Bridle Comparison & Materials

the material folds around the noseband ring. 95 of the pressure is on top of the horses nose.
The rope styles can also be used as a very gentle straight side pull by clipping the noseband and chinstrap rings together.
LightRider Bitless Bridles are one of the gentlest bitless bridles available and are usually very well accepted by sensitive horses while being effective enough to control stronger horses with correct education.
To understand how the LightRider compares to other styles of bitless bridles please read this article Choosing the Best Bitless Bridle for Your Horse.
Differences between materials
Beta Biothane is genuine USAmade Beta Biothane with the bridle being manufactured in India using quality hardware.
Regular leather is topquality drum dyed leather manufactured in India.
English Leather is better quality English softer and more supple leather with the bridle manufactured in India.
More about Beta BioThane
BioThane is nylon webbing covered with thermoplastic polyurethane looks shiny.
Beta BioThane sometimes just called Beta is a newer version of BioThane that uses a softer vinyl coating that is not as shiny so looks closer to leather.
Both BioThanes offer durability abrasion resistance and flexibility even in cold temperatures. They can come in a wide variety of colors or in realisticlooking natural tones.
In addition to abrasion resistance and cold weather flexibility products made with Beta BioThane are lightweight easy to clean simply by wiping off with a damp cloth durable dont absorb water and resist chafing.
It does not crack or peel in heat or cold does not get stiff when cold and stays flexible over its lifetime.  It does not chafe your horse but it is slippery when wet.
BioThane will form to your horse after use and it should outlast and outperform both leather and nylon!
Beta has the same features as BioThane but looks and feels like leather. A vinyl coating is used instead of Urethane. It remains pliable with less maintenance than leather.