I was cruising through Instagram hashtags recently and stumbled across this:
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This is not the first tack/equipment item that has confused me recently (there was also the KEP helmet that looked like a unicorn shat on it and the ear bonnet made out of lace that just ended up looking like you put your underwear on your horse’s head) but this one probably has me the most stumped. Someone explain.
breedrideevent.com 
I think I’m blind now!
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If I can’t unsee it, I’m dragging everyone else down with me! 😉
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Tastes differ?
Someone’s nightmare is someone else’s dream bridle/halter/bonnet/helmet…
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It’s really fascinating if you stare at it long enough. There’s so much different colored leather. I mean, I’m not fascinated in a GOOD way, but I do keep staring at it…
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I’m a little disappointed in the reins…. That’s just a missed opportunity for rainbow ombré reins.
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Rainbow bridles lives matter too!
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I’ve seen this bridle before and every single time, I’m baffled. GIF usage on point tho! 😂
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Apparently they’ve been making it for 3 years. That means people have actually bought it.
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The person who got me into dressage was pretty militant about the whole black/white/minimal sparkles things so for kicks I used to search out the most ungodly colorful sparkly stuff and tell her I was buying it for my horse (that she was riding). I distinctly remember tagging her in a photo of this bridle once, pretty sure the screaming could be heard over 3 counties 😂 but I mean honestly, even *I* have standards…. hahaha
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Alicia’s comment… 😄😄 WOW, is that thing ever fugly. Especially on a dark horse! Maybe it’s meant for circus performers? I’m serious! They could use a combo setup, I’m sure.
I’m not and have never been a fan of very light-colored English tack. It just seems inappropriate since you wouldn’t ever see it (unless someone was clueless or rather gauche) in the hunting field, so, by George, I don’t think it has a place on a horse. At least not in the show ring!
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What baffles me is that next to the rainbow-vomit monstrosity is a perfectly fine black bridle with tasteful bling. How could the same person/manufacturer think both things were a good idea?
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It’s the Pleasantville of bridles.
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HA, it is.
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its actually making me a little nauseous to look at??
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It’s like pony party vomit bridle.
The black bridle: Oh look, here’s something for you to take in public.
The rainbow bridle: Oh look, here’s Barbie’s horse’s bridle that you can use for a pony party.
I second the missed opportunity of ombre reins!
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at first I was thinking surely this must be like a tiny pony size bridle for kids or something, but.. nope…
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LOL that last gif is exactly my thoughts hahah
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I’m just glad that there are monstrosities like this in the English world. There is so much hideousness in the western world it’s about time it has spread. There are some western breast collars that, good god. They’re much calmer than this, but they’re a lot more commonly used. I won’t put a link to one in case someone has one/loves it, but they’re just gross. Speed riders seem to utilize the gross tack and it baffles me. And makes me glad I got out of that so I don’t have to see it very often…
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at some point it definitely looks like the tack is wearing the horse, instead of the horse wearing the tack.
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YES. It is so hard to shop for a headstall without skulls, barbed wire, way too much bling. This bridle seems chill compared to some barrel racer attire…
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It does seem pretty chilly, but the potential vomit factor is pretty high. Don’t forget the large, gaudy flowers made of leather on the headstalls! Or the ones that are so thick and made to look like a belt??? I don’t understand that, the headstalls just swallow up the horse’s head.
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i mean im jealous western people have breastcollars WITH FRINGE
IMAGINE IF I COULD HAVE PURPLE FRINGE TOO.
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No. No I will not imagine that.
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The fringe is something that causes me to shudder. I just… I don’t get it. I still haven’t gotten used to all the silver on WP saddles, and that’s been a thing for years.
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I’m uncomfortable, someone call my Mom to come get me.
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I have done my job here today.
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As the resident unicorn enthusiast, I expected more enthusiasm from you. 😉 hahahaha
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There’s a fine line, and this thing crossed it by a few hundred miles.
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What in the actual hell?!
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Err… Costume class? The reins really are a disappointment. I mean, if you’re going to cross that many lines, why stop there? I mean, it’s no less a monstrosity because we have “normal” reins so why not just go all out?
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As someone with questionable Dressage skills, this might distract the judge from my non-existent outside aids. As someone who holds a lot of angst towards the hunter ring, this might just be my first step towards rebellion. Lots of ways to go here.
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No… just… no.
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Ha omg. Ordering one for Isabel now. She deserves this. 😉
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It would perfectly frame her mare glare.
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LoL- They are customizable!
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Maybe it’s for a pony pride class? For those geldings that are just….different. I want to see the matching saddle to see the ultimate special snowflake attire.
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no one needs to see a matching saddle!
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Me eyes…They bleed!
I can’t unseen this now & I feel soiled somehow unclean *gulp*
/dramatics
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Is it…I don’t know…a nursery school bridle? I mean, made for little kids or something? I know at the old hunter barn I was at, the louder the better when it came to the little kids. Including riding in tutu’s with sparkly wand-like riding bats…
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Was this made to shame horses and/or riders?
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One must assume?
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I can come up with two reasons to buy this. One with it on no one will notice my shity riding. Two I will finally stop staring at my horse’s neck because I won’t be able to handle staring at that bridle.
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Why does it not have a horn attached? Clearly it’s a unicorn bridle, no?
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This is too tacky to be a unicorn bridle. No self-respecting unicorn would be caught dead in that.
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That’s fair.
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Is it for vaulting?
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Burn it with fire.
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I’m glad I’ve never found this tag on Instagram.
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Hahahahaha!!! What’s worse is that’s an Otto Schumacher bridle. I bet that’s at least 400 Euro, easy!
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I KNOW.
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Someone decided to let their three year old kid design a bridle and then didn’t have the heart to not make it.
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I want the halter
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No.
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🙄
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OMG, want. That is amazing.
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Lol. You guys crack me up. We use coloured pvc halters and work bridles in Aus, my halter is only two toned though, dark blue and light blue. Don’t think I would use a multi coloured leather bridle or halter though! 😆
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It makes perfect sense to me. How many straight male riders have you met? This is the bridle du jour for gay guys.
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It’s way too tacky for the gays, they have much better taste than this!
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HAHAHAHA I see a lot of questionable things through work; that bridle reminds me of this hot pink Schumacher monstrosity that the store’s buyer is always threatening to order for me. Too funny.
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I just don’t understand. WHY?
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B/c what else goes with this saddle?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/D-A-Brand-12-Pink-Synthetic-6-Piece-English-Saddle-Set-Horse-Tack-Equine-/191949149056?hash=item2cb10f9380:g:IlQAAOSwLVZVwhCr
(There’s a turquoise leather version too)
#sorrynotsorry #sharethepain #saddleshoppingsucks #TB
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