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Re: [bitlessbridle] Re: training with the bitless bridle

Thanks Cathie...my friend gave me a lesson tonite and boy did I need it!!! i rode in the bitless and she made me ride without any contact on the reins at all....you realize how much you are using your hands and how much the horse is not listening to the aids!!!  ...got some work to do on the steering!!!!  and then with the bit, no contact on the reins and she actually packed the bit and didnt try to grab it when she loped....shes very sensitive and does not like her mouth messed with!!!  But the best part was that she only took the wrong lead once......yes we'll stick with the bitless and its great to use when we incorporate clicker training.....deb
 
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From: cathieanderson@...
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Sent: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 7:47 PM
Subject: [bitlessbridle] Re: training with the bitless bridle


>I do believe you can get shoulder in/out with the bitless bridle.
Although dressage is NOT my forte I just had a gal that did very well
competing in the dressage ring ride my husbands second level dressage
horse, with a rope halter. (Since he is new to us, I wanted to see what
he knew)
She was doing shoulder in shoulder out, extended trot, collected trot,
and leg yeilds no problem. He looked awesome! I have ridden this horse,
and he seemed dull. As soon as she rode him and was pushing all the
right buttons (aides applied correctly that he knew). He was wonderful.
Since he was not wearring a bit, I guess she didn't need one to get him
to respond.
My own mare that was strated bitless, does move her shoulder out when I
hold pressure on my inside rein, and slightly cue her with my inside
leg, so I say the anwser is yes.

You are going to hear many people say "How can you get them "on the bit,
when there is no bit" You get then "on the aids" it looks the same,
actually it looks better!


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Hi, there. I have a 5 yr old mare that I have been riding in the bitless bridle. I was wondering if when doing training (I like to do the training excercises...
woutersjennifer
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Apr 6, 2007
2:01 pm

... the ... same ... trails ... I actually love Clinton's stuff too and I've been doing it in the bitless. I do get the same results and I do treat it just...
sherrilomb
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Apr 6, 2007
2:53 pm

Absolutely treat it the same as you would a bitted bridle. I have found that most horses that will flex nicley with their bitted bridle, pick up the flexing...
Cathie Hatrick-Anderson
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Apr 6, 2007
3:22 pm

Cathie, I have a question. Do you find that you can still have shoulder control with the bitless?? For example, I am having a hard time getting the right lead...
countrysunnie
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Apr 18, 2007
4:27 am

... Although dressage is NOT my forte I just had a gal that did very well competing in the dressage ring ride my husbands second level dressage horse, with a...
Cathie Hatrick-Anderson
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Apr 19, 2007
2:47 am

Thanks Cathie...my friend gave me a lesson tonite and boy did I need it!!! i rode in the bitless and she made me ride without any contact on the reins at...
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countrysunnie
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Apr 19, 2007
5:34 am

I also use clintons methods...i have ridden my mare in his halter quite alot so the transition didnt take very long....becuz of the crossover under the jaw in...
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