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Jullelin β Bridle, Bit and Reins Tutorial
Published: 2011-01-19 19:14:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 112228; Favourites: 1480; 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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That's so useful !Β
Thank you so much for the explanations between some bits
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What even with the whole "Hackamores shouldn't be used by inexperienced riders"? Sorry but I'm not gonna let my horse's mouth get torn up by an inexperienced rider who doesn't know what soft hands are.
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So you'd rather have your horses nose broken by someone who doesn't know what soft hands are?
Sorry for bringing this up after such a long time
I think there are downsides to every bridle, bitless or not, if the rider doesn't know how to handle it correctly
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I'm sorry but are there actual cases of a properly, key word here is properly fitted, fitted hackamore (which might i add can generalise any bitless bridle from scrawbrig to bosal to sidepull to crossunder) breaking a nose?
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I don't know if there are cases by properly fitted ones, but my point was that any bridle can hurt a horse in the wrong hands - and not being able to make it fit is one way of it being in the wrong handsΒ
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Haha I sound silly but I'm just sleep deprived.
My point is if you have an understanding of how your tack works, no matter what it is, it is properly fitted, and you have soft hands, you shouldn't cause any pain to your horse, let along break the nosal bone.
Maybe its just me but I dontΒ think anyone has any business using any piece of equipment unless they understand how it works and how to use it.
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There are many, many people out there that don't have the slightest understanding of how to train a horse and/or use their chosen equipment - yet they still use it, many people who think more harsh equipment will solve any problems they have with their horse.
And also a lot of people praising bitless bridles, saying they are bound to cause less harm than those with bits, but they're just as harmful if used the wrong way. I've seen many people that actually refused to use a bit, just because they heard stuff like this, and would rather try and ride with constant pressure on the reins using a mechanic hackamore, than try and find a soft bit.
Thats why I replied in the first place - it's wrong to say a rider "who doesn't know what soft hands are" would cause less harm with a hackamore than with a bit.
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You left out the basic cavesson bridle, which has just the plain nose band with no flash. Your so called "Achen" bridle is simply a flash. The "Hanoverian" bridle is a drop noseband. French link (the bits with more than the single break) are actually softer than the plain break bits because they don't poke the roof of the mouth as easily. That so called "dressage bridle" is a double bridle and is actually used for more than upper level dressage, though not very often. The 3 to 4 ring bits, aka elevators, aren't to bring the head up fast, just to give some leverage and add a little pressure to the poll. D rings don't have leverage as they are part of the snaffle family. Β
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the bridles have different names in different parts of the world. (At least in the Netherlands we use the same terms as she uses) I agree with you on the bits and sorry for bringing this up after such aa long time
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I didn't know the english bits and bridles that we were using but your tutorial helped me alot thank you
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How are you able to create a lineart so smooth and clean? No gaps, no cracks; they look perfect !
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can i save this onto my computer for reference Please ?
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It's okay x3 Just don't re-upload it to the net.
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Wonderful tutorial <3
However; the Hanoverian bridle is also called a bridle with a drop noseband.
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Thank you very much
Thank you for the information
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Let see if I can draw bridles, bits and reinsΒ then... This is gonna help me alot, thanks!
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Used my new knowledge hereΒ fav.me/d7oi6tp, thanks one more time.Β ^^
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i like this 
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I like it! Sis you do all the drawings yourseslf?
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This is so helpful
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This is awesome!! And so helpful! Thank you for putting the effort and time to make this and share it with all of us on dA.
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Nice! I thought it was interesting you said the curb is most commonly used for dressage, I'm guessing this is directed mostly towards English riding styles. Because it is used mainly in dressage, or saddleseat (which there isn't much of on HARPG) but curbs are also THE bit for all western events (although snaffles are used for training)
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Such a helpful tutorial! Didn't know a thing about this stuff, but now I feel smarticle 8D
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Step 1: draw a beautiful horse head.
This is one of the longest steps in a tutorial every!
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What a helpful tutorial! I laughed at the martingales part, because all my friends jump with standing martingales, at least at my barn.
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Thanks so much for making this. This will help me out alot
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This is a great tutorial, Jullelin. It's really good to see that someone has put all the basics down so that art can - hopefully - be more accurate and considerate of the horse. The artwork is all very good and detailed so I'm sure it'll go a long way to making the HARPG more realistic.
The only point I want to raise - even though this was posted months ago - is your bit about the Running reins.
I know they may be called by different names in different places, but I was slightly confused. The Running Martingale fits just like a standing martingale - strap around the neck, strap between the forelegs and attaches to the girth from there with at least a fist's width of space. The only difference is the standing attaches, as you said, to the noseband, but the running attaches to the reins, like in your picture.
Running reins (I'm in the UK, and I think they're what we call side reins) attach usually to the bit and go directly to the girth, either side. They aren't used, as far as I know, for riding, but to give the horse something to work into when ground schooling.
If you meant something else and I misunderstood, then I'm sorry. I just wanted to clarify 
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no, running reins, or i call it a running martingale is used for riding although it isnt side reins for lunging. theres a starp tht goes around the neck and then a strap that goes frm he noseband through the neck strap and down to the girth between the legs.
i used to be an english rider but now im western and we have a variation of this. since we dont usualy use nosebands, we have a special nose band that doent tighten around the muzzle but hangs loose with a ring on the bottom and to that ring we connect a strap called a tie down that connects to the breast collar (which is like a martingale but doesnt have anything connecting to the reins and is usesd purely for the sake of keeping the saddle from slipping back) and this keeps their head from going up to high. this is usualy only used in rodeo and isnt alowed in showing.
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Yikes, I wrote this so long ago I barely remember! I've learned more, and I think the tutorial's been edited since, too.
I ride English, but have ridden Western a few times, but that was just pleasure riding, not anything competitive. I can't say anything about western tack because of that.
A running martingale is what you described - it attaches to the underside of a cavesson noseband and runs between the forelimbs to the girth - the strap around the neck keeps it in place and stops it getting tangled. This is different to a standing martingale, where the strap rests on the horse's neck and the strap splits to attach to the reins. Both martigales are not the same as running reins. Running reins and draw reins are words used interchangeably for equipment that works on a slightly more severe level, but as I don't use the term running reins much, if at all, I'm not familiar with their exact fitting or purpose in the way I know draw reins and market harboroughs.
In my first post I was wrong when I talked about running reins - the equipment I was talking about are side-reins (which are used in lungeing). I hope I understood what you were getting at right...
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and would you mind sending a link of a pic of your standing martingale?
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your in the uk right? in ythe us wht i described is a standing martingale. a running martingale here is like a standing martingale exept the strap that goes between the fore legs splits at the top half and at the endstheres rings the rins go through. there is also 2 variations of this: western, where it doesnt have a neck strap and is shorter and an english/western one where the rings are in the neck strap like this: [link]
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This could get confusing fast XD Like I said; everyone has different names for everything
The picture you linked to me I've never seen before, and it looks nothing like the running martingale I know
In the UK, this is what I know as a running: [link] This as a standing: [link] (but according to google, they're the other way around XD, so whether that's because I've lost the plot, or they switch names depending on the country, I don't know. I think they're commonly switched up). And just to cover all bases, these are draw reins: [link] and these are side reins: [link] . This one's a market harborough: [link] 
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i know all these...yeah runing and standing got mixed up...the pic i sent is only for pleasure/show training and is rather uncommon although its the only kind ive ever used in that area...i know draw and side reins ansd have used them and we call market harabrough a german martingale......if only we all used the same names.....and i have used a german martingale/market harabrough
and this is a western running martingale aka training fork
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I think we're on the same page now XD
And I'll definitely have to look up some more equipment used in the US
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This conversation is amazingly confusing, I hope these will help.
Side reins/running reins: [link] (2nd comment down)
Running martingale: [link]
Standing martingale: [link]
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This was really useful! Thank you for posting this :]
Only one thing I'd really change/add: I'd add the Irish Martingale to the Martingale list. It looks like: [link] and it used in cross country/show jumping events to prevent the reins from flipping over the horse's head. My stable uses this on our less headstrong horses because it doesn't put any pressure/force the horse's head anywhere.
anyways, that's just my two cents. Thanks for such a useful tut!
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Great Tut!! But if you wanna be more specific with the bit names the Three Jointed Bit is also called a French Link, and a D-Ring can also be snaffle and the multipule rings bit are aslo called Elevators 
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this is the best thing since sliced bread, thanks
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