Talk:Bridle

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[edit] Skull injuries?

I left in, but toned down, the part added by an anon relating to skull injuries from tying with a bridle: it seems unlikely, since a halter contacts the same areas, but possible, since the pain and constraint of the bit might induce a horse to react more strongly than to a halter. Does anyone have any evidence of skull injuries as a result of being tied with a bridle?--Curtis Clark 15:51, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Not skull injuries, the skull is pretty tough, but neck injuries and sometimes injuries to the occipital joint at the poll. I changed the article to be more specific as to the most probable types of harm. Usually a leather bridle breaks before serious damage is done to bone tissue, though tongue injuries are not uncommon. I have known of some bad tongue and jaw injuries from horses tied with nylon bridles, which do not break. Halters made of that nylon climbing rope that are so popular with the natural horsemanship crowd are more a hazard for doing permanent neck damage because if the horse is tied hard with a good rope, they will not break no matter how hard the horse struggles and twists. Breaking bridles and halters is not good, but broken necks are worse, IMHO. Montanabw 22:17, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

What would you suggest instead for a rope halter? I've wondered about braided cotton.--Curtis Clark 03:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)