Tough 1 Leather Lunging Caveson

Not a real thick leather but not bad quality for the price. Noseband was a little large but was able to use leather hole punch to make it fit.

Unfortunately I'll be returning this item as it's HUGELY oversized. I bought the horse size hoping it'd be fairly standard and could adjust up or down for use on a variety of types of horses, but I think it'd be roomy even on a draft. Obviously every brand is slightly different in sizing, but there's absolutely no way this could ever be called "horse size", or even "warmblood size". One of the main horses I'd hoped to use this on is an 18.1hh cyldesdale-cross who would happily fit into even most draft-sized tack, yet there was no way to make this work for him. Even punching holes wouldn't have fixed the size issue, as it would have required the cheek buckles to sit ABOVE the brow-band. It's seriously HUGE.Three stars, because the quality is actually pretty good-- I'd have given 4 if it were just "bigger than normal" instead of "pachyderm sized" and absolutely unworkable. Anyone purchasing this should order a full two sizes below what they normally order-- pony size for a horse, possibly cob sized for a heavy warmblood. The leather and hardware quality is impressive and very acceptable for the price point. I really appreciated it has a jaw strap to keep the cheek pieces from being pulled into the eyes (as a lungeing cavesson should have) as opposed to a throatlash like you see on most cheapo cavessons. A throatlash can't be tight enough to prevent slipping AND loose enough to not restrict the windpipe. My only gripe with the construction would be that because the brass nose-piece is so heavy (as it should be), the chinstrap needs to be adjusted quite firmly too keep it from being pulled around or slipping to the side-- however the chin strap isn't sufficiently padded for this, and really requires a channel pad to be safely tight enough while still being comfortable for the horse.

I’ve had this cavesson for only five months. My horse literally “rubbed” the noseband off scratching his leg. The leather quality is very poor. Very dry even after oiled multiple times. Disappointed

The quality of the product is very good for the price. The hard ware and leather both are nice. Unfortunately the design needs improvement, as the noseband does not stay put since there is nothing attaching the straps to the caves part, and therefore it slips around when fastened. My horse was distracted by that, but what is worse is that it actually allows the heavy brass fittings to flip forward and put undue pressure on the horse's nose. I am going to tweak it with somehow, but buyers should be aware of the design flaw. As for size it fits my Friesians fine, might be a little large for horses with a more refined head.

Please including sizing in your description of this item. Is this cavesson for a large or small horse, Warm Blood or Thoroughbred/Arabian type face?