Hi, I'm wondering how you adjust your rein technique to ride bitless, English style.. Specifically, how much contact is good to use? Western style would be no...
Hello all, I have been training horses for 30+ years and for quite some time have been starting my horses with a full-check ported french link snaffle. I now...
... Hi Lisa, I would say when you first ride in the bitless brilde have just a wee less contact than you would normally have, Just to let your horse get a feel...
I had a young horse who developed dangerous habit of head tossing with bitted bridle. I changed to Dr. Cooks, first doing a little long reining to get him...
... Welcome! First off, If she is driven to distration with her saddle I would either fix that or start her bareback, since you have been training horses for...
The word contact can be a little confusing when making the switch to the BB. As Dr. Cook explains, since there is no more bit, there is nothing left for the...
I have experienced what Michael refers to (self collection) with the bitless bridle. The other day I sent my mom a photograph (she knows "not much" about...
Thanks for the descriptive responses! I'm encouraged to hear about the self-collection. As I'm learning about riding & training, I'm finding force & high...
Hey everybody, I finally got a chance to ride my STB Jamie in the BB by Dr Cooks and he did fantastic. No more trying to evade the bit and moving off and ...
Hi Micha, The solution or problem is not always black and white, especially when we can`t see the horse. What I can say from my experience with other horses...
Hi. I believe that pulling is a result of the rider pulling on two reins to stop. Try lifting one rein up (not back) and waiting. Do it very slowly at walk at...
Hi Cathie, even though I'm directing this message to you, I figured that your answer may help others and also if anyone can add a comment, experience, please...
Hello out there, I have not written in a while, been lurking and reading the interesting messages. Yesterday, harnessed my filly and decided to try some...
... I just posted the "harness" question previous to your post...any comments/advise on my post is welcome. I too was wondering about the "release" with the...
... that your answer may ... like to approach the ... gentle training etc... I saw ... driving photos...that is about ... logging for our wood ... let me know...
Now to answer your question. I do have a VHS or DVD of a driving clinic I did in 2004, (Teaching Beginers to drive )before Cachina was ever hitched to a cart....
TRAINING WORKHORSES TRAINING TEAMSTERS By L. R. Miller $24.95 This book has tons of great info plus lots of photo's from a man that uses gentle methods. Here...
Hello Dee in Quebec! This is Ysabelle in Nar Nar Goon, Australia. I'm an Associate Clinician and Instructor for Dr Cook's Bitless Bridle. Yours are questions...
Again, thank you for the info...I'll be sure to check out those books and I will be interested in also seeing your DVD. (I'll send $ and address etc...) I'll...
Hi everyone, Formerly I had to have Shelia add my photo's. I just tried it and it worked! Check out the new driving photo's I added. The weather has been crazy...
... How do you insert pics? Also I wasn't able to see your driving pics?...maybe because I have dial-up? I would love to be able to post pics of Reagan in his...
... <cathieanderson@> ... borrow. ... dial-up? ... Did you go to the left of the screen and click on photo's? It was easy to add them as Sheila already started...
... Thanks for the tip...I made an album! next step will be to get pics in it...I keep getting an error message on my computer....but i'm sure that it has...
Gee pretty soon i'll have this forum stuff mastered! I created an album AND added a couple of pics of Reagan! (i had to make the image files smaller)...I'll...
... but would love to, trouble is whenever I've tried to my horse has managed to take off with me when bitless. I have tried a Parelli bridle, but also one I...
... but would love to, trouble is whenever I've tried to my horse has managed to take off with me when bitless. I have tried a Parelli bridle, but also one I...
... album AND added a ... smaller)...I'll have to have some ... you keep from getting ... much better with the ... see many horses who's ... use the BB... ... ...
So the end of this long story is Following visit Was awesome! We started out ground driving we used dr. Cooks Bitless bridle this time, I had lent the Sgt. the...
Hi out there, I firmly believe that the best way to interest people in something different is to be non confrontational. By this, I would say just do your own...
Hi all. I have a 14ish year old gelding who has taken a turn and become seemingly 100% sound after 3 years of off and on lameness due to athritus and ringbone...
