Goats and Bits
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Hi Nanno, if I could sew I think I would get a heavy duty machine myself, for the same reasons you've mentioned!  Unfortunately I am not very talented in that department.  It's becoming rather expensive for me to order all of this stuff from the US to find it doesn't quite fit.  I tried the Tough1 mini bridle on Atticus yesterday and it is too small Sad   The nose band won't fit around his "boofy" nose.  Unless I can fashion a larger noseband I think I will get limited use out of it ... it seems very heavy (good quality brass fittings add to the weight).  There will probably only be about a six month window when it will fit Koby and then he will grow out of it, as all indications point to Koby being bigger than Atticus when fully grown.  I might try the bridle on one of the feral cashmeres who have a different shaped head to the dairy goats.  Maybe Gilly-Gumboots (Gilbert); he would make a good harness goat but I would need to start from scratch and he is not as receptive to training as the dairy goats.  

I have never heard of Dr Cook's bitless bridle so I am going to do a bit of research on that, thanks for the tip.

Team Snazzy Goat suggested to me that I might try adding a bit via bit clips attached to the noseband of the Sopris halter I have.  I might try that - I am determined to find a workable solution!  So far I have found the Sopris halters to be great quality and fit, and much cheaper than goat halters available here in Australia (which start at $40 and don't seem to fit as well).  I might need to work the overcheck from the Tough1 bridle into that equation somehow.

What brand is your betathane harness?
Happiness is a baby goat snoring in your lap
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Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 11-23-2015, 09:49 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Taffy - 11-24-2015, 11:11 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 04-30-2016, 11:14 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 05-01-2016, 06:57 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-01-2016, 10:35 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-11-2016, 12:30 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 05-11-2016, 07:23 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-11-2016, 05:15 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 05-12-2016, 05:33 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-12-2016, 05:54 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 05-13-2016, 07:59 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-13-2016, 10:40 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-13-2016, 11:34 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-13-2016, 11:35 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 05-14-2016, 05:38 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-19-2016, 06:12 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by hihobaron - 05-20-2016, 10:05 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by DownUnder Gal - 05-21-2016, 12:15 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by LeonRembowski - 08-21-2020, 05:42 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-21-2020, 08:21 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-23-2020, 02:32 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 02-16-2021, 09:40 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 02-17-2021, 02:57 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 02-18-2021, 10:09 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 02-19-2021, 08:26 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 02-19-2021, 02:48 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 02-19-2021, 02:49 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-03-2021, 08:14 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-04-2021, 07:29 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-04-2021, 10:34 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-04-2021, 10:47 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-04-2021, 11:06 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-04-2021, 07:32 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-04-2021, 09:33 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-05-2021, 08:06 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-05-2021, 10:37 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-05-2021, 11:41 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-05-2021, 11:50 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-05-2021, 03:33 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-19-2021, 07:23 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-19-2021, 09:10 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-20-2021, 09:50 AM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Nanno - 08-20-2021, 02:36 PM
RE: Goats and Bits - by Utah Goat Guy - 08-20-2021, 03:04 PM

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