The purpose of nosebands?

[mountaingoat]

OH mega swooning about the household cavalry - especially when they stripped down to just their shorts to go swimming in the sea with their neddies

I think I can understand how a noseband could support their jaw... that's quite a clever idea really. But hopefully we won't go hurtling into things at top speed! Certainly not at the top of my to-do list

[misty]

We ride Western so don't have a noseband......but.....think I'll keep one in my pocket in case we meet the cavalry in the forest (they came to Norfolk once a year). Mind you with our nippy little horses they will probably want us to to be gallopers or trackers

[rhillahorse]

The purpose of mine is to have a Hi Viz band attached to it.

[horsey123]

i dont use them i think big white blazes look better with out them

[beckie]

I thought Ebs looked better without (big white blaze!) but recently when having a jumping lesson she was throwing her head up and opening her mouth when going round corners to jumps and my instructor said to put a noseband on her, I think it has helped her keep her mouth shut actually, controls the jaw a bit perhaps?? I rode her in a flash when I trialled her and she (And I) hated it, so are not doing that again, but think I'll keep the cavesson for the moment as it does seem to give a teensy bit more control also I have a nice pink hi viz band on it!!

[lizziee]

Cavesson noseband does absolutely nothing by itself - I don't use one as it's just one more thing to clean

[Louise C]

I don't have one on at all. I do have a cavesson somewhere which I did stick on the first day of a clinic in the summer but it didn't seem to lie very well against the headpiece so took it off after that! Flynn hasn't got a blaze - but has got a very pretty head so I do like to show it off!

I thought the original cavalry reason for having them was so they could take the bit out of the mouth and clip a rope onto the noseband and the horses could eat without a bit in the way? Never heard of the broken jaw method - but it does kind of make sense!!!!

[startsmart]

I use a grackle, purely because my horse can bolt and when he does he crosses his jaw to do so. The grackle also has a different pressure area to the flash meaning with babies or younger horses whos teeth are coming through its easier and nicer for them then a flash.

[horsey123]

welcome to the dg "startsmart"

[Cheryl Walmsley]

Don't use one

[ukshowjumper]

I used to use a flash on my old mare because despite regular teeth checks she when excited (fast hacking/hunting and jumping) she would open her mouth and pull her head down, obviously something she learnt with a smaller jockey to get away from them. I found it gave me the extra help to keep her head where it should be and in turn keep better brakes.

Ruby wears a cavesson mostly because it's on her bridle and I'm too lazy to take it off but also I like the look of her head with one. It's nice a loose so doesn't interfer and I'm waiting for the dentist so I don't even want to tighten the cavesson just in case. Once she's all checked I may put a flash on to jump as she can get very strong and open her mouth a bit, especially XC. However we're doing lots of flatwork schooling which I'm hoping will help and she won't need it.

[sara]

as long as your nosebands are just normal calvassons they have no purpose