Donkey Bitless bridle

This morning I worked on some designs I've been brainstorming. Amazing how my brain figures things out in the last moments of sleep/waking in the morning.

So the first one is a replica of a bitless bridle I have - but it's horse sized. It's a very neat bridle, just too big for the donks. I've always been interested in bitless bridles, so I wanted to try to make one like the rope one I have

I know it's a bit difficult to see, but I added a browband & curb strap to help keep the whole thing in place. I found that with lots of rein pressure it had a tendency to get all wonky on their face. So the additions of the browband and curb strap helps keep it in place. I still wasn't totally happy with how it sat & reacted to rein pressure. So i decided it might not be the best design. But I'll look into it later when I can test it.I know the noseband needs to be shorter for sure.

So then I made version two - a noseband that attaches to your existing bridle - it works off of jaw pressure only, very similar to a side pull. I liked this one much better as it didn't slide around or move out of place. From what I can tell it seemed to make more sense to the donkeys too. So I think I'll be making another version of this with paracord & rope.

I do like the way it looks too. the chin part is purple because I used up all my rope on the previous bridle. I will be testing this one out, but because I don't ride as much as other people ( i hope to give it a go tomorrow) I'd like to offer a few of these to a limited amount of testers. So if you'd like to try one, shoot me a message & I'll get one made up for you.