Fairfax Performance Bridle

UK Patent App: 1520802.8, 2517150A

Developed, designed and handmade in the UK

The first bridle to be based on scientific research and proven to:

• Reduce pressure by up to 84%

• Reduce force by up to 77%

• Allows greater forelimb extension

• Increases knee & hock flexion

The Performance Bridle is the only bridle to have been designed and developed using pressure mapping (by Pliance) and gait analysis (by Centuar Biomechanics).

Our testing and research into different bridle designs identified six key areas of peak pressure, common to most bridles. Further scientific study proves that the reduction in bridle pressure afforded by the Fairfax Performance Bridle significantly improves range of movement, extension and flexion in competition horses.

In addition to reducing pressure, the Fairfax Performance Bridle enhances the horse’s comfort by improving stability.

The inspiration

"The Fairfax Performance Bridle is a natural continuation of everything we discovered when developing the Performance Girth. If we can prove a girth has such a dramatic effect on a horse’s way of going, surely the bridle must have a similar unknown impact. There are lots of theories about how bridles work, but I always want the facts.”

Vanessa Fairfax – designer

Our product designer spent two years investigating and testing many traditional bridle designs to prove exactly where the common pressure peaks are and how this pressure affects the horse in motion. Her intention was then to design a new bridle which eliminated these areas of pressure. The final set of tests, under scientific conditions, involved 28 horses which were all examined in their own bridle, and then in the Fairfax Performance bridle. The Journal of Equine Veterinary Science published a scientific paper about these test results.