It’s my favorite! I think you’re going to love it!!! Also, the audio book read by Perdita Weeks is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever listened to

It’s exactly that! I should have specified a ‘long shank’ hackamore- aka weird amalgam of a hackamore and a standard bit. They do exist but they’re pretty rare, as far as I’ve seen, and maybe they go by other names as well. The shank provides leverage as with a curb bit, but instead of applying pressure on the bar inside the mouth, it applies pressure on the noseband. It’s a little more advanced than a standard hackamore. For horses that neck rein, they can be a nice, mild alternative to a curb bit (I just like not having to mess with a slobbery bit.)

Beautiful! I want that bridle!

The bridle is okay! Long shank hackamores are kind of obscure, but they are a pretty nice option for some horses. Instead of a bit applying pressure to the bar and/or palate inside the mouth, the the pressure is applied to the nose and the chin as the shank rotates back.

It looks like hackamore bridle to me! That’s my favorite thing to ride with on my more seasoned horses.