Buckle up the Mexican bridle properly
Putting on a Mexican noseband is not that easy. Since this type of bridle is not that widespread, you can go wrong with buckling up. Here's how to do it right.
How to buckle a Mexican bridle
- Put the Mexican bridle on your horse.
- Now make sure that the nose pillow that fixes the crossing leather straps must be attached quite high up on the bridge of the nose.
- At the same time, the rings that are on this part of the bridle must be placed in such a way that you do not disturb the horse by lying on its cheekbones. You must therefore just behind the bone or the cheekbones so that there are no pressure or chafing points.
- When buckling, 2 fingers should always fit in between so that the horse is not constricted too much and the jaw still has freedom of movement.
- The two straps, which act as "nosebands", should be led along in front of the bit and then buckled in such a way that the buckle does not rub and it is not too tight. So here too at least 2 fingers should fit comfortably in between so that the horse's mouth still has some free space.
- You should buckle the throat strap so that a clenched fist still fits between the strap and your horse's throat.
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Advantages and disadvantages of the Mexican bridle
- If the Mexican bridle is properly buckled, the straps will not interfere with your horse's breathing. If the Mexican noseband is buckled too deeply, this can lead to breathing problems.
- With a properly buckled Mexican bridle, the horse has - compared to others Types of noseband - a lot of freedom of movement, what the mouth activity (such as chewing) promotes. Correct buckling also does not interfere with the effect of the dentition used.
- The use of a Mexican bridle should not be recommended for "beginners" because on the one hand the buckling is difficult and on the other hand, if handled incorrectly, enormous pressure can be exerted on the bridge of the nose, with which one as a beginner can possibly. can not handle.
Since the Mexican noseband is difficult to adapt to the horse, you should get advice from a professional who may then attach the bridle directly to the horse and make the appropriate pre-settings.
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