Hi Sheila, glad to hear you enjoy the games as much as I do! My filly and I are progressing really well. Like Jonnie on this message board, I have a 2.5 year...
Hi All, I've been lurking around here for the last month or so, waitin til I had something to say.. My family and I have seven horses in Taiwan (The horses and...
... There were a limited number of copies available for me to give to friends and clients. Surprisingly, the demand was so great, not just locally, but in...
Hi bitless group! Hope you can help me out. I would like to try bitless with my 6 YO Morab gelding. I have had problems with "giving to the bit". I am an...
Dear Michael: that's really great...about the demand for your video being so great. That way you help others "see the light". I was watching a doc. on *Queen...
Hi Mike: I went to your web-site and it is a "beautiful site." I know you are busy but I was wondering if you had any background on where the Idea of a...
Note: Mike will prob. answer your e-mail when he has time. In the meantime you can go to his web-site which is listed on the next e- mail from. It is a...
Hi Anne, Thanks for the comments on my new website, even though it is not yet finished! The bit came about by man's desire to control the horse. The first ...
Hi Michael: Well you gave me the answer I was looking for...the Bit for a Horse; actually a Bit is a "Bite(of metal)" and it all happened due to Men and Women...
*The biggest excuse for putting a Bit on a Horse is to control it. I read the purpose of the Bit is to "steer" it. A Horse does not need to be "steered"; a...
HI, I have two Dr Cook Bitless bridles. I do not have problems with either one not releasing. Both release very quickly and smoothly. Have a Bio and a high end...
Hi Andrea, I want to make a cross under bitless bridle out of rope. Do you have a pattern you use? Do you have any instructions on how to make one? Thanks,...
Hi There, My name is Barb Lee. I am a carriage driver. I have recently discovered that one of my horses has a bone spur on his left bar, no doubt the source...
Hi Barb, I know that a lot of people simply do not understand the physiology and have the use of the bit ingrained into their heads often without even knowing...
Hi all, (Hi Barb) I'm new to this list to. I decided to follow my own advice and look for a bitless list LOL! I am not new to going bitless. I have been riding...
Hi Barb and Michael, I totally agree with both of you on the resistance pattern. I have been training my Arab filly with the Dr. Cook driving bridle also. Last...
People do not like change, that is one of the main problems. Or people that try using the bridle and DO Not follow directions. Then there is the issue of a...
Hello again! Group temperament is interesting. Our recreational driving group is clamoring to NOT take the bitless discussion off the list (this has ...
The following is excerpted from a Carriage Driving List digest. I'd be interested in comments. The Barb referred to in this post is me. I am a retired ...
Hi, That is Quite well written. For me, every horse I start under harness must go very well in a Halter and lines "Before" they can move on to the next stage....
Hi: I have just joined this group, read the messages and found it all very interesting. I am a driver and have had a bitless for 2 months, since getting it...
Hi Margaret, Good to see another driver here! All the nice folks from the Recreational Driving list really kicked up a fuss when I talked about taking the...
Hi: Thanks for the welcome. No I didn't do any pre training. My seasoned mare who is 8 was the first one I tried the bitless on and she reacted very well,...
This morning I went out and fetched Spunky out of the paddock, shooing a jealous Gizmo away! <VBG!> Before I put any gear on her, I did all sorts of little...
Barb, That was beautifully written, which put a big smile on my face. She sounds like a wonderful Pony! Shari On 6/28/06, Barb Lee <lee@...> wrote: ...
Sounds like a morning of peaceful reflection. It gave me a warm visual, thank you for that post. I like much of the Parelli program. Any thing that offers a...
Welcome Margaret: thank you for joining. I've no doubt you will have valuable input. I don't drive carriage, but admire the skill. Ride or drive it all comes...
Hello everyone !! A friend told me about your board and we were excited to join. We have 4 horses, 3 of which are completely bitless. I ride a large 6 y/o...
[:)] I'll have to ask my web master to add this link to my site. I'ts great to hear about so many people driving bitless. I too have driven bitless, finally...
