EP4382473A1 - Bridle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bridle (1) with a snaffle (10) with a noseband (10a). The bridle (1) according to the invention is characterized by a combined bit (11, 12) with a bit (11) with a mouthpiece (11a) and with a pair of bit rings (11b) which receive the mouthpiece (11a) between them, and with a noseband (12), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) runs parallel to the noseband (10a) of the bridle (10), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) runs through at least one first through-opening (11c) of the bit (11) and wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is connected distally on both sides to an additional rein (13) in addition to the riding reins (14) or to a riding rein (14).

Description

The present invention relates to a bridle.

The so-called bridle, which can also be referred to as a harness, is used to guide and steer riding horses. The rider can use the bridle or its various pressure points to influence the riding horse and thus elicit a natural reaction from the riding horse to the respective pressure. The riding horse can also be accustomed or trained to react to certain reactions to the bridle. In any case, the rider can use the bridle, among other things, to influence the riding horse's behavior when riding. This also applies to draft horses and other riding and draft animals.

The bridle usually consists of a headpiece and reins, which are held by the rider with at least one hand and "connect" the headpiece of the bridle to the rider. The headpiece usually consists of straps that run around the head of the riding horse. A bit can be attached to the headpiece. The bit is passed through the horse's mouth and is usually made of metal. If no bit is used, it is a bitless bridle.

In any case, the bridle should act on at least some of the pressure points on the horse's head. The pressure points include the tongue, jaw, chin pit, poll and nose or the bridge of the nose. Pressure on one of these pressure points, triggered by the rider's hands and transferred from the reins to the headpiece, should cause the horse's head to move, which is transferred to the horse's body and thus guides the horse in a certain direction and can generally influence the horse's actions.

The bit mentioned above includes the mouthpiece, which is used when working with horses. The bit applies pressure to the tongue and bars in the horse's mouth. The bit sends signals to the horse to regulate direction and speed. The bit connects the horse's mouth to the rider's hand via the reins. The bit is part of the bridle in its buckle to the snaffle bridle or snaffle. The snaffle is the headpiece of the bridle and provides the basis for communication between the rider's hand and the horse.

When using conventional bridles, it is important to remember that modern horses often have pressure-sensitive neck areas or more delicate transitions between the head and the base of the neck in the area of the first cervical vertebra (Atlas). Many snaffle bridles take this sensitivity into account by cutting away the cuts. However, when using bit bridles for horses that are more difficult to control, it is often necessary to resort to bits or bridles that act directly on the horse's neck via the neck or indirectly via leverage.

At the same time, horses with a weak neck often find it more difficult to exert the pressure on the neck that the rider wants. In modern horse breeding, lighter exteriors and correspondingly lighter neck structures are preferred because they require less effort from the rider to bring the horse into the positive tension framework desired for sporting cooperation. However, the rider also wants a horse that cooperates with the light pressure exerted. Horses with a less strong neck are often less likely to build a constant connection between the horse's mouth and the rider's hand, which requires the rider to have greater technical skills in order to build a constant connection to the horse's mouth. A constant connection makes precise riding easier in all disciplines and at the same time offers safety for rider and horse, for example in the event of a startle reaction from the horse that must be defused by the rider.

The US2013/312375 A1 describes a bit for use with a horse to connect the reins to the horse's mouth for the purpose of controlling the horse, and in particular a convertible horse bit that transforms between a snaffle bit and an elevator bit in response to the horse's behaviour and the amount of force applied to the bit and reins by the horse and rider. The bit is fitted with a pair of segmented jaws, the segments being hinged together and connected by a spring mechanism acting on the pivot point which allows one of the jaw segments to rotate and pivot about the hinge, transforming from a snaffle position to a lever for an elevator bit when the horse pulls on the reins.

The US6,305,152 B1 describes a snaffle bit and a hackamore. Each includes a pair of cheek pieces. Each cheek piece includes a lower rein ring and an upper headpiece ring. A noseband and an adjustable curb strap are connected at their ends to form a continuous loop. The loop slides through a lower and upper sliding ring on a section of each cheek piece. By adjusting the length of the curb strap, the loop can be adjusted to fit each horse. When the bit or hackamore are part of a bridle and the reins are tightened, the loop applies even and predictable pressure to the horse's nose and curb simultaneously.

The US 2005/044824 A1 describes a number of embodiments of a snaffle bit with pivoting cheeks, in which the cheek portion comprising a dee and/or under rein or curb rein attachment eyelet or ring is separate from the attachment, the attachment serving as a pivot for pivotally attaching the cheek portion to the rest of the bit structure. The upper girth attachment ring, used to attach a curb chain, noseband and/or cheek strap to the bit, is fixedly attached to the upper end of the attachment, which in turn is fixedly attached to the mouth bar of the bit. This ensures that the upper ring does not rotate or pivot when the cheek is rotated, thus avoiding twisting of the ends of the straps attached to the upper ring and precluding twisting of the edge of the attachment ring and straps attached to it into the side of the animal's face.

One object of the present invention is to provide a bridle of the type described at the beginning in order to enable a constant connection between rider and horse or at least to facilitate it compared to known bridles. This should be done in particular without the neck of the horse's head as a pressure point. Preferably, the requirements of modern horses and riders should be taken into account.

The object is achieved according to the invention by a bridle, by a combined bit and by a noseband with the features of the independent claims. Advantageous further developments are described in the subclaims.

The present invention therefore relates to a bridle with a snaffle and a noseband. The snaffle is based on a draw-on snaffle or a draw-on bit, i.e. a snaffle bit in whose side rings two vertical rings are set as through holes.

The bridle according to the invention is characterized by a combined bit with a bit with a mouthpiece and with a pair of bit rings which accommodate the mouthpiece between them, and with a noseband, wherein the noseband of the combined bit runs parallel to the noseband of the bridle, wherein the noseband of the combined bit runs through at least a first through-opening of the bit and wherein the noseband of the combined bit is connected distally on both sides to an additional rein in addition to the riding reins or to a riding rein.

Thus, in the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention or its noseband according to the invention, in addition to the mouthpiece, another noseband can run parallel to the noseband of the bridle in order to exert additional pressure in the area of the horse's nose bridge as one of the pressure points of the horse's head. For this purpose, the Noseband of the combined bit is guided in a U-shape around the nose or the bridge of the horse's nose by the bit rings on both sides of the horse's head. The bit rings of the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention as side parts of the mouthpiece can be continuous rings, fixed rings or also full-barrel snaffle variants. The side bit rings can preferably be made of stainless steel.

Then, or distally, the noseband of the combined bit is connected to a rein on both sides, so that tension can be transferred from the rider's hands via the corresponding rein to the noseband of the combined bit. This can be done using additional or separate reins in the form of additional reins, which are used by the rider in parallel to the actual "normal" riding reins, or the riding reins can be connected to the noseband of the combined bit on both sides, so that the additional reins can be dispensed with.

In any case, the rider can use the pressure points on the horse's head in the area of the mouth and bridge of the nose to guide the horse. Accordingly, for the reasons described above, the horse's neck can be omitted as a pressure point.

In other words, according to the invention, a snaffle bit can be created with a buckle over the bridge of the horse's nose. What is particularly important here is the avoidance of any leverage and the relief of the horse's neck through the continuous or sliding buckle of the bit ring to the neck piece of the snaffle bridle. The invention therefore lies in the bridle according to the invention and its combined bit according to the invention, which, as already mentioned, is based on a pull-on bit or a pull-on snaffle. In the original form of the pull-on bit according to the state of the art, straps run between the horse's neck and the rider's hand. The bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention is characterized by the replacement of the neck connection with a connection over the bridge of the nose by means of the noseband according to the invention. By buckled both impact components (nose and mouth) via a bit ring, the rider's signals can also be particularly precise.

With existing solutions, it is important to differentiate between the two central problems that the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention can solve. On the one hand, the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention can be used for horses that find it more difficult to establish a uniform connection between the rider's hand and the horse's mouth. The reason for this is often the delicate and therefore sensitive and weaker neck areas or head-neck transitions of the horse. On the other hand, the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention offers a solution for horses that need a somewhat more pronounced influence in order to be regulated, but react sensitively to sharper bridles, especially those with leverage over the poll. Horses that are sensitive in the poll or that find it difficult to apply constant pressure to the rider's hand are often ridden with bridles that better distribute the pressure in the poll and over the horse's head, for example with the Micklem, which could also be used with the combined bit according to the invention.

The bridle according to the invention or its combined bit takes a fundamentally different approach, namely that the pressure is distributed over the mouth and nose. The connections to the poll via the snaffle bridle are possible via the freely movable bit rings, which means that the pressure can be kept comparatively low or as low as possible.

The second main target group of the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention are horses that are somewhat "stronger", i.e. horses that make it difficult for their rider to easily maintain the connection to the horse's mouth and thus lose control or can only gain it with greater effort, provided the rider has the necessary physical strength.

There are a number of bits that allow the rider to exert a stronger influence, for example through the shape of the mouthpiece or through a lever effect in the sides of the bit. With alternative shapes of the mouthpiece, however, there is a risk that the horse will perceive this shape as unpleasant and will therefore be controlled by avoiding discomfort. The lever effect in the sides requires the rider to use the reins with fine, well-trained skill, which makes it demanding or often misused if the rider does not have the necessary sensitivity. In addition, the lever acts directly on the horse's neck, which can be a good way of influencing the horse. However, if the horse has a rather soft neck, as described above in the first main target group of the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention, or is sensitive for other reasons, this solution is not optimal for the horse.

As previously described, solutions in the bridle of horses are partly based on creating discomfort in the horse, a direction that has proven to be unsustainable in the long term in horse training and is also becoming increasingly less important and causing criticism. A constant connection that is comfortable for both horse and rider in terms of the strength of the pressure is the basis for long-term success of horse and rider as a trust-based team. Overall, research here has shown inadequate results, as only the strength of the pressure is considered under the premise "less is better". Riding theory is based on creating a constant connection to ensure safe control of the horse.

The bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention therefore helps the rider to establish a soft, constant connection to the horse's mouth and nose bridge via the continuous connections of the bit. The aids are therefore specific without being too strong. The connection via the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention gives the horse security and helps it to learn constant contact.

According to the invention, in addition to the pressure applied via the mouthpiece in the horse's mouth, a further pressure component is applied by the rider's hand to the bridge of the nose via a continuous noseband. The horse thus receives signals on the tongue and cheeks (in the mouth) and on the bridge of the nose.

The bridle of the bridle according to the invention can be referred to as a draw-on bridle, i.e. it is a mouthpiece with bit rings at the ends. The bit rings can each have a smaller ring as a through opening for the noseband according to the invention and preferably two small rings set into the main ring, preferably opposite each other, as the first and second through openings through which the noseband of the combined bit can run.

While a conventional bit works via the horse's neck in combination with the mouth, the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit works via the bridge of the nose and the mouth. Due to the two reception components of the rider's aids on the horse's mouth and the bridge of the nose, gentler signals are necessary because the horse receives these in two sensitive areas.

The continuous bit rings in contact with the mouth and the bridge of the nose can be particularly soft if the reins are guided calmly and sensitively. There is no leverage effect. The bit and noseband have a slight amount of play in their positioning on the horse's head, which gently absorbs the natural movements of the horse and the rider's hand and therefore does not automatically lead to a false signal if the rider makes slightly unbalanced or incorrect movements.

By fastening both reins, whether additional reins or actual riding reins, to a single bit ring, clear and unmistakable signals are created for the horse. The continuous bit rings also relieve the pressure that the combined bit according to the invention exerts on the horse's neck via the fastening in the bridle.

By fastening the combined bit according to the invention in the bridle, the force is transferred from the rider's hand to the entire horse's head. With this continuous type of bit fastening, the pressure on the horse's sensitive neck is as low as possible.

According to one aspect of the invention, the noseband of the combined bit also runs through at least one second through-opening of the bit. This can improve the guidance of the noseband of the combined bit relative to the respective bit ring. Both through-openings can be formed, independently of one another, by comparatively small rings, which can be fixedly connected, in particular materially, to the respective bit ring as a comparatively large ring.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the first through-opening of the bit and the second through-opening of the bit are diametrically opposite each other. This can improve the effect on the respective bit ring. This can also improve the guidance of the noseband of the combined bit relative to the respective bit ring.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the noseband of the combined bit has a stopper distal to the respective bit ring, wherein the stopper is designed to positively block the movement of the noseband of the combined bit distally at the first through opening of the respective bit. In this way, the mobility of the noseband of the combined bit relative to the respective bit ring can be restricted. In other words, the noseband of the combined bit can basically be continuous, but with a limitation when leaving the bit ring by the two stoppers. The stoppers positioned here can thus prevent the noseband of the combined bit from being pulled through to one side and give the horse directional signals or aids via the noseband.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the two stoppers can each be variably positioned along the noseband of the combined bit. This can enable an adjustment of the previously described limitation and an adaptation to the size of the head of the respective horse.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the two stoppers are designed to be held in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner in different stopper openings of the noseband of the combined bit. To position the stoppers, there can be a hole in the end part of the noseband of the combined bit, for example, and the stopper can be positioned using Chicago screws, for example, in order to adapt the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention to the size of the horse's head. The fasteners can be Chicago screws, but fixed connections using rivets, seams or buckle fasteners are also possible.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the noseband of the bridle has a strap holder approximately in the middle for receiving the noseband of the combined bit. Thus, the The noseband of the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention can be positioned on the bridge of the horse's nose using a loop of the noseband of the bridle. The loop can prevent the noseband of the bridle from slipping into deeper, more sensitive areas of the bridge of the nose. Either the flash strap loop of the English combined noseband or a subsequently attached loose loop can be used as the loop.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the noseband of the combined bit forms a loop with an open end on both sides distally, with the loops of the noseband of the combined bit each engaging in a loop of an open end of the additional reins. This allows a detachable but securely held connection of such components of a bridle. The reins can thus be buckled using a loop at the ends of the noseband of the combined bit. The reins can be buckled using Chicago screws and can be loosened to allow the noseband of the combined bit to be pulled through the fixed flash strap loop in the English combined noseband.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a loop of an open end of the riding reins encloses a bit ring. This can enable the use of the "normal" riding reins parallel to the additional rein of the noseband according to the invention of the combined bit according to the invention.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the noseband of the combined bit forms a loop with an open end on both sides distally, wherein the loops of the noseband of the combined bit each engage in a loop of an open end of the riding reins. The riding reins can thus be connected to the noseband of the combined bit according to the invention as described above.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the mouthpiece is broken or designed as a bar. This allows the corresponding properties and advantages to be used in the bridle according to the invention or its combined bit according to the invention. The mouthpiece can also be used as a double-broken water bit in various broken variations. Any bars, with or without tongue clearance, can also be used as a mouthpiece. Single-broken mouthpieces can also be used.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the mouthpiece is made of metal or abrasion-resistant rubber. The mouthpiece can thus be made of materials that cannot cause damage to the horse through abrasion or cutting.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the noseband of the bridle is made at least in the middle, preferably completely, of fat leather or of biothane. The noseband can therefore be made of leather or fat leather, but can also be a strap or band or made of biothane materials. In any case, a material that is comfortable for the horse in contact with the bridge of its nose can be used.

The present invention also relates to a combined bit for use with a bridle as described above, with a bit with a mouthpiece and with a pair of bit rings which accommodate the mouthpiece between them, and with a noseband, wherein the noseband of the combined bit is designed to run parallel to a noseband of the bridle, wherein the noseband of the combined bit runs through at least a first through-opening of the bit and wherein the noseband of the combined bit is designed to be connected distally on both sides to an additional rein in addition to the riding reins or to a riding rein. In this way, a combined bit can be created and made available in order to realize a bridle according to the invention and to be able to use its properties and advantages, as described above.

The present invention further relates to a noseband for use with a bridle as described above and/or for use with a combined bit as described above, wherein the noseband of the combined bit is designed to run parallel to a noseband of the snaffle, wherein the noseband of the combined bit is designed to run through at least a first through-opening of the bit, and wherein the noseband of the combined bit is designed to be connected distally on both sides to an additional rein in addition to the riding reins or to a riding rein. In this way, a noseband can be created and made available in order to realize a bridle according to the invention and/or a combined bit according to the invention and to be able to use its properties and advantages, as described above.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische schematische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Zäumung mit einem erfindungsgemäßen kombinierten Gebiss mit erfindungsgemäßem Nasenriemen auf einem Pferdekopf mit getrennter Zügelführung gemäß eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels;

Figur 2

eine schematische frontale Draufsicht auf die erfindungsgemäße Zäumung gemäß des ersten Ausführungsbeispiels;

Figur 3

eine perspektivische schematische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Zäumung mit einem erfindungsgemäßen kombinierten Gebiss mit erfindungsgemäßem Nasenriemen auf einem Pferdekopf mit einem gemeinsamen Zügel gemäß eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels; und

Figur 4

eine schematische frontale Draufsicht auf die erfindungsgemäße Zäumung gemäß des zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels.

Two embodiments and further advantages of the invention are shown schematically below in connection with the following figures and explained in more detail. Therein:

Figure 1

a perspective schematic representation of a bridle according to the invention with a combined bit according to the invention with a noseband according to the invention on a horse's head with separate rein guidance according to a first embodiment;

Figure 2

a schematic frontal plan view of the bridle according to the invention according to the first embodiment;

Figure 3

a perspective schematic representation of a bridle according to the invention with a combined bit according to the invention with a noseband according to the invention on a horse's head with a common rein according to a second embodiment; and

Figure 4

a schematic frontal plan view of the bridle according to the invention according to the second embodiment.

Based on Figures 1 and 2 A first embodiment of a bridle 1 according to the invention with a combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention with a noseband 12 according to the invention with separate rein guide is considered. The bridle 1 can also be referred to as a bridle 1.

The bridle 1 according to the invention also includes a known bridle 10 with a noseband 10a, which runs over the bridge of the nose 22 of the head 20 of a horse 2. On both sides of the horse's head 20, a cheek piece 10b of the bridle 10 runs towards the poll (not shown) of the horse 2. A throat strap 10c of the bridle 10 runs in the area of the jaws 25 and in front of the neck 26 of the horse 2. The noseband 10a of the bridle 10 has a strap holder 10d in the middle in the form of a flash strap loop 10d, which points towards the nostrils 21 of the head 20 of the horse 2.

The combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention as a component of the bridle 1 according to the invention runs in the area of the mouth 23, in the Figures 1 and 3 recognizable by the corresponding mouse slit 23 and the bridge of the nose 22 of the head 20 of the horse 2. The head 20 of the horse 2 also has the chin 24.

The combined denture 11, 12 according to the invention includes the actual denture 11 with a mouthpiece 11a and a denture ring 11b on each side. Each denture ring 11b has a first through-opening 11c facing away from the bridge of the nose 22 and a second through-opening 11d facing the bridge of the nose 22, which are diametrically opposite one another and are each formed by comparatively small rings.

On the other hand, the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention includes a noseband 12 according to the invention, which runs across the bridge of the nose 22 of the head 20 of the horse 2. The noseband 12 according to the invention of the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention runs through the locking strap loop 10d of the bridle 10 in order to be held or positioned along the head 20 of the horse 2 in the area of the bridge of the nose 22.

In the transverse direction of the head 20 of the horse 2, the noseband 12 of the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention is movable to a certain extent. This mobility is limited on both sides by a stopper 12a. The stoppers 12a are each held in one of several stopper openings 12b in the form of holes arranged along the elongated extension of the noseband 12 of the combined bit 11, 12, which is done in each case by means of a stopper holder 12c in the form of a Chicago screw 12c. Accordingly, the Chicago screw 12c can be loosened and removed in order to place the respective stopper 12a in another stopper opening 12b and to fasten it there again with the Chicago screw 12c. Since the respective stopper 12a can rest against the ring of the respective first through-opening 11c from the side facing away from the nose bridge 22 and thus block the mobility of the noseband 12 of the combined bit 11, 12 towards the nose bridge 22, this mobility can be changed by changing the positioning of the stoppers 12a.

The two open ends 12d of the noseband 12 of the combined bit 11, 12 are each folded over so that a loop 12e is formed. The open end 12d is detachably held to the remaining noseband 12 by means of a loop holder 12f, which can also be moved using a Chicago screw 12f.

In the first embodiment of the Figures 1 and 2 On the one hand, a riding rein 14 is used, which can be held by the rider with his hands. The two open ends 14a of the riding rein 14 also each form a loop 14b, which is held together by means of a loop holder 14c in the form of a buckle 14c. The riding rein 14 is connected to one of the two bit rings 11 of the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention by means of the respective loop 14b.

In addition, an additional rein 13 is used, which is also held by the rider with his hands. The two open ends 13a of the additional rein 13 also each form a loop 13b, which is held together by means of a loop holder 13c in the form of a buckle 13c. The additional rein 13 is connected to one of the two loops 12e of the noseband 12 according to the invention of the combined bit 11, 12 by means of the respective loop 13b.

In the second embodiment of the Figures 3 and 4 the loops 12e of the noseband 12 of the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention each enclose the corresponding bit ring 11 of the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention. Furthermore, one of the loops 14b of the riding reins 14 encloses the noseband 12 of the combined bit 11, 12 according to the invention in the area between the stopper 12a and the open end 12d. This means that the additional reins 13 can be dispensed with.

In any case, by means of the bridle 1 according to the invention with its inventive combined bit 11, 12 or its inventive noseband 12 on the nose bridge 22 of the head 20 of the horse 2 as a pressure point, a force can be applied by the rider by means of the additional rein 13 or by means of of the riding reins 14. This can enable a better contact and a better connection between rider and horse 2 compared to the known bridles 1.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS (part of the description)

1

bridle; bridle

10

Bridle

10a

Noseband of the bridle 10

10b

Cheek pieces of the bridle 10

10c

Bridle throatlatch 10

10d

Strap holder or (locking) strap loop of the bridle 10

11, 12

combined denture

11

Bite of the combined dentition 11, 12

11a

Mouthpiece of the bit 11

11b

Bit ring of the bit 11

11c

first opening of the bit ring 11b

11d

second opening of the bit ring 11b

12

Noseband of the combined bit 11

12a

Noseband stopper 12

12b

Stopper openings or stopper placements of the noseband 12

12c

Stopper holders or Chicago screws of the noseband 12

12d

open ends of the noseband 12

12e

Noseband loops 12

12f

Loop holders or Chicago screws of the noseband 12

13

Additional reins

13a

open ends of the additional reins 13

13b

Loops of the additional rein 13

13c

Loop holders or buckles of the additional reins 13

14

Riding reins

14a

open ends of the riding reins 14

14b

Loops of the riding reins 14

14c

Loop holders or buckles of the riding reins 14

2

Horse

20

Head

21

Nostrils

22

Bridge of the nose

23

Mouth or mouth gap

24

chin

25

Ganache

26

Neck

Claims (15)

Bridle (1) with a bridle (10) with a noseband (10a), marked by a combined denture (11, 12) with a bit (11) with a mouthpiece (11a) and with a pair of bit rings (11b) which receive the mouthpiece (11a) between them, and with a noseband (12), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) runs parallel to the noseband (10a) of the bridle (10), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) extends at least through a first through-opening (11c) of the bit (11) and wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is connected distally on both sides to an additional rein (13) to the riding rein (14) or to a riding rein (14). Bridle (1) according to claim 1,
wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) further extends through at least a second through-opening (11d) of the bit (11). Bridle (1) according to claim 2,
wherein the first through opening (11c) of the bit (11) and the second through opening (11c) of the bit (11) are diametrically opposite each other. Bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) has a stopper (12a) distal to the respective bit ring (11b), wherein the stopper (12a) is designed to positively block the movement of the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) distally at the first through opening (11c) of the respective bit (11). Bridle (1) according to claim 4,
wherein the two stoppers (12a) can each be variably positioned along the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12). Bridle (1) according to claim 5,
wherein the two stoppers (12a) are designed to be held in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner in different stopper openings (12b) of the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12). Bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the noseband (10a) of the bridle (10) has approximately in the middle a strap holder (10d) for receiving the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12). Bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) forms a loop (12e) distally on both sides with an open end (12d), wherein the loops (12e) of the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) each engage in a loop (13b) of an open end (13a) of the additional rein (13). Bridle (1) according to claim 8,
wherein each loop (14b) of an open end (14a) of the riding reins (14) encloses a bit ring (11b). Bridle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) forms a loop (12e) distally on both sides with an open end (12d), wherein the loops (12e) of the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) each engage in a loop (14b) of an open end (14a) of the riding reins (14). Bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the mouthpiece (11a) is broken or formed as a rod. Bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the mouthpiece (11a) is made of metal or of abrasion-resistant rubber. Bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the noseband (10a) of the bridle (10) consists at least centrally, preferably completely, of fat leather or of biothane. Combined bit (11, 12) for use with a bridle (1) according to one of the preceding claims with a bit (11) with a mouthpiece (11a) and with a pair of bit rings (11b) which receive the mouthpiece (11a) between them, and with a noseband (12), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is designed to run parallel to a noseband (10a) of the bridle (10), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) extends at least through a first through-opening (11c) of the bit (11) and wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is designed to be connected distally on both sides to an additional rein (13) to the riding rein (14) or to a riding rein (14). Noseband (12) for use with a bridle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 13 and/or for use with a combined bit (11, 12) according to claim 14, wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is designed to run parallel to a noseband (10a) of the bridle (10), wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is designed to extend through at least one first through-opening (11c) of the bit (11), and wherein the noseband (12) of the combined bit (11, 12) is designed to be connected distally on both sides to an additional rein (13) to the riding rein (14) or to a riding rein (14).

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