I have have headstall that were added on to size them up so I dont see a problem with sizing up a brow band, take the whole headstall in to a good leather repair shop or saddle shop I bet they will be glad to do it for you.

 

Id say have them measure, cut and sew new loops for the bridle that have attachment points giving you that extra.

 

IMO, have a new browband made. Way easier and probably more structurally sound.
If you post a picture, maybe one of us knows of a saddle shop that has similar leather colors and stamping to match.

 

Can you just take the browband off? My neighbor has ridden most of his life without browbands. So I started doing it for certain horses. I have no problem with just the crownpiece over the head. Sure makes for easy tack cleaning too.

 

You can order different size browbands depending on the color or style of your bridle.

 

You can get bling-ified browbands now, on Amazon, e.g.

Amazon.com: Exion Horse Browband For English Bridle | Curved Shape Padded Equestrian Browband For Show & Dressage | Topaz Crystal Browband For Horses

Amazon.com: Exion Horse Browband For English Bridle | Curved Shape Padded Equestrian Browband For Show & Dressage | Topaz Crystal Browband For Horses

www.amazon.com

 

Wow, I had no idea about the bling browbands! That's a lot of good ideas.

 

Oh yeah theres all kinds of out there that you can order, but the way I understood that you wanted to keep the one you have now and just make it a bit longer to fix.

Can you post a picture of the headstall?

 

@My Salty Pony Here are the ones I was going to modify. I doubt I'll ever get a different horse in my life, so if I can't make this work, I might give them to someone I know (a fellow tack and horse hoarder) and buy another one someday. I do have a nice one that fits him well. These are put together the usual way - loop in the end with a concho tie.

I like the narrow one best, but it's seen some years and miles.

 

Very pretty! I love old timer/old timey style headstalls...

The headstall on the left looks like a Berlin Custom Leather Old Timer Headstall. Buckaroo Leather Products could probably make you a matching browband in a bigger size if your leatherworker doesn't work out.

 

Easiest way to do that (least amount of stitching) would probably be to cut the existing browband in the centre and stitch an extra piece in. If the leather colour can be matched it should look like it was supposed to be there to begin with.

 

That's a great idea @unclearthur !

 

Make it decorative and it could be any color that goes with your scheme if not a perfect match.

 

I like that style of headstall @Slave2Ponies , very tidy looking with class.

I'm with @unclearthur add a piece to the middle to add the length and match the tooling, maybe add a tooled flower/rose to the center piece if you go that way.