Thank you for this tutorial and video!! I made this noseband with eight strands, and it turned out awesome! It was the perfect width and strength for my large horse. Also, I discovered that it is much better to burn the ends of the paracord with a wood burning and engraving tool. I had perfect control of the angles and could press on the cord without worrying about it cooling off too quickly. Anyhow, I thought I would share my experience, and thank you again! I appreciate the guidance within this video.
Keeping this in mind for when I get a horse. I used to free ride an Amish cart pony that I still have (and her two lovely daughters) and the Amish horses I’ve known ride much better without a bit. Like, bits help them navigate but when they’re more receptive to the rider’s signals, they just don’t need them. I love the Amish trained horses and ponies. The family we got ours from would hitch their Belgian draughts up to carts and just verbally command them and they went right to the fields nearby to wait as we helped harvest crops. Not one member of the family was on that cart. The oldest son just walked and talked beside them and they just did as told. It absolutely amazed me.
Hi peace donkeys. I think your videos are lovely. I have a tip for your video on how to tie a rope halter (which I found very useful). I’d like to share with you so that you can use it for your own videos.
@@Peacedonkeys oh thats neat. Most raced standbreds have lip tattoos now in the us but older horses had freeze brands. Very interesting, just finished this tutorial for my 3 yr old mustangs
Instead of attaching it to a bridle head stall do you think I would be able to attach it to a halter? I have a horse who had a head injury and is very sensitive with putting anything new on her head.
hi beth, if you are going to use a halter (rope?) you may as well just clip your reins to the loops underneath the chin. In this video, it is creating a noseband that does not already exist on your bridle, but your halter already has a noseband? obviously you need to make sure your horse is responsive enought to be safe before riding without a bit if he has never been ridden without one. All the best.
hi there, the amount of control you have will depend on how much ground work you have done and what your relationship is like with your horse. if your horse won't stop and back up using just your seat and very tiny rein pressure, then he is probably not ready to transition to bitless. if you are standing on the ground and he won't move back with just the pressure of one finger on the lead rope, he needs more ground work. it's really just like riding in a halter but you have extra rings to make it more comfortable for his face. All the best with your training!!!
@@simplyblue2375 Some horses respond amazingly to riding bitless (like mine), with no issues or training needed whatsoever, but every horse is different. If you still want to try this, and have not made the bridle yet, I suggest riding in your halter with some riens (or a leadrope attached to the rings on either side) in a small arena. First when you get on, simply pull his head one way, and then the other, and see how he reacts. If he doesn't seem bothered, then walk around the arena, having him go in circles just like you would with a bit in. Try gently pulling and stopping him. He should stop easily like he would in a bit, but if he ignores your aids and won't come to a halt, then pull him in a tight circle until he stops. If you do have this issue of him not stopping, I would practice a few days of ground work. Turning shouldn't be an issue, because it is so similar to how a normal snaffle works (simply pulling their face in one direction). Stopping is the main obstacle, but you really shouldn't see too much of an issue there. Hope this helps!
Hi there! This is such a fantastic video with excellent demonstrations! So informative. I've wanted to make halters etc for as long as I can remember! Definitely going to give this a go. Can you tell me what the tool is that you use to hold the Paracord apart while you plait the noseband? I'm I right in what I see, that it adjusts to the measurement you need? Thank you for any help!
Hi Fr33Dreamz, thanks for the nice comment. the 'tool' is a home made jig made from an old bar clamp, and yes, it holds your work in place so there is tension on your cords while you braid, but you can also use a piece of wood with nails to tie your work to. you can also get a dedicated jig like this one:amzn.to/2MWJrnA but it's cheaper to make your own. Hope you enjoy making your horse gear. have fun.
Love this video but I am wondering , once you draw the ends back through, do you melt them? I was worried they would form a hard end that could hurt the horse. IF you don't melt them do they work there way back through >
Love all of your videos. Thanks for this one. Can you clarify the amounts used? for the noseband 17ft total meaning two pieces of 8.5ft? for the sanctified pattern how much of the base color and how much of the accent color?
Hi Deb, yes, i really stuffed up there sorry, i don't know where my brain was!!! You are right, I used 8.5 ft of each noseband colour, and for the chin strap i used 20 feet of black, and 18 feet of colour, and had a bit left over. i have tried to edit that last bit out of the video and put the correct info underneath the video. Thanks for the pickup.
Hello gonna make this for my horse. How you know what size rings you need. Here in England they are 35mm for the bigger rings. Will that be okay. And can you do any pattern for the nose I like the one in the purple bridle where it match the brow band. Thank you :) xx
G'day Stacey, you can use any pattern you like, you might just need to check that it will fit on whatever size rings you have. The rings size should be fine if your pattern fits with it. all the best!
g'day jane, no. a leather bridle has holes and a buckle to add in a bit, so is ideal to add a sidepull noseband, but a rope halter is not. i just clip my reins to the loops of a rope halter for riding, and there is room around the horse's muzzle area in a rope halter for a reason - so it gets relief when you release pressure. if your horse is very responsive, and you are riding on a loose rein a rope halter is ok. but if you want to have constant contact, a rope halter is not ok. all the best.
great video!! please if you could tell me how to modify the length of cord needed to make just the nose band side pull for smaller nose band, 9 inch and 7 inch??
hi rhonda, this pattern uses around 1 foot per inch to cover your noseband cords, so for example 7 inch noseband, you need the two 7 inch strands, plus a couple of inches to go around the rings, plus your 7 feet to cover your strands (half of each colour if you are using 2 colours, or 7 feet of one colour if you are only using one colour), and a couple of feet to give you room to move at the end to weave your cords under the noseband. All the best with it.
Please. I want to use the chinstrap in this video for the breast plate part that is attached to the saddle like you suggested on the breast plate video. I will make it ajustable with the same buckle (on the chin strap) so I need the mesure of the “chin strap”/ “ breast plate part that connects with the saddle in my case” and most importantly, the amount of cord used to make the “chin strap” and remember I’m not using this as a chin strap so I can not mesure my horse’s chin . I would really like to know the amount of cord and the longer of your “chin strap” . Thanks . And by the way, really really like your videos and I recreated all lot of the horse paracord project in your videos .
Hi Elie, the chin strap is made of 'sanctified' pattern. For this pattern, you will use around 1 foot per inch of main colour, and slightly less for the second colour. In this video, my chin strap was 20 inches, and i used 20 feet of black and 18 feet of green. But your horse could be a different size, and you may want it to sit somewhere different. When you make your breast plate, if you tie some plain cord to your rings, attach them to your saddle and sit it on your horse you will get an idea of where you want all the parts to sit. Then you can measure those distances to get very close to fitting your horse, and if you make your adjustable strap with a couple of extra inches, you will have some room for adjustment. Hope that helps, all the best with it. :). ps, thanks for the kind words, glad you have made some nice projects for your horse.
I am wondering when you first start out and have cords on all the rings, what length of tail should you have to start braiding? Or what distance apart are the two hoops on your board? Thanks
hi nicole, if you click "show more" underneath the video i listed all the lengths of cord i used for mine. how far apart you put the hoops on the board depends on what length your noseband is. if your noseband is 12 inches, you will need to put them 12 inches apart. hope that helps, and all the best with your work!
hi acurlyhuman i'm just using an old bar clamp with some screws bolted on, but you can use a piece of wood with nails hammered in to where you want them. does the job just as good.
hi, yes, you can make the headpiece, brow band and cheek pieces the same as the bitless bridle (purple) video, and the noseband and adjustable chin strap (from the 'converted' green video) for the bottom. just make sure you use the 2 "O" rings on each side of the noseband (like in the 'converted' (green video) because if you clip your reins onto a single 'o' ring, it will twist that ring into the horse's flesh every time you turn him. So basically use the purple style for the top part of your bridle, and the green style (with 2 rings on each side) for the noseband and adjustable chin strap. (hope that made sense?) good luck!
Thank you for this tutorial and video!! I made this noseband with eight strands, and it turned out awesome! It was the perfect width and strength for my large horse. Also, I discovered that it is much better to burn the ends of the paracord with a wood burning and engraving tool. I had perfect control of the angles and could press on the cord without worrying about it cooling off too quickly. Anyhow, I thought I would share my experience, and thank you again! I appreciate the guidance within this video.
Thank you for sharing your know-how in converting a bridle to bitless. I appreciate it and hope to craft one for my mare. Much appreciated.
Great video. Made one today and rode in it. Fitted great. No movement and my boy was super behave.
Keeping this in mind for when I get a horse. I used to free ride an Amish cart pony that I still have (and her two lovely daughters) and the Amish horses I’ve known ride much better without a bit. Like, bits help them navigate but when they’re more receptive to the rider’s signals, they just don’t need them. I love the Amish trained horses and ponies. The family we got ours from would hitch their Belgian draughts up to carts and just verbally command them and they went right to the fields nearby to wait as we helped harvest crops. Not one member of the family was on that cart. The oldest son just walked and talked beside them and they just did as told. It absolutely amazed me.
I might use this method to make a browband for my bitless halter/bridle.
Thank you so much for showing all your amazing work! You are so talented! Very good explanation I’ve been making some of your creations 😊
Thank you! Keep teaching us how to be kinder to God’s Creation 🐴🕊
Nice lady doing beautiful work.
Great video, I can’t wait to try this out myself.
This is absolutely AMAZING THANK YOU
Definitely want to go bitless, I will try this!!
Can I buy one of these from you in a turquoise color please?! 💜💜💜 I love how soft it is & without Knots.
So cool! Thank you for taking the time to share!!
Excellent! Your demonstrations are really awesome. Thank you!
thanks for the kind words sherlene, hope you are enjoying making your projects!
Hi peace donkeys. I think your videos are lovely. I have a tip for your video on how to tie a rope halter (which I found very useful). I’d like to share with you so that you can use it for your own videos.
I noticed your horse has a tattoo. (Freeze brand) what breed is he, i have an american mustang and they have Similar brands but was curious on yours
hi there, this is a standardbred, they all have freeze brands if they have raced in Australia or are registered. :)
@@Peacedonkeys oh thats neat. Most raced standbreds have lip tattoos now in the us but older horses had freeze brands. Very interesting, just finished this tutorial for my 3 yr old mustangs
Yes, it's interesting how different countries do things differently! hope all goes well with your young ones!
Instead of attaching it to a bridle head stall do you think I would be able to attach it to a halter? I have a horse who had a head injury and is very sensitive with putting anything new on her head.
hi beth, if you are going to use a halter (rope?) you may as well just clip your reins to the loops underneath the chin. In this video, it is creating a noseband that does not already exist on your bridle, but your halter already has a noseband? obviously you need to make sure your horse is responsive enought to be safe before riding without a bit if he has never been ridden without one. All the best.
Does this still give you control and everything? I really don’t want to use a bit anymore. But I still want to have control you know?
hi there, the amount of control you have will depend on how much ground work you have done and what your relationship is like with your horse. if your horse won't stop and back up using just your seat and very tiny rein pressure, then he is probably not ready to transition to bitless. if you are standing on the ground and he won't move back with just the pressure of one finger on the lead rope, he needs more ground work. it's really just like riding in a halter but you have extra rings to make it more comfortable for his face. All the best with your training!!!
Ok thank you!
@@simplyblue2375 Some horses respond amazingly to riding bitless (like mine), with no issues or training needed whatsoever, but every horse is different. If you still want to try this, and have not made the bridle yet, I suggest riding in your halter with some riens (or a leadrope attached to the rings on either side) in a small arena. First when you get on, simply pull his head one way, and then the other, and see how he reacts. If he doesn't seem bothered, then walk around the arena, having him go in circles just like you would with a bit in. Try gently pulling and stopping him. He should stop easily like he would in a bit, but if he ignores your aids and won't come to a halt, then pull him in a tight circle until he stops. If you do have this issue of him not stopping, I would practice a few days of ground work. Turning shouldn't be an issue, because it is so similar to how a normal snaffle works (simply pulling their face in one direction). Stopping is the main obstacle, but you really shouldn't see too much of an issue there. Hope this helps!
Hi there! This is such a fantastic video with excellent demonstrations! So informative.
I've wanted to make halters etc for as long as I can remember! Definitely going to give this a go.
Can you tell me what the tool is that you use to hold the Paracord apart while you plait the noseband? I'm I right in what I see, that it adjusts to the measurement you need?
Thank you for any help!
Hi Fr33Dreamz, thanks for the nice comment. the 'tool' is a home made jig made from an old bar clamp, and yes, it holds your work in place so there is tension on your cords while you braid, but you can also use a piece of wood with nails to tie your work to. you can also get a dedicated jig like this one:amzn.to/2MWJrnA but it's cheaper to make your own. Hope you enjoy making your horse gear. have fun.
Did you make your own jig? Love the videos.
hi macy, yes, hubby converted an old bar clamp for me. works great for what i need.🦄💕🐴
Love this video but I am wondering , once you draw the ends back through, do you melt them? I was worried they would form a hard end that could hurt the horse. IF you don't melt them do they work there way back through >
Love all of your videos. Thanks for this one. Can you clarify the amounts used? for the noseband 17ft total meaning two pieces of 8.5ft? for the sanctified pattern how much of the base color and how much of the accent color?
Hi Deb, yes, i really stuffed up there sorry, i don't know where my brain was!!! You are right, I used 8.5 ft of each noseband colour, and for the chin strap i used 20 feet of black, and 18 feet of colour, and had a bit left over. i have tried to edit that last bit out of the video and put the correct info underneath the video. Thanks for the pickup.
Hello gonna make this for my horse. How you know what size rings you need. Here in England they are 35mm for the bigger rings. Will that be okay. And can you do any pattern for the nose I like the one in the purple bridle where it match the brow band. Thank you :) xx
G'day Stacey, you can use any pattern you like, you might just need to check that it will fit on whatever size rings you have. The rings size should be fine if your pattern fits with it. all the best!
I have a rope halter can you give me a idea of how to change it to a side pull please?
g'day jane, no. a leather bridle has holes and a buckle to add in a bit, so is ideal to add a sidepull noseband, but a rope halter is not. i just clip my reins to the loops of a rope halter for riding, and there is room around the horse's muzzle area in a rope halter for a reason - so it gets relief when you release pressure. if your horse is very responsive, and you are riding on a loose rein a rope halter is ok. but if you want to have constant contact, a rope halter is not ok. all the best.
Where is your website I can purchase from??
How much Paracord do you need per inch of fishtail braid if I only have 2 strands instead of 4
i used 17 feet of cord for 12 inches. it doesn't matter how many strands you have, it matters how much cord you need to cover the length you need.
Love your videos
a fid.
Hi, the needle is called a 'fid', it has a thread inside to hold the paracord, it's great for putting the ends through. amzn.to/2EDPQit.
Is there anyway I can use something besides conway buckle?. The shipping is really expensive for me.
great video!! please if you could tell me how to modify the length of cord needed to make just the nose band side pull for smaller nose band, 9 inch and 7 inch??
hi rhonda, this pattern uses around 1 foot per inch to cover your noseband cords, so for example 7 inch noseband, you need the two 7 inch strands, plus a couple of inches to go around the rings, plus your 7 feet to cover your strands (half of each colour if you are using 2 colours, or 7 feet of one colour if you are only using one colour), and a couple of feet to give you room to move at the end to weave your cords under the noseband. All the best with it.
Please. I want to use the chinstrap in this video for the breast plate part that is attached to the saddle like you suggested on the breast plate video. I will make it ajustable with the same buckle (on the chin strap) so I need the mesure of the “chin strap”/ “ breast plate part that connects with the saddle in my case” and most importantly, the amount of cord used to make the “chin strap” and remember I’m not using this as a chin strap so I can not mesure my horse’s chin . I would really like to know the amount of cord and the longer of your “chin strap” . Thanks . And by the way, really really like your videos and I recreated all lot of the horse paracord project in your videos .
Hi Elie, the chin strap is made of 'sanctified' pattern. For this pattern, you will use around 1 foot per inch of main colour, and slightly less for the second colour. In this video, my chin strap was 20 inches, and i used 20 feet of black and 18 feet of green. But your horse could be a different size, and you may want it to sit somewhere different. When you make your breast plate, if you tie some plain cord to your rings, attach them to your saddle and sit it on your horse you will get an idea of where you want all the parts to sit. Then you can measure those distances to get very close to fitting your horse, and if you make your adjustable strap with a couple of extra inches, you will have some room for adjustment. Hope that helps, all the best with it. :). ps, thanks for the kind words, glad you have made some nice projects for your horse.
Hi would like to ask what size is your horse that you use the bit less nose and for ?
Si this possible to do with full leather? Could i just jse my normal noseband and attach it to rings?
@@smokeykit57 teah i have used The lesther halter before but im honestly thinking of just buying one because i want the classic english look
I am wondering when you first start out and have cords on all the rings, what length of tail should you have to start braiding? Or what distance apart are the two hoops on your board? Thanks
hi nicole, if you click "show more" underneath the video i listed all the lengths of cord i used for mine. how far apart you put the hoops on the board depends on what length your noseband is. if your noseband is 12 inches, you will need to put them 12 inches apart. hope that helps, and all the best with your work!
Love it definitely going to make this for my thoroughbred also do you have to use mini cord for the chin strap or can you use normal paracord?
hi maddie, i used micro cord because i didn't want a giant 1 inch buckle underneath the chin which is what you would need to fit normal size paracord.
Thanks for this video. I am new to paracording. What is the tool you are using to stretch the rings of the noseband as you are making it?
hi acurlyhuman i'm just using an old bar clamp with some screws bolted on, but you can use a piece of wood with nails hammered in to where you want them. does the job just as good.
Thanks so much for your reply, and your video! Peace!
You are going to help me in the future
Do you sell the haters
hi there, yes i sell halters but not bridles.
I love your vids so much you helped me with a halter and can you
give shout out please
What size paracord did you use?
hi Tracey cords are listed both underneath the video and in the video here: ruclips.net/video/OMdcYXtXfOc/видео.html. all the best.
Thank you for such a cool tutorial❤️😋
thanks, you're welcome!
Can I attach this to your DIY bitless bridle instead of the cord under his chin?
hi, yes, you can make the headpiece, brow band and cheek pieces the same as the bitless bridle (purple) video, and the noseband and adjustable chin strap (from the 'converted' green video) for the bottom. just make sure you use the 2 "O" rings on each side of the noseband (like in the 'converted' (green video) because if you clip your reins onto a single 'o' ring, it will twist that ring into the horse's flesh every time you turn him. So basically use the purple style for the top part of your bridle, and the green style (with 2 rings on each side) for the noseband and adjustable chin strap. (hope that made sense?) good luck!
@@Peacedonkeys Thanks! Thank makes sense!
Is it possible to make a minimalist side pull (no chinstrap)?
hi laural, no. you need the whole muzzle enclosed for stability, or it will just pull off their ears and flap all over the place.
Peace donkeys apologies! I mislabeled here: I meant no throat latch! Not no chin strap lol
ok, yes, you can leave off the throat lash, it doesn't stop anything.all the best.
One could theoretically do that with leather pieces as well.
Could you just braid the rope instead of making it fancy?
hi ren, yes, you can braid any pattern. all the best
Peace makes more vídeos of How to do things for horses
hi daniela, thanks for the comment. i will try to do some more horse things soon.
end i love your videos
Pretty horses,and donkeys 😍😍
thanks Kayla, they are the best !!!
Son muy bonitas😊👍🏻👍🏻
helter rope name please
hi dave, 550 paracord for the noseband, and 2mm micro paracord for the chin strap.
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so much love!