Shires Avignon Middleburg Bridle - Premium Leather English Equestrian Bridle - Multiple Sizes

Achieve the timeless elegance of the hunt field with a bridle designed for the purist who demands tradition, durability, and a clean professional profile. This unadorned, flat leather masterpiece ensures your horse presents a classic look that stands out in the hunter ring or out with the hounds.

Crafted by Shires, the Avignon Middleburg Bridle is constructed from premium vegetable-tanned leather featuring a "naked" finish that is ready to be customized to your specific needs. While it arrives with a traditional stiffness, a simple application of Neatsfoot oil transforms the leather into a supple, buttery-soft piece of equipment that darkens to a rich, classic Havana brown, perfectly matching your traditional hunt tack.

Key Features & Specifications:

• Traditional Hunt Aesthetic: Features a flat leather design with no decorative stitching and classic square buckles for a clean, old-school look preferred in the show ring.
• Proportional Noseband Widths: Tailored to fit every head size perfectly, featuring a 1" wide noseband for Pony sizes and a beefier 1 ¼" width for Extra Full sizes to suit larger, drafty heads.
• Hook and Stud Billets: Provides a streamlined, low-profile appearance that is the gold standard for traditional hunter classes and formal fox hunting.
• Vegetable-Tanned Leather: High-quality leather construction that offers exceptional durability and a long lifespan when properly maintained.
• Classic Havana Finish: The "naked" leather is designed to "pull up" and darken beautifully once oiled, ensuring a perfect color match with your existing saddle.
• Versatile Sizing Options: Available in Pony, Cob, Full, and X-Full to accommodate a wide range of horse breeds and conformations.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Why does the bridle feel stiff when it first arrives?
A: The Middleburg is made with traditional vegetable-tanned leather and a naked finish; it is designed to be oiled or conditioned immediately upon arrival to reach its intended suppleness and rich color.

Q: Is this bridle appropriate for formal fox hunting?
A: Yes, the flat leather, square buckles, and lack of decorative stitching make this the ideal choice for the traditional "Hunt Field" aesthetic required in formal settings.

Item Number/SKU: 50003HAVCOB