How do I determine what size I need?
Synthetic Bitless Bridles come in large, medium and small sizes. Unless you have a warmblood or a pony, you need a medium size. Warmbloods take a large size and ponies take a small size. There is also a draft size. A miniature size driving bridle is also available. All sizes are adjustable.
English leather Bitless Bridles come in extra full (for warmbloods), full (for average size horses), cob (for Arabians and horses with smaller heads) and small (for ponies).
The Western leather Bitless Bridle only comes in a medium size, with plenty of adjustment to fit average-size horses from Arabians through Throroughbreds.
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT SIZE
In general, the medium size beta and nylon headstall will fit all horses except large warmbloods and ponies. In English leather, average horses take a full size. Arabian sized horses would need a cob size. If you have a horse that you are not sure about, here is how to measure. * Western style headstalls are the same size as medium beta.
HOW TO MEASURE AND HEADSTALL SIZES
Measure 1 ½” to 2” up from the corner of the horse's mouth. From that point, measure the circumference of the horse's nose. From that same point (1 ½” – 2” up from the corner of the horse's mouth). Run your tape measure up the side of the face, around the poll (behind the ears) to the same point on the other side of the face.
* If you find it too cumbersome to run your tape all the way around the head, measure up the side of the horse's face to the very top of the poll (to the point right between the ears) and double that measurement) Use these two measurements to determine what size headstall your horse needs.
| English Leather |
Headstall |
Noseband |
| Pony |
29"-37"
(74 cm - 94 cm) |
18"-20"
(46 cm - 51 cm) |
| Cob |
33"-43"
(84 cm - 109 cm) |
19"-22"
(48 cm - 56 cm) |
| Full |
37"-46"
(94 cm - 117 cm) |
21"-23"
(53 cm - 58 cm) |
| Extra Full |
42"-50"
(107 cm - 127 cm) |
22"-25"
(56 cm - 64 cm) |
Western Leather
Medium Only |
35" - 46"
(84 cm - 117 cm) |
20" - 24"
(51 cm - 61 cm) |
| Nylon |
Headstall |
Noseband |
| Small |
26"-38"
(74 cm - 99 cm) |
17"-21"
(41 cm - 53 cm) |
| Medium |
31"-43"
(84 cm - 109 cm) |
19"-23"
(48 cm - 58 cm) |
| Large |
36"-47"
97 cm - 122 cm) |
21"-25"
(51 cm - 64 cm) |
| Beta |
Headstall |
Noseband |
| Small |
29"-39"
(74 cm - 99 cm) |
18"-22"
(46 cm -56 cm) |
| Medium |
35"-45"
(84 cm - 109 cm) |
19"-24"
(48 cm - 61 cm) |
| Large |
38"-48"
(97 cm - 122 cm) |
22"-26"
56 cm - 66 cm) |
| Draft |
46"-57"
(117 cm - 145 cm) |
24"-28"
(61 cm - 71 cm) |
| Mini Driving |
24" - 31"
(70 cm - 78 cm) |
12" - 15"
(30 cm - 38 cm) | | | |
