOM MAKE OUR DRAFT BRIDLES ARE
 AKERS RANCH ON EBAY
 AND SHOW STOPPER TACK.
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IF WE FIND A REGULAR HORSE SIZE HEADSTALL THAT WE REALLY LIKE WE SIMPLY  send it to akers...HAVE THEM EXPANDED ON THE CROWN ABOUT 8 INCHES..
..ENGLISH BRIDLES ARE MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE
 YOU MUST ALSO EXPAND THE CAVESON 
AND THE THROAT-LATCH...
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..DOING ALL THIS CAN EASILY RUN YOU 100.00..
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..its better to just buy a draft size bridle
you can always make them smaller.
..but you cant make them any larger
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saddleseat bridle draft horse size
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draft horse saddle seat bridle

THIS IS A CUSTOM MADE SADDLE-SEAT BRIDLE
 FROM SHOWSTOPPER TACK. .
.IT IS PATENT LEATHER ...
MADE TO FIT AN EXTREMELY LARGE CLYDESDALE HEAD. 
...WE WON WORLD CHAMPION WITH THIS BRIDLE ..
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.THIS BIT IS ALSO CUSTOM MODIFIED. 
..WE STARTED OUT WITH AN ARABIAN SNAFFLE PELHAM FROM ..
SCHNEIDERS SADDLERY OF OHIO...
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 WE REPLACED THE PORT AND WIDENED IT TO 6.5 INCHES. 
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THIS BIT MODIFICATION COST 100.00..
.if you send is your bit..
.WE CAN DO Yours TOO .
.ALL THE BRIDLES YOU SEE ON THIS PAGE ARE
...CUSTOM FOR MYSELF SARA SHALDA ..
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.I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR IDEAS .
.OR FINDING THE RIGHT BRIDLE FOR YOUR
TRAINING OR SHOWING.
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.email me.
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draft horse bridle with silver show bit
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draft horse show bridle

THIS IS ONE OF MY CUSTOM BRIDLES
.I HAD MADE FOR PATTERNED WESTERN RIDING
 ...AND REINING WITH A CLYDESDALE. .
..I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WON MAnY TIMES.
. IN BOTH  EVENTS
 WITH THIS BRIDLE

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