Why Friends & I Won’t Buy PSoS Bridles

I have a friend who bought a PSoS bridle a few years back and she liked it. Within our group, we occasionally borrowed it to see if we would want one. I recently was looking at a few, but decided against it for one reason: it doesn’t come with the throatlatch. Dressage rules state that the use of one is mandatory. Now, they are only 29 USD, but even the dressage specific bridles don’t come with one!! The PSoS bridles are not cheap, and if you are looking at getting all new headgear, the good bits can be very expensive too! So all in all, I’d be spending around $700/800 on just the headgear for my horse. That’s a huge chunk of money for me to spend on three items! (Counting the throatlatch in with the bridle) So I will personally spare my wallet and spend the money on equal quality at a cheaper price 😅 if you feel differently or have another opinion, please share!