Your passionate horse might be a bit more submissive if he was using this ropers noseband. It's constructed of a single piece of 3/4" leather sewn over a layer of softer, heavy leather for extra durability and comfort. The head strap is made of single ply, 1/2" wide leather. Because the noseband is made with the horse in mind, it will not cut into your horse's nose or rub away his hair as many of the narrow metal or rawhide nosebands do. Make sure your horse is as comfortable in his other tack with a felt-lined heastall and breast collar.