You can. The Figure 8 is in my opinion such a pretty look and it does fine with a full cheek snaffle. When using a full cheek remember to use the leather stoppers that will keep the long parts of the bit where they need to be. Ride on.
Cheek Piece, Bit, Riens, Browband, Crown Piece, Noseband or Cavesson, Throatlatch.
No, the noseband came first. The bit was used by a select few shortly after the noseband, then became more popular when it was discovered to be more effective, but the noseband definitely came first.
There are the noseband, the head piece, the cheek piece, the bit, the throat lash, the reins and brow band. Sometimes you get flash bands. Take note that the western bridle doesn't have a noseband. Some don't have throat latches, and a few don't even have browbands.
Cheek Pieces Head Piece Browband Throat Latch Noseband Bit Reins I know there are more than 5 here but this is what makes up a bridle =)
With a figure 8 bridle you can use mostly any kind of english riding bit. I like to use full cheek snaffles , or dee-ring bits. Or just plain snaffles in general.
Weymouth is a type of bridle and bit, not a halter. A weymouth bridle is also called a double bridle it is used on highly trained horses that preform advanced and precise maneuver's. The Weymouth bridle has the same basic pieces as a snaffle bridle, Crownpiece, browband, cheek pieces, noseband hanger, throatlatch, cavesson, noseband, plus a second set of cheek pieces that hold the second bit, this can be called a bridoon hanger or bridoon sliphead. You'll also have a curb rein and a bridoon rein along with a bridoon bit and a weymouth bit.
Probably not. Although early horse tack predates written records the bit most likely came after the noseband. The bit was attached to an already existing headstall for better control of the horse.
It's called a flash which connects to the regular noseband but then goes below the horse's chin.
The flash bridle has a piece called a flash noseband that attaches to the front of the normal noseband and goes over the horses nose, like the noseband, but in front of the bit.
There are several types of nosebands designed to prevent bit evasion. The two most common ones are a Flash attachment and the figure eight nosebands. But drop nosebands can also help prevent bit evasion.
There is no such thing as a flash bridle, but there is a flash noseband. This noseband is a normal noseband with an extra strap added, which goes around the horse's mouth in front of the bit. This is used on horses who open their mouths a lot, or eat on trails.
Its is not the "kind" of horse that determines the type of bit you should use it is the discipline and training level of the horse that determines it. A full cheek snaffle should be used on a horse being ridden english. It is a fairly mild bit that can be used on horses of all training levels. The cheeks pieces are there mainly to prevent the bit from slipping from side to side in the horses mouth but it does provide a bit more action in the horses mouth than a loose ring snaffle.