Jill thanks for sharring your photo's! This will be a great journey for all of us, thanks for letting us be involved in your transition. I just know it will be...
I'm a newbie here & just wanted to say Hi. It's great to read up on others experiences with the Bitless Bridle & I love all the pictures. I'm starting my 3...
... Hi Karen, Sometimes horses will walk around lowering thier head looking for the bit, they seem to think if they keep lowering thier head they will run into...
... Thank you Jill, I'm so glad you enjoyed the Bitless Bridle Clinic DVD I'm looking forward to hearring about your progress. I just put a first ride on a PMU...
As moderator, I had to delete the last message posted in regaurds to where my DVD was purchased. The company, called me this afternoon, told me of a problem,...
aaargh! I lost my original post!! My name is Mary, and I, along with my 6 year old Arabian gelding Cimmy, live in north Texas. We pleasure trail ride, and...
Howdy! Welcome to the group (although I'm a bit of a lurker myself.) And I'm currently horseless. Sadly, my old gelding that you can see on page two of the...
We use the Dr. Cook bridle on all of our horses and pony. My daughter started her off-the-track TB using two sets of reins, one hooked to a bit and one to the...
Hi there, I have a used Dr Cooks biothane, two-tone bridle for sale, it's in great condition. It is average horse size. I am asking 75 dollars plus shipping....
Well, I worked Cimmy several times in hand last week in his Dr COok's... both in full bitting rig, and just in side reins, and also 1x under saddle 1st in the...
Hi, just wanted to point out that there is way too much emphasis on rein jiggling and rein aids in general in the discussions here. The point of training a...
Hey guys, I've got a Dr Cooks bitless bridle in black beta that is just sitting around. I'm keeping my leather one, but with no horse (still in the process of...
Hello all, Just wanted to let you know about a Q/A I just did for Natural Horse Magazine. It's all about the bitless bridle I'm very excited about it, as it's...
Hi Cathie! Great news! I've been meaning to post but have been soooo busy and right now I have to turn off all our fencers to get online (they are shorting...
My name is Barbara, and I live just outside of St. Louis, MO. I use the Bitless Bridle on all my horses. I have a wide variety from an OTQH to a Danish WB to...
Hi Barb~ Just wanted to say hi--my husband and I are planning to move to the S. Illinois/SE MO area in the next few months (currently in Georgia). So we'll...
Thanks, Sheree! Be sure you get to ride in Shawnee National Forest in southern IL; it's gorgeous! Barbara in southern Illinois "Most persons do not ride; they...
Hi, Barbara, I am a classically trained dressage rider too. Help your horse by turning with your weight first and keeping the outside shoulder of the horse in...
Hello all, I am new to the list (and new to bitless bridles too) and am looking for any information/suggestions that I can get! My mare is an unbroke 5-year...
Welcome All! I just had to stick my two cents worth in for the new folks.....please, don't give up ! keep trying different things and keep asking if you are...
Hi, Amanda, The horse will respond to the bridle differently (better) but will respond to your other aids quicker if you are using them correctly in the first...
SueEllen, I have quite a bit of experience breaking and training youngters so the confidence and experience are there (although I am planning on moving her to...
Hi, Amanda, OK, the info you need then is that you must slowly build the muscles so that she does not experience back or leg pain and teach her self- carriage...
I'm not riding bitless yet, but I'm just about ready! After having horses as a kid (with little instruction), and then limited riding as a young mother, I...
I',m sure Cathie will have lots of info but this is what I would do....first make sure you are in an enclosed area, roundpen or something similar....the horse...
Hi, Lyradoodle! You will have better luck by starting her on a longe-line using a circingle and side-reins attached to a longeing caveson. Then she will...
i bought my first one from the company in case I did not like it so I could return it. I bought subsequent bridles (other sizes) on E-Bay. ... From:...