Caring for your leather bridle
Leather has been the material of choice for tack for thousands of years, thanks to the soft, supple and strong properties it brings. Just like any natural material, leather does […]
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The history of the bridle
The bridle has played an enormous part in the domestication of the horse and the ability of humans to use them for transport and war. A bridle, most often paired […]
June 2021
A correctly fitting bridle is as essential as your saddle fit for horse comfort, but it can so often be overlooked. If a bridle is too tight or hasn’t been carefully fitted, it can impinge on the delicate bones and nerves which make up the facial structure.
Top tips for noseband fitting
How much attention do you pay to the fit of your horse’s noseband? Have you kept it on the same hole for years and never thought about changing it? Or perhaps you make sure to check it every time you ride?
Excited about the return of equestrian competition?
After a winter largely spent locked down, we imagine a lot of the people out there are ready to start seeing friends and living their lives once again. For keen equestrians like us, that has meant finally having the first competition dates in the diary, giving us a clear training aim for the first time in many months.
Taking a closer look at popular nosebands
What type of noseband is currently fitted on your bridle? Is it one that you chose or one your instructor or yard manager recommended? Maybe it’s the same noseband that your horse wore when you bought them, and you’ve never changed it?
Plans and goal setting
We can’t believe it’s nearly the end of January already! Perhaps that’s a good sign, that the time in this third lockdown will fly by and before you know it, we will have sunshine, longer days and be able to see loved ones once again?!
December Blog
How is it already nearly 2021?! As we race towards the end of the year it’s very busy here at Elevator HQ, packing up the last bespoke bridle orders of the year and shipping Christmas presents to our customers!
The very final stages of developing new Elevator products…
So here we are once again, back in lockdown and with the majority of equestrian sport on hold for the next few weeks at least. It’s safe to say that 2020 hasn’t been a vintage year for fans and competitors of grassroots equine sports but we have everything crossed that spring will herald a slow return to some normality.
The strangest eight months in Elevator’s history!
Can you believe It’s now been nearly 8 months since our lives were first turned upside down by the Covid-19 outbreak? It’s hard to imagine that this time last year we had never heard of it and were busy making exciting plans for 2020, with absolutely no idea what was to come!