Description

Shires Velociti RAPIDA Ergonomic Curved Black Flash Bridle

Designed with your horse’s comfort and freedom of movement in mind, the Shires Velociti RAPIDA Ergonomic Curved Black Flash Bridle combines an anatomical fit with smart styling and supple, hardwearing leather. Its carefully shaped design helps reduce pressure around sensitive areas of the horse’s head while encouraging clearer, more comfortable communication between horse and rider.

Ergonomic Curved Noseband for Enhanced Comfort

The ergonomically curved noseband is shaped to help relieve compression around the cheekbones, jaw and sensitive nerve endings. An integrated, padded noseband and flash strap help distribute pressure over a wider area, promoting greater comfort without compromising the bridle’s elegant appearance.

This thoughtful anatomical design makes the Velociti RAPIDA bridle an excellent choice for riders looking for a comfortable black leather flash bridle for everyday riding, schooling and competition.

Freedom Fit Headpiece

Shires’ Freedom Fit headpiece is designed to minimise pressure across the horse’s poll. The wide, generously cushioned crown distributes pressure across a larger surface area, while the poll gap and cutaway profile around the ears provide additional space in sensitive areas.

Soft leather and generous anti-shock padding feature across the headpiece, browband and noseband for a comfortable feel against the horse.

Supple Vegetable-Tanned Leather

Combining practicality with a refined finish, the bridle is made from supple yet hardwearing vegetable-tanned leather. Self-colour hand stitching creates a neat, understated appearance, complemented by high-shine stainless steel harness buckles.

A sleek, angled throatlash completes the bridle’s elegant profile.

Includes Velociti RAPIDA Rubber Grip Reins

The bridle comes complete with signature Velociti RAPIDA rubber grip reins, providing a flexible yet secure feel in the rider’s hands for confident communication and control.

Key Features

• Ergonomically designed curved flash bridle
• Curved noseband helps relieve compression around the cheekbones and jaw
• Padded integrated noseband and flash strap help spread pressure
• Freedom Fit headpiece designed to reduce poll pressure
• Wide, cushioned crown for improved pressure distribution
• Poll gap and cutaway ear profile
• Generous anti-shock padding
• Padded headpiece, browband and noseband
• Supple, hardwearing vegetable-tanned leather
• Hand-stitched with self-colour thread
• High-shine stainless steel harness buckles
• Sleek angled throatlash
• Includes Velociti RAPIDA rubber grip reins
• Smart black finish

Delivery

The estimated dispatch or delivery time for this product is shown above below the "add to cart" button once you have made your size / colour selections. This is the most accurate estimate for this item and is updated based on current stock availability.

We stock thousands of products in our express warehouse, while others are warehoused externally. As a result, delivery times can vary between products and size/colour options.

If your order contains multiple items, we'll normally dispatch everything together once all items are ready. Please use the longest estimated lead time shown on your order to calculate when it is likely to arrive. If you require part of your order sooner, please contact our customer service team before placing your order to check this is possible.  This may incur additional delivery charges.

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Need Your Order Urgently?

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For next working day delivery, all items must show an eligible dispatch estimate and your order must be placed before our daily cut-off time of 1pm.  Orders placed on Fridays, weekends or Bank Holidays may take longer to arrive.

Free UK Mainland Delivery

We offer FREE Royal Mail economy delivery on eligible UK mainland orders over £60.

*Free delivery is available on qualifying items up to 2kg and 61cm in length. Oversized or heavier products, including items such as muck scoops, rakes and dressage whips, are excluded from this service. Available delivery options will be shown during checkout.

We deliver using trusted couriers including Royal Mail, DPD, FedEx, DX and DHL, depending on the size of your order and delivery location.

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Returns

We offer a no hassle 30 days returns policy for refunds and exchanges for new, unworn goods.

This starts from the day you receive your order not from the day we despatch giving you enough time to check the item is right.

We offer a low cost returns service at a charge of £4.99 which covers the cost of returning your item and receiving your replacement order, further details can be found on our returns and exchanges page.