Running Bear Sidepull/Cross-under with Moss Rock Reins

[lantairvlea]

The sidepull noseband arrived for the Running Bear Smart Bridle I ordered last month. They had flubbed the order and forgotten the rings on the noseband when they initially shipped it so I sent just the nose piece back because the rest of it fit beautifully

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[harnessphoto]

I love Teddy and Running Bear. She's great to work with and I like her gear. That's where I got Ozzy's endurance bridle. I also recommend Amanda from Taylored Tack.

[lantairvlea]

The quality is definitely top notch! There are many things that I really like about their equipment and I hope to have use of this bridle for many, many years.

Thanks for the added recommendations! I had seen the Taylored Tack before, but it was past the price range I wanted as I was experimenting with the bitless bridles. That and I wanted to get away from the jaw strap and rein ring configuration that is standard for the cross-under bridles. That is why I ultimately went with Moss Rock because of her innovative rein design and having a throatlatch stabilizes the headstall. Running Bear has its own cool features and allows me to use the Moss Rock reins.

[herecirm]

Haha, great photos of Kash! That's a cool looking bridle. So is the crownpiece just adjustable, or does it come off like a mule bridle? I've been looking for a bitless mule bridle and they're really hard to find. The only one I've found so far was $100 and that was BEFORE I added on shipping to get it here!

[lantairvlea]

Thanks! He's a wonderful goof and very photogenic despite my never getting pictures of him anymore...

The crown has a buckle on each side and you could remove it, but with the keepers that hold the straps down you would probably want to install a clip/snap for ease of use.

This one was $100 or £66-ish for just the headstall.

The one from Moss Rock Endurance (which I have three of now!) is only $86 (£57) to start and that includes the reins and custom sizing. Lisa has been great to work with and I imagine she could add a buckle or adjustment to the crownpiece if you wanted for minimal extra cost.

Good luck finding a bitless bridle for Marty! If you hit the "reviews" tag you can find my longer review of the Moss Rock bridles.

[edgeofthewoods]

Kash is *such* a cutie!

[lantairvlea]

Thanks! We've done lots of dumb and crazy things together over the last eleven plus years. He's really turned into a nice horse from the barely greenbroke creature he was at six!

[meri_sielu]

Awww I love that last photo of him, so cute <3

[lantairvlea]

Thanks! He's such a unique character.