Heritage Hackamore Specifications

Our Heritage Hackamores are made with a 16 strand body and a 32 strand roo nose button with refined side buttons and heel knot. The smaller bosalitas have 12 strand bodies.

 

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California Classics’ average 5/8ths hackamore is 11 inches inside (see “Measuring a Bosal” and your options at ordering). The interior length decreases as the bar diameter is reduced.

Our half inch 16 plait rawhide bosal features a 32 plait nose button and heel knot. This is an excellent bosal to use as you begin to work toward the two rein when most of the rider’s signals are given one handed. Some riders elect to go directly to the 3/8ths bosalita and into the two rein.

 

 

Before being bent into shape, our nose buttons are made 6-7 inches for a closer fit allowing quick signal recognition and therefore a faster response. 

Conforming to the top and sides of the horse’s face, akin to a custom hat, eliminates much of the wobble, irritation and “static” in communication. Heritage Hackamores are versatile. They can be widened or narrowed toward the nose or the heel solely with your hands because of the life in our signature CCRR.

This is Jessie wearing a well-fitted CC standard bosal from a few years ago. Today's Heritage Hackamore bosals have the shorter nose buttons and smaller side buttons that you see in the other pictures.

 

 

Riding several horses? Reshape to conform to the next horse and mount up. We started to notice folks riding multiple horses with one hackamore/bosal did best with the short roo leather nose button. That was an “ah hah!” moment for us.

This is Katrina's horse wearing another older, well-fitted standard CC bosal, shaped to conform to her horse's face. See the article How to Fit a Bosal for more pictures of bosals that fit.

 

Our heel knot is neatly made allowing for the critical lift and release action. There is a small space between the flexing bars as they come out of the heel knot on an angle. However, the slight action of the bars is not stiffened with a trendy and moisture/insect hiding “plug” or spacer. Ernie Ladouceur and friend Bill Dorrance had experimented with this idea. Bill rejected it, and returned to the time-tested and proven.

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