Hybrid Bridle I

Dark brown hand made leather bridle.

Lodewijk has very bad allergies (hay fever) So I am experimenting with different types of bridles to make them more comfortable for him.

Icelandic headpiece : so no more buckles near the eyes
single earpiece : browband irritates him but he needs something to keep the headstall in place
throat lash : because he's a headshacker with teeny tiny ears and throws off his bridle very easily

And because I think every welsh pony needs to have a ribbon browband but he can't wear browbands I decorated the ear piece with ribbons and a simpel matching rosette instead of a concho.
Also there is a small leather devider (it's like a figure 8 with a chicago screw in the middle) on the other side to keep the throat lash next to the headstall like the earpiece does for symmetry.

So this is a weird mix up of different styles but I like it. Will have another more western type design without buckles and less wide leather on the way but that one just looks weird with all this fluffy winterhair so pictures of that will have to wait a few weeks till his head looks twice as small as this