Very noble and startling.

Horse are one of my fav animals; so it's an easy fav for me, lol.

Looks very realistic and bestial

Maybe horses with ice cream cone on forehead

Impressive!

Very cool. Is the bridle the real thing or made specifically for the fursuit? It looks like its the real thing.

The bridle was made specifically for the fursuit (the head is smaller than of a real horse), but is designed basically the same way as for a real horse, only slightly simplified. The bit is real, but the attachment was modified so it can be easily removed.

I saw the other pictures of your fursuit, I think simplified might be the wrong word. I think there are a couple more straps than on the average horse bridle but it works for the structure of the head. Very cool work on your fursuit.

Grrr, see reply below, wrong thread, stupid horse :-/

I have done that too. Its not a great system for replying, because its not obvious.

I don't know the proper terminology in English, but the main difference is that in case of real horse, there are two straps going from top of the head over cheeks. One holds the noseband and another one holds the bit. Bit isn't attached to the noseband, because you need it loose to control the horse. In my case there is only single strap which holds everything, because purpose of the bit isn't for controlling me, but to keep the mouth open so I can breathe a little :)

Also, real horse bridle has single headpiece, behind the ears. Mine has two, one for each ear, because otherwise it would not hold. Mine bridle has one additional strap going to sides of my mask, where it holds on snaps, something like second throat lash, because it wouldn't stay on otherwise.

So this is basically the difference from average horse bridle and you're right that "simplified" may be a little wrong word

I am familiar with the design of a horse bridle, and you did a good job explaining. It makes sense you would need a couple of extra bits of leather to hold the bridle on your headpiece, since its a little bit different to an actual horse head and the main thing that holds a bridle on is the tension between the bit in the horse's mouth and the band that goes behind the horse's ears. I think the rest is just to make the humans feel like the bridle is being held on by something. I have actually western bridles that are nothing more than a length of leather that goes around behind the horses ears (or around the horse's ears with a figure 8 looking piece of leather) and holds the bit in its mouth. I so prefer using those when riding, less work to put on the horse (and less work to clean) Since the bit is for show on your fursuit, it makes sense that you would need a couple of extra lengths of leather to hold it on. It must have been really fun to design, figuring out how to make it stay on. Great work.

I'm jealous :) I like the idea of western riding, but no chance. I'm happy that I'm able to ride sometimes at least in English style -- as I live in two cities in paralel, it's hard to do anything systemmatically.

I have ridden both ways and I prefer Western to English. Its more relaxed as you might imagine, longer stirrups, less fussy way of sitting on the saddle, things like that.

I like where this topic of riding things is going.

I love your suit. Is it made from molded leather, or some other material? I'd like to know more about it.

The head is made from molded leather. The rest are common things: motorcycle protective jacket, leather pants and riding gloves.

How were you able to shape it so well?

It was not made by me, I bought it on eBay from some guy from Ukraine.

I think this is fury fantasy. German company makes them I think.

It isn't, although Fury Fantasy does similar masks.

Oh my gosh! Awesome photo