My horse likes stability and demands a well padded, wide, comfortable crownpiece (and it MUST be monocrown, she won't tolerate other types). Stiff leather offends her. I like a wide cavesson noseband for flatwork (nicely padded, no crank - this is IMPOSSIBLE to find alongside good quality leather without spending $1000 on a custom bridle) and because she has almost no white, I favour something with white padding or piping. It would be really nice to find one that fits her properly - the one I have now is close but not quite perfect.
For jumping, we use a figure eight. VERY few of them fit her well. She has a broad, but short head, and a lot of the time, they're either too long in the cheek strap, or too small around the jaw. The one we have now has no sheepskin (just a round, gel padded leather pad where it crosses over) and I LOVE that because it's easy to clean! But would really like that round leather pad to have some white padding to match the stitching. The sheepskin version has that, but sheepskin is a pain to clean.
For jumping, we use a figure eight. VERY few of them fit her well. She has a broad, but short head, and a lot of the time, they're either too long in the cheek strap, or too small around the jaw. The one we have now has no sheepskin (just a round, gel padded leather pad where it crosses over) and I LOVE that because it's easy to clean! But would really like that round leather pad to have some white padding to match the stitching. The sheepskin version has that, but sheepskin is a pain to clean.
